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Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts

peace efforts ![Iranian worshippers perform their Friday prayers under the portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, second left, and top military officials who were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign

The United Arab Emirates says it's leaving OPEC, in a blow to oil cartel

talks, although some presidents have made requests of OPEC, and some U.S. oil executives have been [accused of collusion](https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248798148/ftc-bars-pioneer-ceo-exxon-mobil-deal-opec) with the cartel. The UAE's departure from the group comes after years