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US-Iran relations
Rubio ordered Iran’s UN team out, U.S. official says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly to leave the United States right away on Monday, Sept. 28, after U.S.-Iran talks stalled. Axios first reported the move, citing a U.S. official and a…
Brent falls below $100 as US-Iran talks and Saudi supply ease fears
Oil prices extended their decline on Wednesday, with Brent crude slipping below $100 a barrel for the first time in two weeks as a convergence of diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran and restored Saudi Arabian export capacity…
Oil rises as US-Iran diplomatic hopes collide with supply fears at UN
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as investors weighed the prospect of a diplomatic encounter between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with Brent crude rising above $101 a barrel…
U.S. destroys 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC fires on Navy warships
U.S. Central Command said Saturday that American forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships patrolling the Persian Gulf region, marking a sharp escalation in the six-month-old…
Iran vows Hormuz will stay closed as deal deadline expires
The 60-day window for the United States and Iran to reach a final agreement under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding expired on Monday with no deal in sight, as President Donald Trump hardened his rhetoric and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Asia markets split as US-Iran fears lift energy, drag tech
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets closed with mixed results on Tuesday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran lifted energy stocks while a pullback in artificial intelligence and technology shares weighed on broader indexes.
Global stocks slide as fading US-Iran deal hopes lift oil prices
Stock markets across the globe retreated on Tuesday as investors grew uneasy over fading prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran conflict, pushing oil prices higher and clouding the economic outlook from New York to Hong Kong to Karachi.
Brent crude tops $90 as US-Iran deal hopes fade
Brent crude oil breached $90 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a four-day rally as diplomatic positions between Washington and Tehran hardened, dimming prospects for a near-term agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. West Texas Intermediate also climbed, rising above…
Iran says Strait of Hormuz stays closed until US meets demands
Iran declared on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets a sweeping set of conditions, hardening Tehran's negotiating position more than five months into a conflict that has disrupted one of the world's…
Oil posts steepest weekly loss in months on US-Iran talks
Oil prices recorded their steepest weekly decline in months, falling over 9% as renewed diplomatic activity between the United States and Iran raised hopes for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while fresh supply increases from OPEC+ and rising US crude…
Oil drops sharply as US-Iran Hormuz deal nears
Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past week as growing optimism over a potential US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has driven traders to unwind risk premiums built up during months of conflict. Brent crude has dropped…
Qatar says US-Iran mediation ongoing as Tehran denies direct talks
Qatar confirmed Tuesday that efforts to broker an agreement between the United States and Iran are "ongoing," even as Tehran denied that any direct negotiations are taking place. The statement came amid a flurry of regional diplomacy, with Pakistan separately…
Oil slumps as US-Iran pause eases supply fears
Oil prices fell sharply at the start of the week as traders unwound the geopolitical risk premium that had built up during nearly two weeks of continuous US-Iran strikes, with both sides signaling a willingness to return to the negotiating…
IEA says global oil demand to fall for first time since 2020
The International Energy Agency said Friday that global oil demand is set to decline by 1 million barrels per day in 2026, marking the first annual contraction since the COVID-19 pandemic cratered consumption in 2020. The agency's July Oil Market…
Gold hovers near $4,000 as US-Iran talks stall in Doha
Gold hovered near $4,000 an ounce on Tuesday as traders weighed conflicting signals from US-Iran diplomacy in Doha and fresh labor market data that showed the American economy on steady footing.
GECF projects gas demand recovery as US-Iran deal eases energy markets
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum projected on Wednesday that global natural gas demand will begin recovering in the third quarter as the resolution of the US-Iran conflict allows energy markets to normalize. GECF Secretary General Philip spoke at a Reuters…
European stocks flat amid US-Iran talks, Starmer resignation
European equities traded in a narrow range on Monday as markets digested the outcome of the first round of US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland and absorbed the surprise resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.