Brent crude futures rose 2% after a rocky start to the first talks between US and Iranian officials under an interim peace agreement.

Singapore, June 21 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures rose by more than a dollar a barrel in early Asian trading after a rocky start to talks between U.S. and Iranian officials, their first meeting under an interim peace agreement.

Brent crude futures rose $1.09, or 1.35 percent, to $81.66 a barrel by 2206 GMT, after hitting a high of $82.30 earlier in trading.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance met with Iranian officials on Sunday for the first talks under an interim peace agreement, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to resume war with Iran.

Tehran announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz once again.


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