Iran fires on, seizes ships in Hormuz
Iran has fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz as the US maintains its blockade and diplomacy stalls…
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Iran-US ceasefire in question
Tensions between the US and Iran are sharpening in the Strait of Hormuz, amid uncertainty about further talks…
Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?
The challenge now may not be the short-term disruption to oil supply, but the realisation that the days of cheap oil are over…
The Hormuz shock didn’t break markets – it repriced them
Oil is still flowing – but at a higher structural cost. This is what the Hormuz repricing means for inflation, rate expectations and bonds…
Tit-for-tat over Hormuz
Trump says the US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to tend…
US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement
The US military has said it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without agreement…
Trump expands threat ahead of deadline
US President Donald Trump has widened his threat to all of Iran’s power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches…
Trump gives Iran till Tuesday to open Hormuz
US President Donald Trump issued an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge…
Iran has been threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz for years – it’s a key part of Tehran’s defence strategy
It’s no surprise Iran has leveraged its control of the all-important strait; it’s been doing it for years…
What if Trump is (annoyingly) right?
Trump’s Iran war looks reckless. But if Tehran’s military and proxy powers are being systematically weakened, his critics may be missing something…
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