EconomyOil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions

Oil prices declined for a second day on Tuesday as traders judged the prospect of renewed US strikes on Iran to have diminished after Washington threatened wider economic sanctions instead. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for an “economic D-Day” against Tehran but offered no timetable or details on countries that might be penalized.

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