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Oil prices edge lower as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war

Global Published 24 September 2026, 08:02 · archived 24 Sep 2026

Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, after climbing 4% in the previous ‌session, as Iran said it remained open to diplomacy to end the US-Iran war, though the two countries remain far apart on ways to do so. Brent crude futures fell 94 cents, or 0.9%, to $102.13 a barrel, while ​West Texas Intermediate futures eased 59 cents, or 0.7%, to $91.56. Iran and the United States remain ​divided over how to bring an end to their war, but diplomacy must ⁠continue, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, after Iran’s president told the UN ​General Assembly that Tehran would never surrender t...

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