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Trump claims US and Iran on verge of signing peace agreement, but Tehran says no final decision made
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut June 11, 2026June 12, 2026

Iranian leadership has not confirmed claim, after the US president announced that planned strikes on Iran had been cancelledMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump claimed on Thursday that Washington and Tehran were on the verge of signing a pea…

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Aviation industry looks skywards as leaders fly in for Rio summit
ByGwyn Topham in Rio de Janeiro June 6, 2026

Oil tankers may be stuck behind strait of Hormuz, but holding the Iata AGM in Brazil defies warnings of impending shortagesNothing says jet fuel crisis, as one prospective attender put it, like flying everyone to Rio de Janeiro. Aviation leaders will c…

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With oil markets nearing the danger zone, a US-Iran deal can’t come soon enough | Heather Stewart
ByHeather Stewart May 24, 2026May 24, 2026

Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recessionIf a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soo…

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Oil markets nearing ‘red zone’ as summer travel season nears, warns IEA chief
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 21, 2026

Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by AugustOil markets will enter the “red zone” by July and August as stocks dwindle before the summer travel season amid a shortage of fresh oil exports from …

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Strike near UAE reactor revives concerns over nuclear plant safety in wartime
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor May 19, 2026

Attack marks first time military action has forced a fully operating nuclear power plant to rely on backup generators• Middle East crisis – live updatesA drone strike that cut off external power to a nuclear reactor in the United Arab Emirates this wee…

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Oil prices fall as Trump says strait of Hormuz ‘open to all’ if Iran accepts deal
ByLauren Almeida May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

US president says war will end if Tehran agrees to deal, but that ‘bombing starts’ again if it does notOil prices fell and stock markets rose as Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end and the strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” if Tehran str…

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Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again
ByPatrick Greenfield May 6, 2026

In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strainGood morning. Uncertainty once again reigns in the Middle East. The uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran threatened …

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Could the UAE’s shock exit from Opec cause an oil price war?
ByJillian Ambrose April 30, 2026

A standoff between Gulf oil giants Saudi Arabia and the UAE could cause greater market volatility for years to comeThe conflict in the Middle East has claimed Opec as the latest casualty of war. The United Arab Emirates’ shock exit from the oil cartel …

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Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
ByJonathan Watts and Fiona Harvey in Santa Marta, Colombia April 28, 2026

Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are sufferingThe Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global e…

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Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six monthsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz”, adding that Iran’s le…

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