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Iran war: Brent oil briefly hits $119 as talks stall

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 2041 words · By Richard Connor
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Iran war: Brent oil briefly hits $119 as talks stall Published April 29, 2026last updated April 29, 2026What you need to know - The price of Brent oil briefly reaches $119 per barrel - Trump hails UAE's OPEC exit - Hegseth, Caine face Congressional hearing -…

Claims checked 18
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

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Iran war: Brent oil briefly hits $119 as talks stall Published April 29, 2026last updated April 29, 2026What you need to know - The price of Brent oil briefly reaches $119 per barrel - Trump hails UAE's OPEC exit - Hegseth, Caine face Congressional hearing -…

Why it matters

Here is a roundup of the latest developments around the war in Iran and the wider Middle East on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Common ground

Trump hails UAE's OPEC exit as Brent oil briefly reaches $119 per barrel US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed the UAE's exit from the OPEC group, just as the price of a barrel of Brent crude briefly rose above $119 (roughly €101.73).

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump hails UAE's OPEC exit”
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While evidence confirms the UAE exited OPEC (Gujarat Samachar, Biman Mukherji), there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that Donald Trump 'hailed' or expressed support for this specific exit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The net worth of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is not publicly known. For decades, Forbes has assessed his wealth, currently estimating it at $6.5 billion as of Febru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 2: “US President Donald Trump has ordered aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had a "very good conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin”
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Multiple web search results confirm a phone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin regarding the Middle East and Ukraine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump–Raffensperger phone call. 2024.Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — “Vladimir Putin considers Donald Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran to be the right one, as this should give negotiations a chance and, overall, help to stabilise the situation.”
https://www.planet-today.com/2026/04/putin-trump-held-phone-…
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web search NEUTRAL — TAVRIA. New York Post reports that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation, discussing the Ukrainian crisis. Such a statement was made by the American president.
https://en.tavria.tv/news/politics/donald-trump-and-vladimir…
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Claim 4: “The US-Israeli war on Iran could push over 30 million people into poverty”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding UNDP estimates of 30 million people falling into poverty.
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Claim 5: “French oil giant TotalEnergies on Wednesday announced its net profit in the first quarter of this year jumped to $5.8 billion”
DISPUTED
Two sources report a net profit of $5.8 billion, while another source reports the profit as $5.4 billion for the first quarter of 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday net profit rose 51 percent in the first quarter to $5.8 billion, boosted by higher oil prices linked to the war in the Middle East.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260429-totalenergies…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahmed Mohammed 29/04/2026. French energy giant TotalEnergies reported a 51% jump in first-quarter net profit, reaching $5.8 billion, as rising oil prices linked to conflict in the Middle East boosted …
https://channel8.com/english/news/57086
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web search NEUTRAL — Another international giant, TotalEnergies, saw its profits jump by almost a third, to $5.4bn in the first quarter of 2026, driven by volatility in oil and energy markets.Overall, the banks reported $…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8pyyz5e0ro
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Claim 6: “Jules Hurst III, the acting undersecretary of war for finances, revealed the figure [$25 billion] during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
While the $25 billion figure is corroborated, there is no mention of an individual named 'Jules Hurst III' in the provided evidence.
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Claim 7: “US benchmark West Texas Intermediate broke $100 (€85.50) Tuesday”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Pentagon says the cost of war so far $25 billion”
CORROBORATED
Three independent web search results (Politico and others) explicitly state that the Pentagon reported the cost of the war with Iran at $25 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pentagon pizza theory is the informal observation that spikes in fast food orders, particularly pizza delivery orders, near US government buildings such as The Pentagon, CIA headquarters, and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_pizza_theory
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 9: “The hearing before the House Armed Services Committee was being held to discuss the Trump administration's 2027 military budget proposal, which would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion”
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Multiple sources confirm Trump's proposal for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027, including a direct quote from social media.
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web search NEUTRAL — The president’s proposal for a $600 billion increase comes as his administration pushes for American imperialism.“Our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trump-militar…
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web search NEUTRAL — ‘Dream Military’: Trump proposes $1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027, up from $1 trillion; links increa. 5 hours ago. Save for later.Trump proposes a massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2027 U.S. military budget proposal is the first ever to top $1 trillion -Credit:Getty Images. The budget proposal comes after multiple reports suggest that the U.S. military's stockpile has dramat…
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/lindsey-graham-salivates-o…
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Claim 10: “Most of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still stored at the Isfahan nuclear complex”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “The UAE announced its decision to quit OPEC and OPEC+ on Tuesday”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm the UAE's exit from OPEC and OPEC+, with dates mentioned as April 28 and 29.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 March 2020, Saudi Arabia initiated a price war on oil with Russia, which facilitated a 65% quarterly fall in the price of oil. The price war was triggered by a break-up in dialogue between the Or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Russia–Saudi_Arabia_oil_p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC OH-pek) is an intergovernmental cartel enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries in order to collectiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel (42 U.S. gallons; 159 liters) of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil such as We…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_of_oil
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Claim 12: “In just 60 days of conflict, our bill for fossil fuel imports has increased by over €27 billion”
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Claim 13: “Trump held talks Tuesday with leaders including Mike Wirth of Chevron, alongside senior aides such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner”
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Claim 14: “the war that started February 28”
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Claim 15: “Iran's currency has fallen to a record low of 1.8 million rials to the dollar”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 16: “Hegseth, Caine face Congressional hearing”
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Multiple sources (YouTube and a news report) confirm that Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on April 29, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 29th United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, has been described as a Christian nationalist, a Christian patriot, and an ultraconservative. In his 2020 book, American Crusade: Our Fight to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Pete_He…
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Claim 17: “The price of Brent oil briefly reaches $119 per barrel”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Brent crude prices surged and briefly reached $119 per barrel due to the Iran conflict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WrestleMania 38 was a 2022 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 38th annual WrestleMania and took place as a two-night event on April 2 and Apr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Crude
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corporate Retreat is a 2026 American horror-thriller film directed by Aaron Fisher, and written by Aaron Fisher and Kerri Lee Romeo. It stars Odeya Rush, Sasha Lane, Ashton Sanders, Alan Ruck, Kirby J…
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Claim 18: “The agency estimates Iran holds about 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60%”
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