Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war. Why prices may still not come down anytime soon.

MarketWatch Top21 October 2026, 21:14 UTCIran

Oil flows out of the Persian Gulf in October nearly returned to levels seen before the start of the Iran war, but traders remain wary about a fragile recovery.

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