Middle East Tensions Drive Oil Price Volatility

Oil prices have fluctuated significantly in late July as US-Iran hostilities and Houthi militant attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes created supply concerns, with prices rising during escalation and falling when the US paused military strikes. The volatility reflects market reactions to geopolitical risks affecting global energy supplies.

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