Oil price nears $80 on Iran war; Opec+ agrees small output rise

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Sunday 01 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - Brent crude prices surged to just below around $80 a barrel on Monday as the US and Israel started a war of regime change against Iran, with Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kohmenei assassinated on Saturday along with other key members of the ruling administration.


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