Brent peaked near $118 before a US-Iran framework began unwinding the premium
Iran / Gulf
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General License X resumes Iranian crude exports with banking, insurance and shipping cover after the Hormuz reopening
A state dinner on the G7 margins becomes the unexpected venue for an initial war-ending agreement
An October election looming, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich demand Hezbollah's destruction while opposition brands the US-Iran deal Netanyahu's failure
Iran's president defends US talks and warns of economic ruin, but a new supreme leader and an IRGC-shaped parliament constrain what he can concede
Qassem calls the disarmament drive a 'roadmap to annihilate' as Israel vows an open-ended stay in south Lebanon and keeps striking past the ceasefire deadline
The Gulf's most hawkish leader flies to Cairo to welcome the US-Iran deal and the strait's reopening — after demanding hard terms on Iran's missiles and nuclear program
The WSJ says Mirage 2000 jets hit a Gulf island refinery, making the UAE the only third country to attack Iran — after Tehran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Emirati targets
Ankara condemns the strikes as illegal, mourns Khamenei, and offers Trump support to implement a ceasefire — with two-thirds of Turks wanting Turkey to stay out
Trump insists 'no $300 billion payment to Iran by the US'; Vance says Arab states and investors will fund it — and no country has confirmed a cent as Iran's own bank warns of a 12-year rebuild
The president orders international access restored after one of the longest shutdowns on record; hardline outlets say he had no authority, exposing the rift inside the system
Rolling blackouts and reservoirs near 5% collide with a sixth drought year, as Pezeshkian warns the capital could run dry and even floats evacuation
Sudani sidelined, Maliki vetoed under US pressure: parliament approves Ali al-Zaidi with a partial cabinet, defence and interior still vacant
With a US–Iran framework deal, Berlin readies the Bundeswehr — under three conditions
Iran's first hereditary succession installs a mid-ranking cleric the Guards pushed through; a third of the Assembly never signed on
Ceasefire extended 60 days for talks on nuclear program, sanctions and reconstruction; a Lebanon dispute threatens to unravel it