TOKYO, Aug 6: Oil prices slipped on Thursday as investors assessed whether progress in Iran-Oman talks could pave the way for a U. S. -Iran peace deal to end the five-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 37 cents, or 0. 5 per cent, to $79. 08 a barrel by 0024 GMT. U. S. West Texas I



