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Ceasefire announced, strait still closed: Oil markets on edge ahead of US-Iran talks
Brent crude fell 12.7% and WTI 13.4% in the week ending April 10, oil's worst weekly loss since 2022, as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed before US-Iran talks.
Tehran demands Lebanon ceasefire and frozen assets before Islamabad negotiations begin
Iran's delegation arrives in Islamabad for US peace talks but sets two preconditions: a Lebanon ceasefire and release of frozen Iranian assets before talks begin.
‘Fed up’ Starmer calls out Trump and Putin over UK energy bills as Europe splits from US on Iran war
UK PM Starmer condemns Trump's Iran rhetoric and leads Hormuz diplomacy as European NATO allies refuse military involvement in the US-Iran ceasefire crisis.
Israel fires back at Pakistan minister Khawaja Asif: Cancerous state remark is effectively a call for annihilation
Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif called Israel a cancerous state on 9 April 2026, drawing sharp rebukes from Israeli PM Netanyahu and foreign minister Sa'ar.
Ceasefire already cracking: Iran keeps Hormuz mined, Vance flies to Pakistan for make-or-break talks
US-Iran ceasefire frays as Hormuz shipping stalls, IRGC mines lanes and Vance leads talks in Islamabad with enrichment and Lebanon unresolved.
Lebanon records deadliest day of 2026 war as Israel strikes Beirut, Bekaa Valley and south in mass coordinated assault
Israel killed 254 in Lebanon on 8 April 2026, its deadliest strikes of the war, sparking a dispute over ceasefire scope and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Ceasefire collapses on day one? Iran shuts Hormuz again as Israel pounds Beirut
Iran's parliament speaker calls peace talks unreasonable after Israeli strikes on Lebanon violate ceasefire terms on day one of the US-Iran truce.
Iran calls ceasefire a ‘victory’ as Trump pulls back from threat to destroy Iranian civilization
Iran confirms Trump's two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. Strait of Hormuz to allow coordinated passage. Islamabad talks begin April 10, 2026.
Iran is decimated but the war is not over: Trump signals fresh strikes in prime-time address
Trump's first prime-time address on Operation Epic Fury declares Iran decimated but signals two to three more weeks of US strikes and leaves the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.
Trump signals US exit from Iran war within weeks and threatens NATO withdrawal as global oil crisis deepens
Trump signals US exit from Iran war within weeks and threatens NATO withdrawal as global oil disruption hits historic levels in April 2026.