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Hezbollah
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Iran missile strike on Israel threatens April truce and US diplomacy
Iran’s missiles tested more than Israeli air defences. The April truce, United States diplomacy and Middle East risk pricing are all exposed.
June 8, 2026
How Israel and Iran’s new exchange of fire could strain United States ceasefire efforts
Israel wants deterrence. Iran wants leverage. Donald Trump’s diplomacy is now caught between missiles, oil markets and nuclear pressure.
June 8, 2026
Why the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal is facing a major test after Hezbollah’s rejection
Washington has a Lebanon deal, but Hezbollah has not accepted it. The ceasefire now tests state power, Israeli security, and Iran diplomacy.
June 4, 2026
Oil surges back toward $100 as the US-Iran ceasefire fractures and the peace trade unwinds
Oil surged back toward $98 Brent as the US-Iran ceasefire fractured and both sides traded strikes. The peace trade that took crude to a six-week low has reversed.
June 3, 2026
U.S. strikes Iranian targets near Bandar Abbas as ceasefire diplomacy enters a dangerous new phase
U.S. and Iran talks are moving, but missiles, mines, and uranium still define the ceasefire. Bandar Abbas is the latest stress test.
May 26, 2026
Why Trump’s rejection of Iran’s peace response puts the Strait of Hormuz back at risk
Hormuz talks are stuck. Trump’s rejection of Iran’s reply keeps Gulf shipping, energy prices and diplomacy under pressure.
May 11, 2026
Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
May 2, 2026
Iran war stalemate deepens: Six tankers turned back, only seven ships transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran wants to end the war first and talk nuclear later. Washington insists the order is reversed. Brent crude is already pricing the deadlock.
April 28, 2026
Strait of Hormuz standoff lifts Brent past $107 as Federal Reserve, ECB, BOJ decisions loom
Iran talks stalled. Hormuz still closed. Five central banks meet this week. Brent at $107.97 is no longer a tactical move, it is a macro regime question.
April 27, 2026
Trump’s Pakistan gamble: Why Iran’s refusal to meet U.S. envoys could decide the next phase of the war
Iran rejects direct U.S. talks as Trump sends envoys to Islamabad. Pakistan now holds the fragile channel between war and diplomacy.
April 25, 2026