Oil prices (CL=F, BZ=F) are falling as investors count out war in the Middle East despite uncertainty around the US-brokered Israel–Iran ceasefire. US President Trump told reporters that both sides have violated the agreement, saying he's "really unhappy" with Israel. Lipow Oil Associates president Andy Lipow joins Morning Brief with Brad Smith to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the impact on the oil market. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check ou ...

barrel for the first time since mid January as uncertainty around the Iran-israel conflict rages on. President Trump earlier today saying he has not made a final decision on whether the United States will directly strike the Islamic Republic, but that Iran does want to come to the negotiating table. So for more on the oil market volatility, RBC's global head of commodity strategy is Helima Croft.She joins us now. She's also a CNBC contributor. Halima, I understand you were just at a roundtable sort of discu ...

Let's talk oil prices. They're easing off a little bit, but they hit a two-month high yesterday on growing tensions in the Middle East. Tensions that are high enough that President Trump addressing concerns about a possible Israeli strike on Iran.Listen to this. How imminent is an Israeli strike on Iran. Well, I don't want to say imminent, but it looks like it's something that could very well happen.Look, it's very simple, not complicated. If it's big enough for the president to talk about, it's certainly b ...

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