Brent up 1.5% to $89 after US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island
Energy

Brent up 1.5% to $89 after US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island

US Central Command confirms strikes on two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island after forces were seen preparing rocket...

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DAX Pulls Back From Record as Oil Spike and Hawkish Fed Signal Shake Europe
Markets

DAX Pulls Back From Record as Oil Spike and Hawkish Fed Signal Shake Europe

European markets edged lower on Monday after Friday's record DAX close, with oil-price gains from US-Iran escalation and...

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U.S. Strikes Iran's Minelaying Forces in Hormuz; Iran Reportedly Fires at Jordan Base
Defense

U.S. Strikes Iran's Minelaying Forces in Hormuz; Iran Reportedly Fires at Jordan Base

First confirmed U.S. strike on Iran in weeks hits IRGC rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting reported Ir...

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Turkey Says It Has Received No US Directive to Cut Economic Ties with Iran
Politics

Turkey Says It Has Received No US Directive to Cut Economic Ties with Iran

Ankara has had no official guidance after Washington launched its “Economic Outcast” campaign against Iran, while UAE, P...

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Iran Conditions Hormuz Reopening on U.S. Compliance Amid Khamenei Unity Call
Energy

Iran Conditions Hormuz Reopening on U.S. Compliance Amid Khamenei Unity Call

As Iran's Supreme Leader calls for Muslim unity against the U.S. and Israel, Tehran says the Oman-brokered Strait of Hor...

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UAE Central Bank Opens Urgent Probe Into Egypt's Banque Misr After US Dollar-Clearing Action
Companies

UAE Central Bank Opens Urgent Probe Into Egypt's Banque Misr After US Dollar-Clearing Action

The UAE central bank has launched a forensic review of Banque Misr's local branches after FinCEN proposed cutting the Eg...

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USS George Washington Reaches Middle East to Relieve USS Abraham Lincoln After 270-Day Deployment
Defense

USS George Washington Reaches Middle East to Relieve USS Abraham Lincoln After 270-Day Deployment

The carrier swap comes amid congressional concern over reported crew strain aboard the Lincoln and leaves the Western Pa...

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Iran Truce Expiry Lifts Oil Above $90 and Hits Global Stocks as Bond Yields Surge
Markets

Iran Truce Expiry Lifts Oil Above $90 and Hits Global Stocks as Bond Yields Surge

Brent's rise above $90 and a 30-year US yield near 5.33% punished equities in Europe and the US, with the DAX and Nasdaq...

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Iran-US Framework Expires: No Ceasefire, No Hormuz Reopening, No Final Deal
Politics

Iran-US Framework Expires: No Ceasefire, No Hormuz Reopening, No Final Deal

The 60-day Iran-US framework has lapsed with no extension: ceasefire broken, Strait of Hormuz traffic near-halted, oil s...

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Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Troops
Defense

Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Troops

Tehran's military says it will pay $30,000 for the death or capture of American troops — double for women — as disputes ...

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Iranian Parliament Advances Bill Criminalizing Interviews With US and Israeli Media
Politics

Iranian Parliament Advances Bill Criminalizing Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Draft law proposes prison terms of six months to two years for unauthorized contact with 'hostile' foreign outlets and t...

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Iran Says It Has Struck a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal With Oman as US Claims Sovereignty
Politics

Iran Says It Has Struck a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal With Oman as US Claims Sovereignty

Tehran says new temporary corridors will run partly through Iranian waters for two to four months, while Washington keep...

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Trump's America This Week: Iran Ultimatum, NATO Loyalty Test and Drone Tariffs
Politics

Trump's America This Week: Iran Ultimatum, NATO Loyalty Test and Drone Tariffs

Washington escalates economic isolation of Iran, probes NATO allies' loyalty and imposes drone tariffs of up to 100 perc...

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Trump Says He Will Declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. Territory; Iran Vows to Keep Blockade
Energy

Trump Says He Will Declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. Territory; Iran Vows to Keep Blockade

The president's remark at a New York rally drew a sharp Iranian rebuke as the strategic oil chokepoint stays shut and U....

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Trump Says U.S. Will Claim Strait of Hormuz, Deepening Iran Standoff and Oil Supply Risk
Energy

Trump Says U.S. Will Claim Strait of Hormuz, Deepening Iran Standoff and Oil Supply Risk

Trump's pledge to declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory has escalated an unresolved Iran conflict and put the key ...

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Suspected Iranian Hack Wave Hits Water Systems Across a Dozen US States
Technology

Suspected Iranian Hack Wave Hits Water Systems Across a Dozen US States

A coordinated cyber campaign has disrupted water utilities in several states, exposing deep vulnerabilities in fragmente...

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Iran Floats a 15,000-Kilometer Missile — and the Real Question Is Who Would Help Build It
Defense

Iran Floats a 15,000-Kilometer Missile — and the Real Question Is Who Would Help Build It

A 15,000-kilometer Iranian missile would put all of the US in range. The real question is whether Russia and North Korea...

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Hormuz Strikes and Saudi Refinery Drones Put Oil Chokepoints Under Pressure
Energy

Hormuz Strikes and Saudi Refinery Drones Put Oil Chokepoints Under Pressure

Iran's attack on ADNOC-linked tankers and fresh Houthi drones on Saudi Aramco show the war is escalating across the Gulf...

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Trump Promises to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory 'Soon' After Defeating Iran
Politics

Trump Promises to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory 'Soon' After Defeating Iran

Donald Trump said Washington would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory, escalating a war in which Iran alread...

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US Energy Secretary: Iran's Strategy Will Fail and Its Market Leverage Will Shrink
Energy

US Energy Secretary: Iran's Strategy Will Fail and Its Market Leverage Will Shrink

Chris Wright says Iran's disruption strategy is losing, points to 8–9 million barrels daily through Hormuz, and reiterat...

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Oil Prices Rise Over 1% as US Threatens Open-Ended Iran Naval Blockade
Energy

Oil Prices Rise Over 1% as US Threatens Open-Ended Iran Naval Blockade

Crude extends weekly gains above 5% after Washington signals unprecedented economic isolation measures and revives suppl...

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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Leverage Is Draining Away
Energy

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Leverage Is Draining Away

An Atlantic Council analysis argues Iran’s oil-chokepoint leverage is weakening as non-OPEC supply, bypass pipelines and...

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Strait of Hormuz stays tense as Trump claims US control while Iran sets reopening terms
Energy

Strait of Hormuz stays tense as Trump claims US control while Iran sets reopening terms

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains reduced amid Iranian harassment and mine risk, while Washington...

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Iran Knew Details of Trump’s NATO Summit Trip, Posing Missile Threat to Air Force One
Politics

Iran Knew Details of Trump’s NATO Summit Trip, Posing Missile Threat to Air Force One

US officials say Iran had precise intelligence on Trump's summit location and threatened a surface-to-air missile strike...

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Oil Jumps 5% as US and Iran Trade Demands That Block Strait of Hormuz Resolution
Energy

Oil Jumps 5% as US and Iran Trade Demands That Block Strait of Hormuz Resolution

Crude prices surged after Washington demanded reparations from Tehran while Iran insisted on all its conditions being me...

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Trump Warns Iran: US Will Demand Compensation for 50 Years of Losses
Politics

Trump Warns Iran: US Will Demand Compensation for 50 Years of Losses

President Trump signals that future U.S.-Iran talks will include reciprocal claims over historical deaths, raising the s...

Sinead Brennan 👁 42 💬 0
U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve Drops Below 300 Million Barrels for First Time in Over 40 Years
Energy

U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve Drops Below 300 Million Barrels for First Time in Over 40 Years

America’s emergency crude stockpile has fallen to 298.7 million barrels after massive releases ordered during the Iran c...

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DAX Hits Record Above 26,500 as Geopolitical Hopes and Oil Retreat Lift Sentiment
Markets

DAX Hits Record Above 26,500 as Geopolitical Hopes and Oil Retreat Lift Sentiment

The German blue-chip index crossed 26,500 for the first time before closing at 26,391.42, boosted by signs of a possible...

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Oil Prices Surge Nearly 5% as Hormuz Opening Hopes Collapse Under Iran-US Demands
Energy

Oil Prices Surge Nearly 5% as Hormuz Opening Hopes Collapse Under Iran-US Demands

Brent and WTI crude jump more than 4 dollars a barrel after Iran ties any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to lifting U...

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Brent Crude Climbs Above $84 as Hormuz Standoff Keeps Markets on Edge
Markets

Brent Crude Climbs Above $84 as Hormuz Standoff Keeps Markets on Edge

Oil futures rose Monday as talks over the Strait of Hormuz navigation remain uncertain, with Iran demanding US compensat...

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