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U.S. crude oil falls nearly 8% for the week after Tehran and Washington hold talks at the U.N.

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 192 words · By Spencer Kimball; Justina Lee
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What to know about U.S. crude oil falls nearly 8% for the week after Tehran and Washington hold talks at the U.N.

crude oil posted a sharp loss for the week as Tehran and Washington held discussions on the sidelines of the U.N.

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What happened

crude oil posted a sharp loss for the week as Tehran and Washington held discussions on the sidelines of the U.N.

Why it matters

West Texas Intermediate dropped 2.3% to close at $92.41 per barrel.

Common ground

Brent, the international benchmark, declined 2.1% to settle at $104.32.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iranian Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters Thursday at the U.N.”
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Multiple sources confirm Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was at the UN in New York on Thursday (September 2026) and spoke to reporters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, 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 Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024. Araghchi had served for nine years with the Islamic Revolu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military and defense strategy, pursuit of regional power projection, and other geopolitical goals…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_I…
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Claim 2: “West Texas Intermediate dropped 2.3% to close at $92.41 per barrel.”
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Two independent news sources (Ajel English and Emirates News Agency/WAM) specifically report that WTI crude fell 2.3% to $92.41 per barrel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A benchmark crude or marker crude is a crude oil that serves as a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil. There are three primary benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Brent Blend, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benchmark_(crude_oil)
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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 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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Claim 3: “the June memorandum of understanding quickly collapsed as fighting broke out over transit rights through Hormuz.”
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Wikipedia entries for the '2026 United States naval blockade of Iran' and '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' confirm the failure of the Islamabad Talks (MOU) and the subsequent fighting/blockade over the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Images de qualité sur Wikimédia Commons
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipédia:Accueil_principal
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
https://www.wikipedia.org/?search=Main+page
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Claim 4: “U.S. crude finished the week 7.9% lower while Brent was flat.”
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While general oil price data is available, the specific weekly percentage change (U.S. crude 7.9% lower, Brent flat) is not mentioned in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brent crude oil is one of the principal benchmark prices for oil traded globally. Originating from the North Sea, Brent serves as a key pricing reference for crude oil produced in Europe, Africa, and …
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil Price (Brent Crude and WTI).These are standardized products used to determine the prices for all other types. The reference oil traded most frequently and of major significance for the USA is West…
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price
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web search NEUTRAL — Crude oil prices today - Oilprice.com. ADVERTISEMENT.Trump Says South Korea Deal Includes $8.4 Billion U.S. Oil Project. Find us on: English - OilPrice.com English.
https://oilprice.com/oil-price-charts/
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Claim 5: “Tehran and Washington held discussions on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Iranian officials, including President Pezeshkian and FM Araghchi, were in New York for the UN General Assembly and that negotiations/discussions with the U.S. took place.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, starting the 2026 Iran war. The strikes targeted Iranian officials, military commanders, and military assets, assas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 6: “Iran will restart talks to reach a final deal if the U.S. implements the MOU conditions, Araghchi said.”
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Web search results confirm that FM Araghchi and the Iranian government stated that negotiations/talks cannot resume until the U.S. addresses violations of the memorandum of understanding (MOU).
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web search NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has stated that it will not resume negotiations with the US until Washington addresses alleged violations of a memorandum of understanding and compensates Iran for these breaches. Iran also insis…
https://www.news18.com/world/no-negotiations-with-us-iran-fm…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, stated that negotiations with the United States would not start if threats persist, referring specifically to comments made by U.S. President Donald…
https://cryptobriefing.com/iranian-fm-warns-us-talks-wont-st…
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Claim 7: “Brent, the international benchmark, declined 2.1% to settle at $104.32.”
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Two independent news sources (Ajel English and Emirates News Agency/WAM) specifically report that Brent crude fell 2.1% to settle at $104.32 per barrel.
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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 — Thomas Brent Venables (born December 18, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Venable…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Venables
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Claim 8: “Tehran has offered to open the Strait of Hormuz in seven days if the U.S. meets the conditions in the interim peace deal reached in June”
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Multiple sources confirm Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days based on conditions. One source specifically mentions the 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding' (which aligns with the 'interim peace deal' mentioned in the claim).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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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 blockade began 10:00 EDT and applied only to ships going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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