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Oil prices slip as Trump calls off planned military strike on Iran

EuroNews · · 325 words · By Angela Barnes
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“Oil prices fell on Tuesday morning as Donald Trump announced he was calling off a planned military attack on Iran.”
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Multiple independent news sources (AFP, Oman Observer, and others via web search) confirm that Donald Trump announced the postponement of a planned military attack on Iran, which coincided with oil price movements.
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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 — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“International benchmark Brent crude dropped 1.33% to trade at $110.61 per barrel”
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While web search results discuss Brent crude prices and the general market volatility, none of the provided evidence sources specifically confirm the exact figure of a 1.33% drop to $110.61 per barrel for this specific Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent may refer to: Brent (name), an English given and surname
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent
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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 — Icon is the third studio album by American musician Brent Faiyaz. It was released on February 13, 2026, through ISO Supremacy and UnitedMasters, as the follow-up to his second studio album, Wasteland …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon_(Brent_Faiyaz_album)
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“US West Texas Intermediate futures (WTI) fell 0.91% to $103.43 per barrel”
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Web search results provide general WTI price data and definitions, but no source confirms the specific drop of 0.91% to $103.43 per barrel for the date in question.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The city of Cushing in Oklahoma is a central hub within the United States and worldwide oil industry. It connects major pipelines within the United States and is the location where the oil futures con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_industry_in_Cushing,_Oklah…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio. No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate
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“The US President said he was postponing a planned attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday at the request of Gulf leaders amid "serious negotiations" with Tehran”
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This claim is explicitly confirmed by multiple independent sources, including AFP and the Oman Observer, stating Trump postponed the attack at the request of Gulf leaders amid negotiations with Tehran.
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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 — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2026, from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
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“Trump's sudden announcement on social media on Monday came after Iran said it had responded to a new US proposal aimed at ending the war.”
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The Guardian and other web results confirm that Trump's announcement on social media followed reports that Iran had made a new proposal to end the war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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“Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told reporters on Monday at the Group of Seven finance leaders meeting in Paris that commercial oil inventories are depleting rapidly and the world only has a few weeks' worth of oil reserves left due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.”
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Three separate web search results confirm that IEA head Fatih Birol stated at a meeting in Paris that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly with only a few weeks' worth left due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.
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web search NEUTRAL — IEA head Fatih Birol said there are only a few weeks left worth of oil as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and global energy markets remain disrupted.
https://www.ibtimes.com/commercial-oil-inventories-depleting…
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web search NEUTRAL — PARIS: Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly with only a few weeks worth left due to the Iran war and the closure …
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/05/18/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Head of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol stated on May 18 that commercial oil inventories are being depleted rapidly and now amount to only a few weeks of supply amid the impact of the war …
https://caliber.az/en/post/international-energy-agency-warns…
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“According to preliminary IEA data, global oil stockpiles fell by 129 million barrels in March and by a further 117 million barrels in April following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent disruption to Gulf exports.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'preliminary' and does not contain any actual IEA data regarding oil stockpile decreases in March and April.
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web search NEUTRAL — PRELIMINARY definition: 1. coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prelimin…
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web search NEUTRAL — A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation. You all know why I am here. So I won't waste time on preliminaries.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/prel…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · The meaning of PRELIMINARY is coming before and usually forming a necessary prelude to something else. How to use preliminary in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preliminary
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“The sharpest declines were recorded in OECD countries, where on-land inventories dropped by 146 million barrels.”
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The claim is found in a cross-reference to EuroNews, but no other independent source confirms the specific figure of 146 million barrels for OECD on-land inventories.
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“Visible stocks in non-OECD economies fell by 24 million barrels.”
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The claim is found in a cross-reference to EuroNews, but no other independent source confirms the 24 million barrel drop for non-OECD economies.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Visible stocks in non-OECD economies fell by 24 million barrels.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/13/oil-stocks-drai…
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“The agency said cumulative crude supply losses from Gulf producers have now exceeded one billion barrels, with more than 14 million barrels a day unable to leave the region.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding cumulative crude supply losses exceeding one billion barrels.
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