{
  "id": 538748,
  "title": "Oil Prices Stay Elevated As US-Iran Deal Hopes Fade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/oil-prices-stay-elevated-as-us-iran-deal-hopes-fade",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:45:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/oil-prices-stay-elevated-as-us-iran-deal-hopes-fade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices remained elevated on Tuesday as hopes of a US-Iran agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz weakened. WTI crude was trading 0.09% higher at $82.22 a barrel, while Brent crude stood at $87.80 a barrel. Both benchmarks had gained more than 5% in the previous session, reaching their highest levels since July 31. The increase followed US President Donald Trump’s…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Oil prices jump further as hopes for Hormuz deal fade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/oil-prices-jump-further-as-hopes-for-hormuz-deal-fade",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:43:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
}