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Iran may want peace for Iraq, but the instability plaguing its war-ravaged neighbour is, for now, suiting the Islamic oil power's bottom line just fine. Concerns about the violence in Iraq and unabated demand sent New York's main oil contract soaring above $49 a barrel Friday for the first time.

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