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An oil tanker loads crude at an offshore Gulf terminal.

Oil Falls to Pre-War Lows as Hormuz Reopens, but the Truce Wobbles

Crude has round-tripped much of its wartime spike as Gulf shipping resumes, but the weekend's strikes show how fragile the relief is.

Business  · 28 Jun 2026, 07:44  · Priya Raman
Boats anchored off Oman's Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran Strikes U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain as Truce Frays

A mid-June ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is buckling as both sides trade strikes over the Strait of Hormuz.

World  · 28 Jun 2026, 07:44  · Elena Marsh
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where the US struck Iranian sites on Friday.

US Strikes Iran After Drone Hits Cargo Ship in Hormuz

Washington hit four Iranian targets hours after an IRGC drone damaged a Singapore-flagged ship, straining the 60-day truce meant to reopen Hormuz.

World  · 27 Jun 2026, 09:25  · Elena Marsh
Vessels seen off Musandam, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz in June 2026.

Brent Slides Below $76 as Hormuz Reopens and Iranian Oil Returns

Brent crude fell to $75.79 on Wednesday, its lowest since the eve of the Iran war, as the Strait of Hormuz reopened and Iranian barrels flowed back to market.

Business  · 24 Jun 2026, 09:23  · Priya Raman
Tankers move through the Strait of Hormuz off Musandam, Oman, on June 22, 2026.

U.S. Waives Iran Oil Sanctions for 60 Days as Hormuz Traffic Returns

A U.S. Treasury licence lets Iran sell oil through August 21, the firmest step yet from the Switzerland talks, even as Washington and Tehran clash over nuclear inspections.

World  · 23 Jun 2026, 07:01  · Elena Marsh
US Vice President JD Vance and Pakistani officials meet before the talks in Switzerland.

US and Iran Agree on 60-Day Roadmap to End Their War

Mediators Qatar and Pakistan say the Bürgenstock talks produced working groups and a Lebanon deconfliction cell, even after Iran's walkout over a Trump threat.

World  · 22 Jun 2026, 13:20  · Elena Marsh
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the quadrilateral meeting in Switzerland.

Iran's Team Walks Out of Switzerland Talks After Trump Threat

A first round meant to steady a fragile ceasefire broke up within hours after Trump warned he would strike Iran again over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz.

World  · 21 Jun 2026, 18:28  · Elena Marsh
U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during US-Iran talks at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland on June 21, 2026.

U.S. and Iran Open Swiss Peace Talks as Trump Threatens and Hormuz Shuts

The first round of talks under the interim U.S.-Iran truce opened near Lucerne even as Trump warned of fresh strikes and Tehran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again.

World  · 21 Jun 2026, 18:09  · Elena Marsh
US Vice-President JD Vance at high-level Middle East talks at the Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

US-Iran talks open in Switzerland under shadow of Trump threats

As Vance met Iran's delegation above Lake Lucerne, Trump threatened to bomb Iran again, and Tehran refused to give ground on uranium enrichment.

World  · 21 Jun 2026, 18:09  · Elena Marsh
The Bürgenstock resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, the planned venue for the postponed U.S.-Iran talks.

U.S.-Iran Talks Postponed in Switzerland as Lebanon Fighting Flares

Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland was scrubbed and Iran held back its delegation, just two days after a signed ceasefire that the war in Lebanon is already straining.

World  · 19 Jun 2026, 13:17  · Elena Marsh
A container ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

U.S. and Iran Declare an End to the War, Signing Set for Friday

Pakistan's PM announced the deal and Trump declared it 'complete,' lifting the naval blockade. Iran has not yet confirmed it considers the agreement in force.

World  · 15 Jun 2026, 04:06  · Elena Marsh
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026.

Trump Says an Iran Deal Signs Sunday; Tehran Says Not So Fast

The two sides agree a deal is close and agree on almost nothing else, including whether it gets signed on Sunday and who controls the Strait of Hormuz.

World  · 14 Jun 2026, 05:50  · Elena Marsh
A mock-up of an Iranian missile on a street in Tehran, June 2026, amid the U.S.–Iran confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz. Credit: RFE/RL

US Shoots Down Iranian Drones Over Hormuz as Peace Deal Nears Signing

U.S. Central Command intercepted multiple Iranian attack drones targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz early Friday, even as Pakistani and U.S. officials said the two countries were within days of finalizing a peace agreement to end the Middle East war.

World  · 13 Jun 2026, 10:05  · Elena Marsh