- Oil fell just over $1 as traders took profits ahead of a U.S. announcement expected to impose tougher sanctions on Iran.
- The sanctions threat raises fears of further disruption to Middle East exports and transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iranian offers to China have declined.
- Tehran appears divided between hardliners and pragmatists, and analysts warn supply could stay tight — a factor that may keep prices elevated.
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