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Iran conflict
Trump delays Iran strike as Gulf allies press for talks
The president said he was close to ordering new strikes but would give Pakistan-brokered negotiations a few days, while warning that military action remains possible
Iran-U.S. tensions
Iran says it cannot trust U.S. as Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is trying to preserve a shaky ceasefire for diplomacy, while Trump said the U.S. controls the key waterway
Middle East War
Iran warns it is ready for new U.S. attack as Trump reaches Beijing
With peace efforts stalled, Trump says he expects a long discussion with Xi Jinping about the Iran war while insisting Washington does not need China’s help
Foreign policy
Trump’s China trip is shadowed by the Iran war and energy squeeze
The president says he does not need Beijing’s help on Iran, but the conflict has driven up fuel prices, strained negotiations and left no clear path to a deal
Middle East conflict
Trump rejects Iran counteroffer as Tehran vows not to ‘bow
The diplomatic setback keeps the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear demands and energy markets at the center of a widening standoff ahead of Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping
Iran war talks
Iran Says It Will Keep Fighting After Trump Rejects Peace Offer
The latest diplomatic setback has kept pressure on energy markets and the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. and Iran still divided over sanctions, shipping and Tehran’s nuclear program
Energy markets
Oil Rises as U.S.-Iran Deal Prospects Fade
Investors reacted to stalled diplomacy and renewed clashes around the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that normally carries about one-fifth of global oil supply
Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Talks
Iran Reviews U.S. Ceasefire Plan as Hormuz Fighting Tests Truce
Tehran has not formally answered Washington’s latest proposal, which links sanctions relief and access to the Strait of Hormuz to sweeping nuclear limits
Gulf tensions
Oil rises as US and Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the ceasefire remains in place, but the clash in a vital energy corridor has sharpened doubts over diplomacy and shipping security
Markets
Oil slides, stocks climb on hopes for U.S.-Iran deal
Brent crude briefly fell to about $97 a barrel before recovering above $100 as traders reacted to reports of a possible agreement and Tehran’s pending response