Oil prices were mixed on this morning, paring gains after Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said negotiations with the U.S. could be pursued based on national interests.

Baghaei said intermediaries had continued to exchange messages with Iran amid the latest round of U.S. strikes and American military casualties.

American forces completed a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iranian targets.

U.S. gasoline prices notched $4 per gallon again, the national average price for regular gasoline was last seen at $4 or higher on June 17.