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13
sentences that state something as happening or true
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8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Oil prices rose on Thursday (October 22, 2026) as more attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia prompted the United States to order some diplomats and family members to leave its missions in the Kingdom.
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attacks → rise → Kingdom
Brent crude futures rose $1.29, or 1.2%, to $110.11 a barrel at 00:34 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 97 cents, or 1%, to $98.12.
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crude → rise → 98.12
Brent had settled largely unchanged on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), while WTI had eased 67 cents.
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WTI → settle → Wednesday
The U.S. State Department plans to withdraw family members from a number of other U.S. missions in the region, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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officials → plan → Reuters
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis struck several targets on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) with at least one person killed and eight more wounded at a civilian airport in Dammam, and two people killed in a drone attack on a Saudi oil field.
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people → align → field
Explosions were also heard in Sirik in southern Iran, Iranian media reported on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), saying the nature and origin of the explosions were unknown.
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nature → hear → explosions
On Wednesday (October 21, 2026), Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told the Financial Times that Iran was fully prepared to defend itself and President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media the U.S. could not expect dialogue while blockading and threatening Iran.
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U.S. → tell → Iran
There were at least 18 attacks on shipping over the past two weeks, Kpler data showed, while LSEG analysts warned that Iran was targeting tankers well beyond the Strait of Hormuz, reaching into the Gulf of Oman and jeopardising Gulf crude loadings and ship-to-ship transfers supporting regional loadings.
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Iran → be → loadings
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) for talks on ending the war in Ukraine amid Washington's latest push to stop Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War Two.
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Putin → host → War
The Kremlin said Mr. Putin had agreed to resume U.S.-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month.
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Putin → say → month
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he supported the talks and hoped they would start as soon as possible.
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they → say → talks
U.S. crude stocks fell by 3.06 million barrels to 412.5 million barrels last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for an 820,000-barrel draw.
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Administration → fall → draw
Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose 1.68 million barrels in the week to 104.3 million barrels, versus expectations for a 1.16 million-barrel drop, EIA data showed.
The Trump administration is offering to loan up to nearly a third of the 1-million-barrel U.S. emergency heating oil reserve, the Department of Energy said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), seeking to contain prices that have surged on diesel shortages due to the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
Published - October 22, 2026 07:38 am IST
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that → include → Iran
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