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Brent settled at $104.77 and WTI at $96.46 on Monday after Tehran said its supreme leader had authorised negotiations and the US said no decision on new strikes had been taken.
Nov 2, 2026
Oman's Salalah meeting was meant to draw the corridor maps and settle a toll. Saudi Arabia objected to language fixing a new status quo, Bahrain called it appeasement, and it was postponed. Hours earlier an Iranian cargo ship burned off Qeshm with one dead.
Sep 15, 2026
Long-dated US borrowing costs reached a 22-year high on Thursday, driven by surging energy prices, strong business activity data and a national debt above 40 trillion dollars, even as Brent crude eased off its intraday peak on Hormuz reopening reports.
Sep 25, 2026
Oil had its biggest one-day fall since July on hopes of a US-Iran deal, then edged higher in Asia after officials described limited defensive strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
Nov 3, 2026
After a Camp David meeting, the Pentagon chief said Iran has 'literally gotten nothing through' the strait. Shipping data tell a messier story, and Tehran says talks should rest on lifting sanctions, not new pressure.
Oct 5, 2026
Foreign Minister Araghchi says indirect talks via Pakistan and Qatar continue, but the strait stays closed; late Wednesday state media reported unexplained blasts at Sirik, overlooking the strait.
Oct 22, 2026
The currency hit a new low on Tuesday, just 27 days after the previous one, as a US naval blockade on Iranian oil and fresh sanctions compound the damage of seven months of war.
Sep 30, 2026
Pezeshkian told Putin the region can solve its problems without the US, Putin backed Qatar's mediation, and Iran's army said a tanker was damaged crossing a zone Tehran had not authorised.
Oct 27, 2026
Days after Trump rejected Iran's seven day plan as unacceptable, its foreign minister discussed fresh ideas with Qatari go-betweens due to be relayed to the US, while an American official said any deal still hinges on Iran's nuclear programme.
Sep 29, 2026
The first Omani state visit to Britain in 44 years opened at Windsor with a banquet, warm words on diplomacy, and talks with the prime minister due Wednesday as Oman balances Washington and Tehran.
Oct 21, 2026
Iran's foreign minister offered to have the strait open within a week if Washington lifted its naval blockade, released frozen funds and ended oil sanctions, but Trump said the proposal mirrored a deal Tehran had already broken.
Sep 27, 2026
Opening with photographs of children killed in the war's first strikes, Iran's president became the first leader in UN history to address the General Assembly in person while his country remained at active war with the United States.
Sep 25, 2026
A Truth Social post promises a pause until 3 November, but the blockade stays, Tehran calls the talks pointless and tankers are being hit outside the strait. Brent held above $100.
Oct 9, 2026
With the East-West pipeline still shut, no Saudi crude has left the Red Sea since 11 September and Europe's late-September cargoes are being cancelled. The coalition called the Mecca drone a red line. An American drone killed the crews of two IRGC boats.
Sep 17, 2026
The Nasdaq added 0.82 percent and the S&P 500 0.70 percent after Friday's oil-led slide, while Tesla rose, Meta fell on its financing plan and traders sized up a Fed meeting and Big Tech earnings.
Oct 27, 2026
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
Washington keeps both a deal and renewed strikes open while Tehran repeats its demands, and in the Gulf debris from intercepted missiles injured two people in southern Saudi Arabia.
Oct 26, 2026
Smoke rose from a fuel depot by King Khalid airport and the coalition said nobody was hurt. Bisha, Taif, Farasan and Yanbu were targeted the same morning. Trump says he would meet Pezeshkian in New York; Iran says it knows of a planned attack.
Sep 22, 2026
After Friday's rout, bullion caught a bid on Monday as crude fell and the dollar softened, though analysts warn a bounce after a 3 percent drop does not mean the selling is over.
Nov 2, 2026
Both metals gave back part of Monday's rebound in Asian trade, with a strong ISM print, a 4.90% ten-year yield and the midterm vote keeping buyers on the sidelines before Friday's payrolls.
Nov 3, 2026
