Oil Jumps as Iran Tensions Simmer With Hormuz Flows Blocked

Oil pump jacks on the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City, California.

Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg

Oil jumped amid fresh signs of escalation in the Iran war, dimming prospects for an imminent resumption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

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