LONDON, June 15 - A framework agreement between the U.S. and Iran on terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices tumbling, as traders anticipated the return of flows.
June 15, 2026
LONDON, June 15 - This is what the U.S. and Iran, along with mediator Pakistan, have said about what is in the preliminary deal they have announced to end the war.
June 15, 2026
ECB President Christine Lagarde on Monday welcomed news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, saying it could help reopen the Strait of
June 15, 2026
India's merchandise trade deficit narrowed marginally in May as higher exports offset part of the import bill, while firms navigated
June 15, 2026
The United Arab Emirates called for full implementation of the U.S.-Iran preliminary deal to end their war, including an immediate halt to hostilities and ensuring freedom
June 15, 2026
ECB President Christine Lagarde on Monday welcomed news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, saying it could help reopen the Strait of
June 15, 2026
U.S. and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to
June 15, 2026
The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
June 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is in France this week for a G7 summit
June 15, 2026
Trump and Iran reach agreement that includes opening Strait of Hormuz
June 15, 2026
Pakistan announced that the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz
June 15, 2026
Stocks and bonds rallied and the dollar fell in Asia trade on Monday after the U.S. and Iran agreed a peace deal to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and lift a U.S. blockade on Iran.
June 15, 2026
President Donald Trump criticised an Israeli strike on Lebanon that could complicate attempts to finalise a framework deal
June 14, 2026
The tanker disabled by the American military while trying to run the U.S. blockade of Iran had dismissed nearly 60 verbal warnings as well as other shows of force before being fired upon
June 14, 2026
A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. covered a range of issues, from Tehran’s nuclear work
June 14, 2026
The United States and Iran appear close to a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz
June 13, 2026
The United States and Iran signalled on Friday that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior
June 12, 2026
Negotiators for the United States and Iran are close to the finish line of a deal aimed at ending their three-month war and it could
June 12, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is close to signing a deal with Iran to wind down the war, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend
June 13, 2026
Since the start of the Iran war and Tehran's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was "closed", the market has grappled to put a
June 12, 2026
Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home
June 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is anticipating a significant weekend for his presidency
June 12, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that would
June 11, 2026
U.S.
June 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war
June 11, 2026
A U.S. jet fired two missiles into the engine room of the tanker Jalveer off Oman on Thursday, U.S.
June 11, 2026
Trump again has a key Iranian oil hub in his sights. Here’s what we know about Kharg Island
June 11, 2026
U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Thursday, as investors sought bargains in beaten-down technology stocks and kept a close watch on
June 11, 2026
Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have escalated, with Iran retaliating against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes
June 11, 2026
The United States launched new strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as
June 10, 2026
No U.S. warships have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, after Iran's state media said initial reports indicated U.S. ships near the strait
June 11, 2026
The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Iran, and President Donald Trump says more are coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region
June 10, 2026
Tumult on world markets in the past week shows the economic outlook is now on a knife edge, investors said, with equal odds of an AI boom lifting growth or
June 10, 2026
OPEC oil output in May hit its lowest in more than two decades, a Reuters survey found, as a U.S. naval blockade cut Iran's exports and Iran's effective
June 10, 2026
The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic
June 09, 2026
Crew members safe after Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter
June 09, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is ‘leaking’ oil
June 09, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz will be open but under new conditions to be set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee, Iran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday.
June 08, 2026
Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war
June 07, 2026
Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-
June 07, 2026
U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran
June 06, 2026
The U.S. military says it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response
June 06, 2026
Global oil inventories are running dangerously low as a deal to re-open tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has
June 05, 2026
U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on
June 05, 2026
Hezbollah has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal
June 04, 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for
June 04, 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for
June 03, 2026
Even if the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, ships trapped in the Gulf will be unable to leave without safety assurances,
June 03, 2026
Many airlines have been hit hard by price swings in the jet fuel market, and some are not in a position to hedge their exposure, the International Air
June 03, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran was meant to break the Islamic Republic.
June 03, 2026
Prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East that lasts into next year would deal a severe blow to the global economy
June 03, 2026
The European Union has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz "when conditions
June 03, 2026
Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the U.S. military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and
June 03, 2026
Oil prices climbed about 1% to a one-week high in volatile trade on Tuesday as the market waited for news on the Iran war, with Tehran reviewing a
June 02, 2026
The oil market is underpricing some risks from the Iran war, global commodity trading house Vitol's managing director for Bahrain, Tom Baker, said on
June 02, 2026
Iran is reviewing a proposed agreement with the U.S. to halt their war but has not communicated with Washington for a few days,
June 02, 2026
94 days of paralysis: The Strait of Hormuz remains choked off
June 02, 2026
Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-
June 01, 2026
Global stocks clung to record highs on Monday as strong corporate results, fueled in part by artificial intelligence optimism, outweighed investor
June 01, 2026
Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf
June 01, 2026
Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon,
June 01, 2026
Iran is pushing for a limited interim agreement with the United States in a bid to ease mounting economic pressure and stabilise the situation at home, while
June 01, 2026
Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Iran would need to
June 01, 2026
U.S. carrier JetBlue raised its second-quarter fuel costs forecast on Monday as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz entered a fourth month, driving up jet
June 01, 2026
US and Iran exchange renewed fire as Trump asks for changes to proposed deal to end hostilities
May 31, 2026
The U.S. military says it stopped another commercial vessel trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports
May 30, 2026
What to watch for in the US-Iran memo to end the war
May 30, 2026
U.S.
May 29, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump met with his advisers for about two hours but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
May 29, 2026
Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier
May 29, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he would be meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on a deal with Iran.
May 29, 2026
U.S. stocks followed world shares higher and crude prices retreated on Friday as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week with renewed hopes of
May 29, 2026
The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization warned on Friday that the war in the Middle East was straining
May 30, 2026
Oil futures fell more than 2% on Friday, closing out their steepest weekly decline since early April as traders awaited word that the U.S., Israel and Iran
May 29, 2026
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with U.S.
May 29, 2026
President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get
May 29, 2026
The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on
May 28, 2026
The U.S. said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative agreement to extend their
May 29, 2026
The market for jet fuel in the European Union could get tighter if the situation in the Strait of Hormuz does not improve within weeks, said the European Commission on
May 28, 2026
From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended
May 28, 2026
The United States warned Oman on Thursday not to get directly or indirectly involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will penalize any
May 28, 2026
The U.S. military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to U.S. forces
May 27, 2026
The United States has sanctioned the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the body Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
May 28, 2026
The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
May 28, 2026
Oil prices fell 5% to their lowest level in over a month on Wednesday as investors awaited updates on a framework of a U.S.-Iran deal to end their
May 27, 2026
Rep. Mike Flood holds town hall amid voter focus on affordability, Iran war
May 28, 2026
An oil products tanker operated by Chinese shipping group COSCO was in the process of crossing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, after two crude
May 27, 2026
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission
May 27, 2026
(Corrects first paragraph to show that state TV obtained the draft, not Tehran.
May 27, 2026
An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this
May 27, 2026
South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this
May 27, 2026
‘Exploding oil.’ What the heck is Trump talking about?
May 27, 2026
The world may need to find a way to get by on less oil and gas if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Dallas Federal Reserve
May 27, 2026
Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to bring the war to a close
May 26, 2026
The U.S. stock market rose to records as it caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war
May 26, 2026
Iran has denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of bad faith as negotiations press on toward a possible deal to end the war
May 26, 2026
The dollar edged higher against major currencies including the euro and yen on Tuesday, after renewed U.S. strikes on Iran dented optimism for a near-term
May 26, 2026
US-Iran talks are heating up again. But the danger isn’t over for gas prices
May 26, 2026
Australia, India, Japan and the United States have agreed new initiatives for maritime security, critical minerals, port infrastructure, and energy security to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid concerns about China's influence
May 26, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz has to be open, "one way or the other", when referring to U.S strikes on Iran on Monday.
May 26, 2026
U.S. forces on Monday conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile
May 25, 2026
Stocks surged and the U.S. dollar and oil prices slid on Monday as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk
May 25, 2026
The U.S. and Iran are discussing a plan to open the Strait of Hormuz about 30 days after the two countries reach a deal to end hostilities, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday
May 25, 2026
Oil prices fell nearly 7% on Monday as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of
May 25, 2026
The dollar dropped against major currencies on Monday as hopes of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices
May 25, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on
May 25, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 closed at its highest level in over two months, recovering all its losses since the start of the Middle East conflict,
May 25, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The ever-inching prospect of a deal to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz paved the way for investors to put on
May 25, 2026
U.S.
May 24, 2026
Regional officials say the United States is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
May 24, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S.
May 24, 2026
The U.K.’s Royal Navy is preparing for a potential mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz
May 24, 2026
The U.S. and Iran are close to signing a deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely sell oil and
May 24, 2026
President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”
May 23, 2026
Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest
May 23, 2026
Major stock indexes rose and Treasury yields eased on Friday as investors weighed the likelihood of a near-term deal to
May 22, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “slight progress” has been made during talks with Iran
May 22, 2026
The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco
May 22, 2026
Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of
May 22, 2026
Oil prices climbed on Friday, as investors worried that the U.S. and Iran would be unable to reach a peace agreement that would allow shipping traffic to
May 22, 2026
European shares finished at their highest in over a month on Friday, led by technology stocks as risk sentiment got a lift on expectations
May 22, 2026
France has drafted a U.N.
May 22, 2026
The United States has seen some progress in talks with Iran and is in constant communication with the Pakistani mediators, but there is more work to be done,
May 22, 2026
There is a "50-50 chance" of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement, the United Arab Emirates' presidential advisor said on Friday, but stressed that
May 22, 2026
NATO has to be good for all those involved, U.S.
May 22, 2026
Barclays is maintaining its 2026 average Brent crude oil price forecast at $100 a barrel though risks are skewing higher, the bank said in a note on Friday.
May 22, 2026
As prices for physical crude oil hit all-time highs of over $160 per barrel last month, analysts and traders alike rushed
May 22, 2026
The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz,
May 21, 2026
Oil prices fell and stocks rose on Thursday as investors were optimistic about possible progress in peace talks over
May 21, 2026
Iran's leaders are splashing propaganda posters across Tehran boasting of national unity and victory over a global superpower, just months
May 21, 2026
A Chinese-operated container ship was among the few to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, data showed on Thursday, as uncertainty grows around reopening the
May 21, 2026
Oil prices were volatile on Thursday, ultimately settling about 2% lower as uncertainty over prospects for resolving the U.S.-Israeli
May 21, 2026
A hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad is believed to have seized a place near the center of power as negotiations with the United States hang in the balance
May 21, 2026
U.S.
May 20, 2026
U.S.
May 20, 2026
Iran is seeking to establish a mechanism with Oman to ensure sustainable security in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state TV
May 20, 2026
Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance
May 20, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the beginning of a "systemic agrifood shock" that could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months, the United
May 20, 2026
The United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation in response to Middle East crises and rising oil prices
May 20, 2026
The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally
May 19, 2026
Oil prices and stock markets worldwide swung with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war
May 18, 2026
Vessels in trouble in the Strait of Hormuz call this small office in an English coastal city and the 18-person team then problem solves from thousands of miles away.
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Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations
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