hostilities
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It fell back for a few weeks but is once again over the $100 mark after a fresh escalation in hostilities.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“In a low energy 24 hours the Middle East story has rumbled on as concerns about fresh US-Iran hostilities pushed oil prices higher still,” Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid wrote in a Tuesday note.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Iranians expressed regret at the return to hostilities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Oil rose in early Asian trade amid growing U.S.-Iran hostilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lee writes another letter to Grant, asking for “a suspension of the hostilities pending the adjustment of the terms of the surrender of this army.”
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
