
Calm returns to markets in Europe but oil prices climb higher on Iran war
Brent crude lifted another 3% at 84.5 US dollars a barrel at one stage – its highest level since July 2024.
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Brent crude lifted another 3% at 84.5 US dollars a barrel at one stage – its highest level since July 2024.

Long queues formed at petrol stations and many Iranians began heading out of cities in search of safety on Saturday as U.S. and Israeli strikes spread fear and panic throughout the country.

Iran's retaliation attacks, triggered by the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have pushed oil prices up by 13%.
Analysts predict further increases in fuel prices at Polish petrol stations in the first week of March, attributing the rise to a moderate increase in wholesale prices.

Hundreds of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Monday afternoon as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran expanded, a Reuters witness said, with those arriving speaking of fear in Tehran and queues at petrol stations. In the morning, Turkey had said day-trip passenger crossings at the three Turkish-Iranian border gates had been mutually suspended, with […]

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