U.S. crude oil jumps more than 3% after Hamas political leader assassinated in Tehran

• Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran.
• Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard accused Israel of carrying out the assassination.
• Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it is Iran’s duty to punish Israel for this action.

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