[International Oil Prices Plunge: U.S. Crude Futures Fall Below $70 Mark] Golden Finance reports that on June 24, international crude oil prices continued to decline, with U.S. WTI crude futures falling below the $70 per barrel mark during trading, dropping 4.4% intraday to hit a new low since March 2, retreating to levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran conflict. Brent crude futures for the August contract fell 4.5%, settling at $73.6 per barrel. The market's expectations for eased tensions in the Middle East, the recovery of Iranian oil supply, and U.S. inflation-driven interest rate hike forecasts have pressured oil prices.