# Oil settles down after choppy session as traders follow US, Iran talks | Reuters

> Oil prices settled lower after a choppy Thursday session as traders tracked talks between the United States and Iran. Brent settled down 10 cents to $70.75 a barrel and WTI fell 21 cents to $65.21.

- Date: 2026-02-26 · published 2026-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20770-oil-settles-down-after-choppy-session-as-traders-follow-us-iran-talks-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Small losses on talk-driven volatility show crude still trading near six-month highs, with no new supply loss yet, so feed cost pressure is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-climbs-us-iran-tensions-keep-supply-risks-focus-2026-02-26/

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