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A major escalation in attacks on energy infrastructure during the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and global stocks back into the red.
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World leaders are scrambling to contain a spiraling Middle East conflict on Thursday after Israel and Iran traded strikes on gas production facilities.
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The conflict continues to roil global energy markets. On Wednesday, an attack on Iran's South Pars gas field sent energy prices soaring.
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Global markets slid after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and warned of persistent inflation, while an Iranian missile strike caused "extensive damage" to Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, heightening fears of a fresh energy shock.
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Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
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With oil supply disrupted, Beijing's oil reserves and renewable energy push are being put to the test.
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