Libya crisis raises new worries for White House and oil markets

A growing conflict in Libya threatens to disrupt global oil supplies at a time when prices are booming and increases the chances that the US will renew exemptions for some Iranian oil buyers, said a US official involved in the sanctions program.

The details of the Trump administration's thinking arrive as a rogue general mounts an offensive to seize the Libyan capital, potentially jeopardizing the country's resumption of oil production after a long lull in production.

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