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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James C. Reynolds,Bryony Gooch,Rachel Dobkin and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Iran-US war latest: Oil prices rise as strikes continue and Trump says Tehran ‘afraid’ to admit to talks

Oil prices climbed on Thursday morning to $103 a barrel after Iran said it was still reviewing a US proposal to end the war, which has disrupted energy flows.

US president Donald Trump last night said Iranian leaders are negotiating with Washington but were afraid to admit due to fears of being “killed by their own people”. “...they want to make a deal so badly,” Mr Trump said.

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