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Brent crude futures were last up $1.50, or 1.8%, to $84.80 per barrel at 0330 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.70, or 2.2%, to $79.84 a barrel. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed…
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U.S. strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz The U.S. military yesterday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington’s Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire. The latest salvo by U.S. forces began at 2100 GMT yesterday,…
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A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: via Reuters The U.S. military said it has launched another round of strikes against Iran “to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting…
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The U.S. attacked Iran early Sunday (July 12, 2026) morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. West Asia LIVE The…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (July 10, 2026) said the United States had agreed to talks with Iran after Tehran asked to continue negotiations, while stressing that the June ceasefire between the two nations was over. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to…
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Mourners stand next to a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, during a funeral procession on the day of his burial, in Mashhad, Iran, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran on Friday (July 10, 2026) laid to rest its…
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A local market in Bandar Abbas | Photo Credit: Reuters The simmering tension between U.S.-Iran has hit a new low after President Donald Trump claimed the ceasefire deal is ‘over’ on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). Following Mr. Trump’s remark, the United States launched a barrage of fresh strikes on Iran, alleging the latter had attacked…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the end of the NATO summit as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar sounded missile alert sirens early Thursday (July 9, 2026) morning warning…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) cut its 2026 growth projection for the world economy again, saying an AI boom has not fully offset the fallout from the war in the West Asia. Global economic growth is now estimated at 3% this year, IMF said, down from 3.1% in its April…
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Iran FM says U.S. attacks violate treaty, warns of ‘decisive’ action: state media Iran’s foreign ministry said yesterday that the United States has repeatedly violated their agreed memorandum of understanding, and warned of retaliation following Washington’s strikes on targets in the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran is issuing a serious warning about the consequences of America’s…
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