Iran's top negotiator acknowledged progress in nuclear talks with the United States while warning that meaningful gaps persist, as both sides sent mixed signals following the latest round of discussions. President Donald Trump described the exchanges as "very good conversations" with Tehran, though he simultaneously cautioned Iran against what he called "blackmail" over the Strait of Hormuz. The dual messaging reflects continued uncertainty around one of the world's most consequential shipping lanes, through which roughly a fifth of global oil supply transits. The Strait has historically been a pressure point Iran deploys in diplomatic standoffs, and any credible threat to navigation there carries direct consequences for crude prices and energy supply chains. Talks appear to be at a delicate juncture where headline progress coexists with unresolved core issues. Investors and energy markets will be watching whether subsequent rounds narrow the gaps on nuclear terms, or whether Hormuz rhetoric escalates into a formal negotiating lever that reprices oil risk premiums.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
