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Tuesday, 10 March 2026 | 10:59

The benchmark oil price has dipped after US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end "very soon"
Oil surged past $100 a barrel on Monday - before Trump said the war was "very far ahead of schedule" and "very complete, pretty much" - while adding "we haven't won enough"
His comments led to a fall in the oil price, which is now closer to $90 a barrel - but still well above pre-war levels
But Trump lacked clarity, even when pushed for detail, says our correspondent Anthony Zurcher - and the president later threatened to hit Iran "twenty times harder" if they blocked the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has reportedly said it will not allow "one litre of oil" to be exported from the region if US-Israeli attacks continue
Also on Monday, President Trump spoke to Russia's Vladimir Putin - and later said some oil sanctions could be lifted, without specifying on which countries