{
  "id": 18164207,
  "title": "Oil Crashes 9% as Trump and Vance Blame Iran War for Midterm Rout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/oil-crashes-9-as-trump-and-vance-blame-iran-war-for-midterm-rout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil-Crashes-9-as-Trump-and-Vance-Blame-Iran-War-for-Midterm-Rout.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brent fell $8.94, or 8.6%, to $94.66 per barrel at 1:06 p.m. ET on Wednesday, after touching its lowest level since September 4, with traders pricing an end to the Iran war after the White House tied Tuesday’s midterm losses to the conflict. WTI dropped $8.01, or 8.3%, to $88.08. Brent traded near $118 on Friday. Trump told Fox News on Tuesday night that “I think it’s the gasoline price” when…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}