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Qeshm Island
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Iran deal talks expose the hardest question: Who controls uranium, sanctions and Hormuz?
Oil markets want a Strait of Hormuz deal. The harder test is whether United States and Iran can turn a 60-day pause into nuclear clarity.
June 13, 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
US Navy destroyers hit Iranian targets at Qeshm and Bandar Abbas amid ceasefire test
Trump calls US strikes on Iran a love tap. Iran reviews a US deal that ends the war but parks the nuclear question for later. Hormuz is the test.
May 8, 2026
Blockade day one: Iran shadow fleet defies United States order, Starmer rallies 40 nations and prices near $100
The US Iran port blockade began April 13 with a sanctioned shadow tanker transiting Hormuz unchallenged as oil neared $100 and Starmer convened 40 nations.
April 14, 2026
Tehran hit by unprecedented Israeli strikes as U.S. peace talks stall and Hormuz deadline pushed again
Israel strikes Tehran infrastructure in a wide-scale attack on 27 March 2026 as Trump extends the Strait of Hormuz energy plant deadline to April 6. Iran denies talks. Death toll, Lebanon ground war, Thai cargo ship Mayuree Naree, and New Zealand fuel plan explained.
March 27, 2026