FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to slip as oil higher after Trump orders ‘very hard’ strikes on Iran

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Oil prices are pulling higher as the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran continue leaving investors sceptical of any peace deal in the Middle East.

The US carried out a “self-defence” action on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communications systems, and air defence sites last https://www.cityam.com/ftse-100-live-stocks-to-slip-as-oil-higher-after-trump-orders-very-hard-strikes-on-iran/">[...]

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