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Oil falls nearly 4% after Wright says Hormuz traffic is rising
The U.S. energy secretary said exports through the Strait of Hormuz are increasing, but he offered no specific figures and no deal with Tehran has been announced
Trump says Iran deal may be days away as Lebanon fighting tests truce
The president said talks are in their final stage, but Israeli strikes in Tyre killed at least eight and Tehran has tied any settlement to Lebanon
Trump says Iran deal could come in days after strikes test ceasefire
The president said U.S.-Iran talks are in the final stages, but he offered no details as Israel and Iran warned they could resume attacks if provoked
Oil falls as Trump says Iran deal could reopen Hormuz soon
U.S. crude and Brent moved lower Tuesday even as a recent exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel kept attention on the blocked shipping lane
Trump urges Israel and Iran to stop firing as strikes test ceasefire
The first reported exchange since the Iran war truce began included Iranian missiles toward Israel and Israeli strikes in Iran and Lebanon, according to news reports
Houthis Threaten Partial Red Sea Blockade of Israeli Shipping
The Iran-backed Yemeni militia said it would restrict Israeli shipping in the waterway, a warning that could put more pressure on regional supply routes
British couple jailed in Iran lose appeal, family says
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, arrested during a round-the-world motorcycle trip, deny espionage charges and are on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison
Rubio heads to Congress as GOP unease grows over Trump’s Iran strategy
The secretary of state is set for four budget hearings as lawmakers in both chambers weigh measures to restrict U.S. military involvement without congressional approval
Oil jumps as Iran says it targeted U.S. airbase after new strikes
Fresh U.S. attacks in southern Iran and Iranian missile and drone activity near Kuwait and the Strait of Hormuz rattled energy markets despite a fragile ceasefire
Pezeshkian invokes Iran-Iraq War symbol as U.S. talks continue
A counterterrorism expert said the Iranian president’s Khorramshahr reference mapped a wartime sacrifice narrative onto current tensions with the U.S. and Israel