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Oil Creeps Lower as Traders Weigh Trump’s Threats to Strike Iran

Oil edged lower in choppy trading as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s newest threat to resume strikes on Iran, a pledge the US leader has made repeatedly before backing off since a truce was agreed to in early April.

Storage tanks at the Motiva Port Arthur Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, US, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. US natural gas futures ended lower for a fifth consecutive session, erasing earlier gains as traders weighed plunging oil prices against mixed weather outlooks.
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