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Arathy Somasekhar

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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · By Arathy Somasekhar

    Oil settles 1% higher, as US-Iran strikes threaten supplies (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Brent crude prices settled 1% higher in a volatile session on Wednesday, driven by renewed military strikes between the U.S. and Iran that have restricted world oil supply. The U.S.-Iran war is now in its seventh month, with the ‌latest attacks representing the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July. U.S. forces struck Iran's southern coast and Iran ‌fired on American bases across the region. Brent crude futures settled up 98 cents, or 1%, a

  2. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · By Arathy Somasekhar

    Oil prices settle near 4-week high as Middle East crisis escalates (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday and settled at the highest in nearly four weeks, as investors worried about escalating tensions in the Middle East after ‌the United Arab Emirates decided to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran, and as ship ‌traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained slow. Brent crude futures settled at $91.62 a barrel, up 60 cents, or 0.7%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate ​crude futures rose 89 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $85.

  3. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · By Arathy Somasekhar

    Oil climbs 5% as Iran, US both demand compensation and Hormuz hopes fade (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled 5% higher on Monday after Iran and the United States traded demands for compensation, dimming prospects for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also said ‌the U.S. must lift sanctions on Tehran, and meet a number of other conditions for reopening the vital ‌waterway, while U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran must pay compensation for "all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded." Brent crude futures settled up $4.17, or ​4.

  4. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · By Arathy Somasekhar

    Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON, July 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled over 1% higher on Monday after volatile trading through the session, as traders weighed hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations against Yemen's Houthis imposition of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. The Middle East conflict escalated over ‌the weekend, with the U.S. conducting a ninth straight night of attacks against Iran, while U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain reported more ‌Iranian strikes. Brent crude futures settled $1.12, or around 1.3%,

  5. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Arathy Somasekhar, Evan Garcia and Nathan Crooks, Reuters

    Fatal ICE shooting in Houston sparks mass protest, demands for transparency (opens the original)

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    HOUSTON — More than a thousand protesters chanting "ICE out of Houston" marched on Wednesday near the spot where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man driving to work, the latest in a spate of lethal encounters from ​increasing deportation raids nationwide. The demonstrators, many waving Mexican flags and carrying signs that read, "Stand with immigrants," and "ICE Melts in Texas," also echoed mounting demands for an independent inquiry into Tuesday's shooting of L

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