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Jeremy Cutler

FTSE 100 edges lower amid new US-Iran uncertainty

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.2% at 10,582.96 (PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 posted modest falls on Monday as the oil price topped 100 dollars per barrel once more as the US pressed ahead with a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump announced he would blockade the key shipping route after vice president JD Vance left weekend negotiations with an Iranian delegation in Pakistan without a deal.

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