Traders bet $500 million on oil price just before Trump's post on delay to Iran attack - Reuters

Traders bet $500 million on oil price just before Trump's post on delay to Iran attack  Reuters

Oil back above $100 as conflicting reports emerge on US-Iran talks

Stock markets had originally rebounded on Monday said Trump said he would hold off strikes on Iran.

Watch Markets: Goldman Sachs Sees 'Very Few Safe Havens' as War Risks Mount - Bloomberg.com

Watch Markets: Goldman Sachs Sees 'Very Few Safe Havens' as War Risks Mount  Bloomberg.com

Opinion | Hawks and Doves Got Iran Wrong - WSJ

Opinion | Hawks and Doves Got Iran Wrong  WSJ

Why US and UK monetary policy responses to the Iran war differ

The BoE’s hawkish tone clashed with the Fed’s non-committal approach at last week’s rate-setting meetings

Defiant Iran vows to fight 'until complete victory,' despite heavy military losses

An Iranian military spokesman said Tuesday that Tehran's armed forces will battle "until complete victory," despite the U.S. reporting heavy losses for them.

Is this the end of Iran war — or is it just getting started? - The Times

Is this the end of Iran war — or is it just getting started?  The Times

Tuesday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

The Dow Industrials jumped more than 600 points in a relief rally Monday after President Trump said Iran and the U.S. have had "productive" talks.

Are efforts to broker peace deal between Iran and US doomed to fail?

Backchannel talks between the United States and Iran are unlikely to result in a breakthrough, according to Chinese analysts, who said the core conditions for a ceasefire were unlikely to be met. On Monday, President Donald Trump said the US had held “productive” conversations with Iran despite his threats to “obliterate” the country’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane, was not reopened. However, the US and Iran have given conflicting accounts about peace talks, with...

By Fan Chen,Alyssa Chen

Trump's supposed talks with Iran: What do we know?

US President Donald Trump on Monday walked back his own deadline for escalating attacks on Iran, citing "productive" talks with Tehran – but Iranian officials deny those talks took place. So what is really happening? Here is a look at the facts and speculation.

By FRANCE 24

Iran vows to fight for a ‘complete victory’ after rebuffing Trump claims of peace talks

The Islamic Republic says it will not back down as pressure builds for the conflict to end as global oil markets are upended

By Maira Butt

What are Iran's terms for peace? Trump may not like the answer

By TOI WORLD DESK

What are Iran's demands for truce with US? Explained as Trump confirms talks with Tehran

Signals emerging from within Iran suggest that any move towards negotiations will come with steep and potentially non-negotiable demands.

Intense bombing continues and thousands more US troops head to Middle East despite Trump touting ‘peace talks’

Air strikes have battered Iran’s capital and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and sites across the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump said the US was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.

Oil prices plunge 10pc on US-Iran talks

NEW YORK: Oil prices dropped about 10 per cent to a one-week low on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he would postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days after constructive talks to resolve the hostilities in the Middle East, hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation in the four-week-old war. Brent futures fell $11.17, or 10.0pc, to $101.02 a barrel at 10:46 a.m. EDT (15:46 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) lost $9.28, or 9...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

Trump weighs putting boots on the ground in Iran

With dwindling support from allies, his options are becoming limited

By The Week US

Iran toughens negotiating stance amid mediation efforts, sources say

Tehran would seek guarantees against future attacks, refuse limits on missile programme, they add

By Reuters

Qatar denies mediating US-Iran talks after Trump claim

Qatar on Tuesday said it is not mediating between the United States and Iran, rejecting claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington is engaged in talks with Tehran. 'We...

Iranian source says there has been US “outreach” and Tehran “willing to listen”

An Iranian source told CNN on Tuesday that there had been “outreach” between the United States and Tehran and that Iran is willing to listen to “sustainable” proposals to end the war.

By Kenneth Darko