Oil prices surged on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from more sanctions on Russia and Iran. Brent crude futures gained $2.
Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.
Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran.
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Iran and its proxies and allies — from Syria to Lebanon to Gaza — have taken a beating in military engagements this year.
The United States on Tuesday issued fresh Iran and Russiarelated sanctions targeting individuals and entities over interference in the 2024 U.S. election, according to a posting on a Treasury Department website.
Oil prices surged on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from more sanctions on Russia and Iran. Brent crude futures gained $2.
Iran begins this year severely weakened, bereft of most of its regional proxies and its main Middle East ally, Syria. Its economy, wracked by sanctions, is in free fall. Popular discontent is rising,