Oil prices rise as US-Iran tensions grow, with US President Donald Trump threatening strikes despite ongoing talks. NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped and equities slid Thursday (Mar 26) as hopes for a peace deal between the United States and Iran wavered , with US President Donald Trump threatening to "obliterate" the country even as he claimed negotiations to end the conflict were ongoing. Markets had been buoyed at the start of this week by Trump saying that strikes targeting Iran's energy

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