(Bloomberg) — Oil spiked as tensions in the Middle East flared after a U.S. strike near Baghdad international airport killed a top Iranian general.Futures in New York and London surged more than 4% after the attack. The strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general who led the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force, according to two people familiar with the matter. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday that America was ready to deploy more force in Iraq after an attack on its embassy in Baghdad this week.The U.S. and Iran are already facing off over President Donald Trump’s crippling economic campaign …read more
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