Tehran vowa to respond after USS Spruance fires on Iranian-flagged cargo ship allegedly running strait of Hormuz blockade. Key US politics stories from Sunday 19 April<\/p>\n
America\u2019s benchmark oil contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) surged late on Sunday after Iran accused the US of having broken a ceasefire in place since early April.<\/p>\n
WTI crude was trading up 7.5% at $90.17 per barrel by 8pm ET, while international oil benchmark Brent North Sea crude gained 6.%5 to $96.27 per barrel.<\/p>\n
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