{
  "id": 1647119,
  "title": "Brent Crude Crosses $90 Amid Uncertainty Due To West Asia Conflict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/brent-crude-crosses-90-amid-uncertainty-due-to-west-asia-conflict",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:20:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/brent-crude-crosses-90-amid-uncertainty-due-to-west-asia-conflict"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oil prices moved higher on Tuesday as uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict continued to cloud prospects for a quick resolution. Brent crude crossed the $90-a-barrel threshold after Iran indicated a tougher military approach and the US ruled out extending the temporary ceasefire. WTI crude was trading at $85.28 a barrel, up 0.92%. It had earlier climbed more than 1% to $85.37, its…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}