World shares have mostly retreated and oil prices fell again after climbing as the fragile ceasefire with Iran was strained by missile and drone attacks that prompted U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian military facilities
May 08, 2026
European shares fell on Friday in broad-based losses, as an escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict lifted oil prices and dampened hopes that a diplomatic solution
May 08, 2026
U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf, and the UAE came under renewed attack, endangering a month-old ceasefire and shaking
May 08, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Oil ticked higher and European futures wobbled on Friday, while the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Middle East.
May 08, 2026
Iran imposes new rules for Strait of Hormuz in bid to secure wartime gains
May 07, 2026
What will it take to free the 1,600 ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?
May 07, 2026
The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has climbed 31 cents in the past week and is now 52% higher than before the Iran war began
May 06, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met China's top diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday, underscoring close ties between the two countries
May 06, 2026
U.S.
May 05, 2026
There were no signs of increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would begin
May 04, 2026
By Howard Schneider and Michael S.
May 01, 2026
It was another wild month for markets. Here’s what it means for you
May 01, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened his address at the FIFA Congress by affirming that Iran will participate in the World Cup and that the team will play in the United States despite the conflict between the two nations
May 01, 2026
Global oil prices eased after hitting a four-year high of more than $126 a barrel earlier on Thursday on concerns the U.S.-Iran war could lead to a
April 30, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, April 30 - Weeks of conflict have aggravated Iran's dire economic problems, risking calamity after the war, but the Islamic Republic looks able to survive a
April 30, 2026
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a published written message on Thursday that a new chapter for the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz has been taking shape since the
April 30, 2026
Iran has executed at least 21 people since the start of the war with the United States and Israel two months ago and has arrested more than 4,000 on national security-related
April 30, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran
April 29, 2026
U.S.
April 29, 2026
Iran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with "independent countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)", Deputy Defence
April 28, 2026
Iran has offered to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and ends the war
April 27, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran's leadership was humiliating the United States and getting U.S. officials to travel
April 27, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month
April 26, 2026
Trump on Tour
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