
Reuters: Nearly a Billion Dollars Bet Against Oil Prices Three Hours Before Trump's Announcement. Very Unusual.
Investors bet approximately $950 million on falling oil prices just hours before the US and Iran announced a ceasefire, Reuters has learned.
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What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to - AP News
What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to AP News
Read full article →Israeli strikes kill 89, wound 700 in Lebanon on Wednesday, health ministry says - Reuters
Israeli strikes kill 89, wound 700 in Lebanon on Wednesday, health ministry says Reuters
Read full article →US-Iran Ceasefire Agreed (For Now)
US & Iran agree a ceasefire but how long will it last?
Read full article →Has Trump Met His War Goals in Iran?
On the first day of the pause, Iran fired missiles and launched drones in the region. It said an oil refinery on Lavan Island had been attacked. Israel continued its strikes in Lebanon.
By Edward Wong
Read full article →Exclusive | Trump Weighs Punishing Certain NATO Countries Over Lack of Iran War Support - wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump Weighs Punishing Certain NATO Countries Over Lack of Iran War Support wsj.com
Read full article →The war was steadily spiralling in scope and destruction
America, Israel and Iran were striking a widening array of targets across an expanding area
Read full article →Truce offers moment of respite for devastated Tehran
Residents of Iran’s capital seek to begin picking up the pieces of their lives even if few believe conflict is truly over
Read full article →The Iran ceasefire was a TACO Tuesday, and thank goodness
Trump gets to act like his bloodcurdling threats worked, but he’s giving up far more than Tehran did.
By Max Boot
Read full article →Success or surrender? Iran ceasefire exposes rift in Trump’s Maga movement
Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’ Donald Trump’s acceptance of a two-week ceasefire in Iran has exposed fresh divisions in his Make America Great Again (Maga) movement, with some supporters expressing vindication and others accusing the US president of betrayal. The US and Iran both claimed victory after the two countries agreed to pause hostilities following more than a month of war. But the strait of Hormuz...
By David Smith in Washington
Read full article →What has the U.S. war with Iran accomplished?
After five weeks of fighting, President Trump's stated goals for the war look mostly unmet.
By Scott Neuman
Read full article →Netanyahu: A ‘ceasefire with Iran will not include Hezbollah’
Netanyahu says the US-Iran ceasefire “will not include Hezbollah,” in his first remarks after the ceasefire.
Read full article →Michael Moore calls Democratic Party 'cowards' who actually support Iran war
Michael Moore claimed Democratic Party leadership supports the Iran conflict after arguing President Donald Trump made a "holocaust" level threat against the country.
Read full article →NYT report details divisions inside Trump's inner circle as the president weighed striking Iran - CNN
NYT report details divisions inside Trump's inner circle as the president weighed striking Iran CNN
Read full article →Rep. Ritchie Torres calls for probe into futures trades placed ahead March pause on Iran hostilities
Oil and energy futures trading before President Donald Trump announced a pause in Iran attacks in March raises insider trading concerns, Torres told regulators.
Read full article →With aggressive new attacks on Lebanon, Israel signals it will not be bound by Donald Trump’s ceasefire
The announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States was met in Lebanon with the war’s bloodiest day, as Israel launched a massive air campaign that its media termed "Operation Eternal Darkness." The Israeli strikes killed and wounded hundreds, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled his intent to pursue Hezbollah regardless of international pressure.
Read full article →US Senate will try to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
US lawmakers will make another effort next week to pass a resolution designed to stop the war with Iran and require President Donald Trump to obtain congressional approval for any further military action.
By Iryna Kutielieva
Read full article →Strait of Hormuz: is a Trump‑Iran joint venture really possible?
Control of the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the central fault line in US-Iran negotiations, with US President Donald Trump appearing to recast an earlier off-the-cuff idea into a more formal proposal that seeks to bridge Tehran’s push for dominance and Washington’s insistence on open passage. Following his Tuesday announcement of a two-week ceasefire, Trump on Wednesday told the American Broadcasting Company that his administration may seek a “joint venture” with Iran to safeguard the glob...
By Khushboo Razdan,Dewey Sim,Teresa Elena Frontado,Lucy Quaggin
Read full article →US says Lebanon not part of ceasefire deal, Iran says it is
Donald Trump has said Lebanon is not part of the two-week ceasefire deal that was agreed overnight. Israel launched a massive wave of strikes on Lebanon after the deal was announced. Follow DW.
Read full article →US-Iran truce: ‘Sensitive behind-the-scenes conversations’ paved way for Pakistan-brokered ceasefire
François Picard is pleased to welcome Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Ambassador of Pakistan to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. According to Ambassador Zahra Baloch, this is less about victory in the conventional sense and more about the survival and recalibration of power. What we are witnessing is not the end of a war, but the emergence of competing narratives that each side must sustain for political legitimacy: both sides claim success, yet neither has truly secured any semblance of victory.
By François PICARD
Read full article →The U.S. has more natural gas than it knows what to do with — helping Americans weather the Iran oil crisis
Cheaper U.S. natural gas is a bright spot for consumers in otherwise dim energy markets. But the contrast is so stark it has created an anomaly.
By Claudia Assis
Read full article →Inside Iran ceasefire mediators’ last-ditch effort to secure truce as ‘talks were almost dead’
Officials described several ‘intense, breathless’ hours leading up to Iran agreeing to a temporary ceasefire
By Asif Shahzad,Alexander Cornwell and Ariba Shahid
Read full article →More than 15 countries planning to facilitate Strait of Hormuz access, Macron says
Read full article →Why is Israel attacking Lebanon while a US‑Iran ceasefire is in effect?
Israel has launched major airstrikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, leading to heavy damage and deaths.
Read full article →Iranian FM says US must choose between ceasefire, supporting Israeli action against Hezbollah
Aragchi claimed that the terms of the ceasefire explicitly outline Lebanon's inclusion in the deal, a claim that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have denied.
Read full article →[Wang Son-taek] The cost of undiplomatic rhetoric
US President Donald Trump has recently escalated his rhetoric over the Iran war, using language that is unusually provocative. He warned that Iran could be “sent back to the Stone Age.” In a social media post, he went further, urging Iran to “Open the F---in' Strait,” accompanied by insults and threats that depart sharply from any recognizable form of diplomatic language. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed this tone, declaring that the United States would show “no mercy” and would not conside
By The Korea Herald
Read full article →Bloody day in Lebanon puts fragile ceasefire at risk
A ceasefire was declared in Washington and Tehran last night, but, here in Beirut, the smoke rising across the city this evening suggests it has not yet reached Lebanon.
Read full article →Israel launches heaviest strikes on Lebanon, 1.2 million displaced
Israel launched its heaviest bombardment of Lebanon since the start of its conflict with Hezbollah on Wednesday, as regional tensions deepened despite a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington, and fresh violence in Gaza and diplomatic strains within NATO underscored the widening crisis. Continuous explosions struck Beirut as Israeli forces said they targeted more than […]
Read full article →Iran Accuses US Of Violating Key Clauses Of Peace Framework Before Talks
A fresh diplomatic row has erupted after Iranian officials accused the United States of violating three clauses of the 10-Point Proposal, the agreed framework for upcoming negotiations.
Read full article →The Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen. Here's how it will affect you
The economically vital Strait of Hormuz could reopen imminently following a snap ceasefire announcement between the US and Iran.
Read full article →Nearly 200 arrests in Türkiye after attack on Israeli consulate
After a shootout outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, nearly 200 people have been arrested by Turkish authorities.
Read full article →Chechen leader says his forces will not fight for Iran because it is also striking Arab allies
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said his forces would not fight on Iran’s behalf in its conflict with the United States and Israel.
Read full article →Iraq reopens airspace after weeks of disruption linked to regional tensions - Gulf News
Iraq reopens airspace after weeks of disruption linked to regional tensions Gulf News
Read full article →UN condemns ‘horrific’ scale of Lebanon casualties in Israeli strikes
The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the “horrific” scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, saying reports that hundreds of people, including civilians had been ki...
Read full article →Why China Might Have Pressed Iran To Compromise With The US
Why China Might Have Pressed Iran To Compromise With The US Authored by Andrew Korybko, The sequence that Trump threatened if no deal was reached before the expiry of his deadline would have cut China off from half of the oil that it imported by sea last year and likely set Afro-Eurasia aflame in resource wars for the indefinite future that would have derailed China’s superpower rise. Three unnamed Iranian officials reportedly told the New York Times (NYT) that China pressed ...
By Tyler Durden
Read full article →Zelensky: Ceasefire paves way to diplomacy and ending war
A transition by the United States to diplomacy in the military conflict in Iran, along with a ceasefire, creates additional opportunities to end conflicts and strengthen security.
Read full article →US says Iran closing Hormuz would be ‘completely unacceptable’
The United States said Wednesday that Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz "immediately, quickly and safely" after reports that the strategic waterway was shut despite the US-Iran ceasefire. The post US says Iran closing Hormuz would be ‘completely unacceptable’ appeared first on Vanguard News.
By efosataiwo@vanguardngr.com
Read full article →Trump discusses US exit from NATO: “It was tested and failed,” says the White House
“We threw Iran’s first proposal in the trash,” says the White House spokesperson – Trump to discuss NATO participation with Rutte – Reports that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed are false The post Trump discusses US exit from NATO: “It was tested and failed,” says the White House appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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