# Oil markets are on edge ahead of the weekend, as midterm elections near and fresh U.S. strikes on Iran are predicted — retained record

> Retained news record from news:marketwatch.

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:marketwatch)  published 2026-10-23 20:19 ingested 2026-10-23 20:28

[original source ↗](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-markets-are-on-edge-ahead-of-the-weekend-as-midterm-elections-near-and-fresh-u-s-strikes-on-iran-are-predicted-8c27e634?mod=mw_rss_topstories)

## retained text



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Oil has climbed back to an Iran-war high and may soon go higher, if the U.S. and Israel strike Iran after their respective voters go to the polls in the coming days.
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