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Oil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions

A handout picture taken on March 9, 2018, released by BP, shows an oil platform in the Clair Ridge oilfield in the North Sea.
A handout picture taken on March 9, 2018, released by BP, shows an oil platform in the Clair Ridge oilfield in the North Sea. © Stuart Conway, AFP

Oil prices fell for a second straight day on Tuesday as traders saw a reduced risk of renewed US military strikes on Iran after Washington instead threatened broader economic sanctions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared an “economic D-Day” against Tehran but gave no timeline or details on countries that could face penalties.

Oil prices fell for a second day on Tuesday as traders judged the risk of renewed military strikes on Iran to have receded, after the United States instead threatened broader economic sanctions.

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