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<p>Oil prices climbed again Wednesday as a brief pause in fighting in the Iran war was shattered. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, had eased from the two-month high it hit last week, but it rebounded 3.3% Wednesday to sell at about $85 a barrel.</p><p>The calm persisted for about three days following weeks of escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway and narrow chokepoint through which 20% of the world\u0027s traded oil normally flows.</p><p>Benchmark U.S. crude increased 3.4% to $81.93 a barrel Wednesday.</p>
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