Oil plunges $8 as Vance post signals US political pressure for Iran offramp

Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday, deepening after VP Vance's X post tied Republican midterm losses to the Iran war and called for an honest conversation on an offramp. Traders are pricing rising odds that US political pressure forces de-escalation, though no policy shift is confirmed. The move signals market sensitivity to political signals amid an active conflict.

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