Oil prices dropped by more than 6 percent on November 2, a day before important mid-term elections in the United States. The fall came after signals that talks between Tehran and Washington could resume, which raised hopes that the war in the Middle East might come to an end. The dispatch was filed from London by ATSH-AFP. It also cited a report from the American outlet Axios about the US vice president, though the source breaks off before giving what was said.