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Today: May 29, 2026
Today: May 29, 2026

Strait of Hormuz

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IMF, World Bank, others warn Middle East war is straining energy supplies

The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization warned on Friday that the war in the Middle East was straining

IMF, World Bank, others warn Middle East war is straining energy supplies
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US stocks gain ground, adding to their records, as Dell soars

Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier

US stocks gain ground, adding to their records, as Dell soars
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Trump says will soon decide on Iran deal, says Hormuz Strait must open

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Trump says will soon decide on Iran deal, says Hormuz Strait must open
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Oil falls on hopes for US-Iran ceasefire agreement

Oil futures fell more than 2% on Friday, closing out their steepest weekly decline since early April as traders awaited word that the U.S., Israel and Iran

Oil falls on hopes for US-Iran ceasefire agreement
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Trump meets with aides to determine whether to move forward with Iran deal

U.S. President Donald Trump has held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he ponders moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Trump meets with aides to determine whether to move forward with Iran deal
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Trump says meeting Friday to make final decision on deal with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he would be meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on a deal with Iran. 

Trump says meeting Friday to make final decision on deal with Iran
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Wall Street follows world stocks higher, crude prices ease on potential US-Iran truce extension

U.S. stocks followed world shares higher and crude prices retreated on Friday as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week with renewed hopes of

Wall Street follows world stocks higher, crude prices ease on potential US-Iran truce extension
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Pakistan foreign minister set to discuss Iran with Rubio in Washington

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with U.S.

Pakistan foreign minister set to discuss Iran with Rubio in Washington
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Trump's room to maneuver narrows as US, Iran close in on framework deal

President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get

Trump's room to maneuver narrows as US, Iran close in on framework deal
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Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval

The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on

Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says

The U.S. said on Thursday it has imposed new sanctions on Iran's military oil trade, even as Washington and Tehran reached a tentative agreement to extend their

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says
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EU says jet fuel market to get tighter if Hormuz situation does not improve

The market for jet fuel in the European Union could get tighter if the situation in the Strait of Hormuz does not improve within weeks, said the European Commission on

EU says jet fuel market to get tighter if Hormuz situation does not improve
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Baton Rouge to Melbourne: Iran war and rising prices upend jet fuel trade

From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended

Baton Rouge to Melbourne: Iran war and rising prices upend jet fuel trade
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US warns Oman not to engage in facilitating tolls for Strait of Hormuz

The United States warned Oman on Thursday not to get directly or indirectly involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will penalize any

US warns Oman not to engage in facilitating tolls for Strait of Hormuz
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US strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to U.S. forces

US strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz
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US Treasury sanctions Iran's Hormuz strait authority

The United States has sanctioned the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the body Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.

US Treasury sanctions Iran's Hormuz strait authority
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US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
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Oil settles 5% lower as investors await updates on US-Iran peace deal talks

Oil prices fell 5% to their lowest level in over a month on Wednesday as investors awaited updates on a framework of a U.S.-Iran deal to end their

Oil settles 5% lower as investors await updates on US-Iran peace deal talks
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Rep. Mike Flood holds town hall amid voter focus on affordability, Iran war

Rep. Mike Flood holds town hall amid voter focus on affordability, Iran war

Rep. Mike Flood holds town hall amid voter focus on affordability, Iran war
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COSCO products tanker leaving Strait of Hormuz, oil traffic still limited

An oil products tanker operated by Chinese shipping group COSCO was in the process of crossing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, after two crude

COSCO products tanker leaving Strait of Hormuz, oil traffic still limited
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Netherlands deploys minesweeper amid Hormuz contingency planning

The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission

Netherlands deploys minesweeper amid Hormuz contingency planning
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Iran state TV says draft deal with US would reopen Hormuz shipping, end naval blockade

(Corrects first paragraph to show that state TV obtained the draft, not Tehran.

Iran state TV says draft deal with US would reopen Hormuz shipping, end naval blockade
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Iranian missile likely involved in attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, South Korea says

An Iranian anti-ship missile was likely involved in an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this

Iranian missile likely involved in attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, South Korea says
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South Korea says attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz likely involved an Iranian missile

South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this

South Korea says attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz likely involved an Iranian missile