Aluminium prices slipped on Monday as fears eased ​that weekend tit-for-tat ⁠strikes between the U.S. and Iran would escalate into a wider conflict and disrupt Middle East shipments, traders said. Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.5% ​at $3,163 a metric ton at 0954 GMT. Talks regarding Washington and Tehran's dispute over the Strait of ​Hormuz, a ​key shipping channel, will resume on Tuesday in Qatar. "The situation is still fluid and any renewed disruption could quickly tighten availability for ... aluminium," Britannia Global ⁠Markets said in a note. "The aluminium market suffered ... (full story)