Oil prices sank around 10 percent after US President Donald Trump suddenly ordered a halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure after citing "very good" talks with Tehran. Ir

Oil prices sank around 10 percent after US President Donald Trump suddenly ordered a halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure after citing "very good" talks with Tehran. Iran denied talks were underway. Still, Trump's statement offered relief to crude prices, which have surged since the outbreak of the Middle East war.