Brent oil prices eke out weekly gain as U.S. targets Iran exports and tariff fears fade

Global benchmark crude prices posted their first weekly gain in a month Friday, finding support as the U.S. looked to reduce Iranian crude exports and after President Donald Trump did not immediately impose reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

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