2026-03-07
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Qatar's energy minister Saad al-Kharbi said that Gulf oil and gas exports would be forced to quote,
call for some measure on energy shipments within quote days.
His warning follows American efforts to stabilise the market.
America said it would issue a 30-day sanctions waiver for Russian oil on ships already bound for India.
It also waived sanctions indefinitely on the German subsidiary of Rosneft, a Russian oil giant.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark,
surged above $90 a barrel on Friday, its highest level in two years.
Wall Street stock indices tumbled as oil prices continued to soar and American's job report showed that the unemployment rate rose from 4.3% to 4.4% in February.
The S&P 500 closed down 1.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell by 1.6%.
Stock markets around the world are churning as investors mould the impacts of the war in Iran.
Israel said it struck an underground bunker in Tehran, used by Iranian officials,