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Persian Gulf
16 posts
Why crude below $100 could be the biggest market signal from the Hormuz talks
Oil below $100 eases market pressure as Hormuz hopes rise. See what the crude retreat means for energy stocks, India and inflation today!
May 25, 2026
Could a U.S.-Iran peace framework reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reset oil market risk?
Hormuz risk drove the oil fear trade. A U.S.-Iran framework could test whether crude markets unwind or stay defensive. Read the analysis.
May 24, 2026
Munich Re (ETR: MUV2) trades 23% below 52-week high as reinsurance pricing softens into hurricane season
Munich Re beat Q1 by 57% and reaffirmed €6.3bn guidance. The stock is down 23%. The real question is whether softening renewal prices break the Ambition 2030 thesis.
May 17, 2026
Oil markets face fresh volatility as US and Iran fighting threatens supply confidence
Brent crude is back above $100. United States and Iran tensions have turned Strait of Hormuz risk into the market’s key inflation threat.
May 8, 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 downed US jets days after Trump said their radar was 100% annihilated
Iran shot down a US F-15E and struck an A-10 Thunderbolt II on 4 April 2026, contradicting Trump and Hegseth claims of total US air dominance over Iran.
April 4, 2026
Rare Middle East storm to bring tornadoes, floods and haboobs as armed conflict grips region
A rare severe storm threatens tornadoes, flooding and haboobs across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iran as armed conflict continues across the Middle East.
March 25, 2026
US Marines deployment to Strait of Hormuz signals potential shift to ground operations in Iran conflict
The US is deploying two Marine Expeditionary Units and amphibious assault ships to the Persian Gulf as Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed, driving oil prices above $112.
March 21, 2026
US destroys 44 Iranian mine-laying vessels in Strait of Hormuz as oil crisis deepens
US forces have destroyed 44 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran's blockade triggers the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s.
March 20, 2026
Hormuz crisis: Six nations demand Iran end attacks and open strait to commercial shipping
UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Japan condemn Iran's Strait of Hormuz attacks and call for compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 2817.
March 19, 2026