(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising crude oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and firmer Fed-hike expectations outweighed the safe-haven bid from renewed U.S.-Iran tensions.

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