Iran threatens $200 per oil barrel as tensions with US escalate

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Tuesday, 26 May, 2026, 11:34
Iran has warned that oil prices could surge to $200 per barrel amid rising tensions with the United States following American strikes on Iranian targets in the Gulf region.
“As long as the Americans continue their military adventures in our region, no agreement will be reached," Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, wrote on X, Caliber.Az reports.
He claimed that the US government "has repeatedly shown that it only understands the language of force."
"Say hello to $200 oil,”he wrote.

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