Oil prices tumble on hopes for Iran nuclear deal

Hong Kong (AFP) May 15, 2025

Oil prices sank Thursday on hopes for an Iran nuclear breakthrough after Donald Trump said a deal was "getting close" and US media reported Tehran had indicated it could be open to curbs on its atomic programme. The remarks from the US president came after the two sides on Sunday held their fourth round of talks that began last month and represented the highest-level contact since Trump in 2