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title: "Oil slides 2% as US pressures Iran while some Russian restrictions are loosened"
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description: "Oil prices extended losses as the Trump administration continued to pressure Tehran to agree to U.S. demands to end the conflict."
datetime: "2026-05-20T09:43:18.000Z"
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# Oil slides 2% as US pressures Iran while some Russian restrictions are loosened

Oil prices extended losses as the Trump administration continued to pressure Tehran to agree to U.S. demands to end the conflict.

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