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Oil prices fluctuate after US, Iran call off talks in Switzerland
Daily FT
|June 20, 2026
GLOBAL oil prices have fluctuated slightly on Friday, briefly reaching back above the $ 80 per barrel mark for Brent crude, as the United States and Iran called off further talks in Switzerland.
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A stall in talks between the United States and Iran have cast doubt over the preliminary peace agreement reached earlier this week. The oil market has begun reflecting that uncertainty early Friday.
This story is from the June 20, 2026 edition of Daily FT.
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