The price of oil has now jumped and is on its way to $70, in the wake of a recent U.S. airstrike on a top general from Iran. Authorized by President Donald Trump, the airstrike targeted and killed General Qassem Soleimani. The general was the leader of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force.In response to the development, brent futures jumped over 4% even as tensions began to heighten.According to a report from the Pentagon, Soleimani was killed because he was “actively developing plans to...
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