{
  "id": 9540085,
  "title": "US-Iran hostility sees oil prices rise and shares fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-iran-hostility-sees-oil-prices-rise-and-shares-fall",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:38:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-iran-hostility-sees-oil-prices-rise-and-shares-fall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oil prices rose and share prices dropped due to heightened tensions between the US and Iran. The price of Brent crude moved back above $100 a barrel, with The National UAE reporting it briefly topped $106 a barrel. According to The National UAE, Brent jumped 2.18 per cent to $105.33 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate added 1.77 per cent to $93.79 per barrel.\n\nThe increase in oil prices was attributed to fading hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between the US and Iran after talks in New York yielded little progress, as per The National UAE. The National UAE also reported that Iranian officials sent mixed signals, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei saying conditions for reviving diplomacy were conveyed through Qatar, while security chief Mohsen Rezaei stated that Iran's conditions for talks with the US had not changed.\n\nThe price movements were a reversal of sharp falls on Tuesday, when expectations of clarity on the conflict had led to losses. Brent is now up 5.5 per cent this week, while West Texas Intermediate has gained about 2 per cent, according to The National UAE.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Oil prices top $105 as hopes fade for US-Iran breakthrough",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/oil-prices-top-105-as-hopes-fade-for-us-iran-breakthrough",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:27:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}