Stocks Surge As Iran War Deal Lifts Global Markets
Investors welcomed confirmation from President Donald Trump that an initial agreement had been reached and that the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports would be lifted
Investors welcomed confirmation from President Donald Trump that an initial agreement had been reached and that the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports would be lifted
Pressure brought Iran to terms and stopped a war. Turning that into a lasting peace is the work ahead.
According to reports, the planning process accelerated as U.S. officials evaluated options for preventing Iran’s nuclear material from being used in a future weapons program.
In a post on X, Sharif said Pakistan, which has served as a mediator between Washington and Tehran, is now working with both sides to finalize the remaining steps. He added that peace is closer than at any point since the war began.
According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, a draft deal would require the United States to ease oil sanctions, release part of Iran's frozen assets, and end its naval blockade
We talk about an Iran war, but as I speak on June 9, we haven’t had a real kinetic back-and-forth bombing campaign or anything since around April 8. So, we had 38 days of bombing, and then we’ve had 60 days of negotiations.
An Iran-linked hacker group known as Handala has claimed responsibility for breaching FBI drone systems and issued threats related to the FIFA World Cup
Several Republican are frustrated by what they see as mixed signals from the administration, with discussions of military escalation often followed by renewed optimism about peace negotiations
The draft 14-point framework calls for the suspension of oil sanctions, the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade and the release of part of Iran’s frozen assets before final negotiations begin
Crude fell sharply on the deal signal, though the strait stays shut and the blockade remains until any agreement is signed.
The president says the framework is approved and a signing is days away, though Iran insists nothing is final and the blockade stays.
The decision came after two consecutive nights of U.S. military operations targeting Iranian sites.
Iranian sources and Western officials said indirect U.S.-Iranian talks on a preliminary peace deal had intensified
According to the ECB, rising energy costs caused by disruptions in the Middle East have increased the risk of higher prices across the euro zone
Trump said the US would strike Iran "very hard" and claimed much of Tehran’s military capability had already been degraded
The Producer Price Index, a key measure of business input costs, rose 1.1% during the month. The annual rate climbed to 6.5%, marking its highest level in more than three years