Asia Buys Most US Oil in Three Years as War Blocks Mideast Flows

Asian buyers have scooped up the most US oil in three years this month as israel-strikes-gas-fields.html" class="story-link" title="Trump started a war with no clear end in sight. They rarely end well for preside">they hunt for alternatives to Persian Gulf crude trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz.

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• Asia Buys Most US Oil in Three Years as War Blocks Mideast Flows
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