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Iran that started on 8 April has largely held, but efforts to strike a long-term peace agreement between the two sides have not been successful. Control of the strait has been a major sticking
prices are spiking again as efforts to resolve the [Iran war](/news/liveblog/2026/5/1/iran-war-live-tehran-says-us-ports-siege-intolerable-trump-mulls-action) remain at an impasse, with Tehran continuing to block the Strait of Hormuz and the United States Navy blockading Iranian ports and exports
oil price. The most significant development this week was the collapse of Trump’s Project Freedom on Tuesday after just 50 hours. The unilateral US proposal had sought to create a safe zone for merchant
oil and gas supplies – as well as Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programme. Talks have largely not progressed and the strait remains mostly closed, despite the ceasefire and mediation efforts. On Saturday, the US
prices have soared since the war began more than six weeks ago, causing a sharp reduction to traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Reeves told an audience at the Invest in America
US government for a 10-year loan - hit 4.63% at one point, its highest level in more than a year, before falling back. Yields on Japanese bonds also jumped after Reuters reported the government there
strike out alone is being viewed as a huge blow for the oil producers' group, with one analyst describing it as "the beginning of the end of Opec". It comes at a time of significant
Strike, part of Balikatan, at Culili Point Sand Dunes, Paoay, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines, on May 6, 2026 [Noel Celis/Reuters] The 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the Philippines allows the US to refuel
prices – closed at $72.48 per barrel. After Iran closed the waterway on March 4 and began attacks on vessels attempting to sail through, traffic came to a standstill, stranding about 2,000 ships on either
impact of the Iran war bites,” said Peter Lewis, executive director of Essential Media. “This creates real challenges for the treasurer leading into the budget, but there is strong support for measures to review housing
Iran. The strait is a vital water passageway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime. The collapse in supplies has driven a sharp
impact of oil: Meet the nominees for the art world's prestigious prize **A spoken-word performance about life in the industrial north and sculptures which examine the political history of oil are among
striking that more than six in 10 Australians reckon the country is either already in a recession, or will be in the next 12 months, [according to a poll conducted for the Nine newspapers
oil price and boosted stock markets, as the president’s upbeat messages are designed to do. But it all remained tenuous. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the reopening of the strait
strikes. That effectively shut it, severely restricting the supply of oil and gas around the world. There is currently a ceasefire, but a stand off between Iran and the US means the strait remains closed
strikes by the U.S., prompting Smith to question the Trump administration's reasoning for starting the Iran war less than a year later. "We had to start this war, you just said 60 days
Iran has caused a fuel crisis and spiked global prices, while the [increasing energy appetite of new AI datacenters has put more pressure](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-consumers-face-rising-electricity-prices-despite-clean-power-savings--reeii-2026-04-28/) on power supplies. As energy costs and consumption continue
strikes a match to get a fire going under the wooden kindling on a metal pan in her living room. She throws fire starters to feed the flames, and soon a clay pot of milk
impact on the market because the UAE’s exports, like those of all its neighbouring countries, are currently constrained by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has been able to sell
strikes in their war on Iran on February 28, Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the commander in chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), announced that the strait was “closed