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Gulf sovereign wealth funds record $53.9 billion investment H1 2026

Gulf Sovereign Funds Hit a Half-Year Investment Record While War Disrupted Their Backyard

Gulf sovereign wealth funds committed $53.9 billion across 108 deals in the first half of 2026, a record first-half pace achieved despite the Iran war driving oil price volatility and market disruption

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Israeli troops in southern Lebanon amid US-Iran peace deal negotiations

Israel’s “Will Not Leave” Is Now the US-Iran Peace Deal’s Biggest Threat

After Doha talks ended Wednesday with "positive progress," one variable has not moved: Israel refuses to leave southern Lebanon, in direct conflict with the US-Iran MoU's all-fronts ceasefire clause. Expert analysts question

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Civilians outside their destroyed homes in Naqoura, southern Lebanon after Israeli military offensive

Israel Destroyed 11,095 Lebanese Buildings and Erased the Communities That Built Them

An elderly Naqoura resident sits in a rooftop room in Beirut, separated from 20 years of his life by Israel's March offensive. UNDP data shows 11,095 buildings destroyed across southern Lebanon. Mental

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Doha Bay waterfront and West Bay skyline at twilight, Qatar, where Iranian, Qatari, and Pakistani officials held indirect talks on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding

Iran Raises Lebanon Ceasefire Violations and $6 Billion Release in Doha Talks With Qatar and Pakistan

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Wednesday that Tehran's delegation in Doha met separately with Qatar and Pakistan to review implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum, raising US violations in Lebanon and

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A guided-missile destroyer transits the narrow contested shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Strait of Hormuz After Ignoring Iran’s Designated Route

A foreign container vessel ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after straying outside the shipping corridor designated by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Iranian state media reported. The incident comes as

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt and an HSM-79 helicopter conduct a Strait of Hormuz transit

US Strikes Iranian Military Sites Over Hormuz; IRGC Retaliates and Accuses Washington of Breaking the Deal First

The US struck Iranian military sites June 26 after IRGC drones hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran counter-struck US bases, accused Washington of violating the Islamabad MOU, and

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Doha skyline at West Bay, Qatar, where indirect Iran-US technical negotiations are taking place mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, July 2026

Iran and US Holding Indirect Technical Talks in Doha as Qatar and Pakistan Mediate Post-War Deal

Iran and the United States are holding indirect technical-level negotiations in Doha on Wednesday, with Qatar and Pakistan serving as mediators, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the talks. The sessions

July 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Glen Harris transiting the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian coastline in the background

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Strait of Hormuz After Ignoring Iran’s Designated Route

A foreign container vessel ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after straying outside the shipping corridor designated by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Iranian state media reported. The incident comes as

July 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iranian IRGC speedboat approaches US Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf

Iran Rules Out US Talks in Qatar as Trump Claims a Tuesday Meeting in Doha

Iran's foreign ministry says it has no plans to negotiate with the United States in Qatar in the coming days, contradicting President Trump's claim that a meeting is set for Tuesday in

June 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Gold bars and price chart showing decline amid US-Iran conflict and Federal Reserve rate hike expectations June 2026

Gold Is Falling Because the US-Iran War Is Making the Fed More Likely to Raise Rates

Gold fell 0.7% to $4,061 on June 29 as fresh US-Iran strikes in the Strait of Hormuz region lifted crude oil prices and stoked Federal Reserve rate hike expectations, pushing the metal

June 29, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

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Gulf Sovereign Funds Hit a Half-Year Investment Record While War Disrupted Their Backyard

Israel’s “Will Not Leave” Is Now the US-Iran Peace Deal’s Biggest Threat

Israel Destroyed 11,095 Lebanese Buildings and Erased the Communities That Built Them

Iran Raises Lebanon Ceasefire Violations and $6 Billion Release in Doha Talks With Qatar and Pakistan

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Strait of Hormuz After Ignoring Iran’s Designated Route

US Strikes Iranian Military Sites Over Hormuz; IRGC Retaliates and Accuses Washington of Breaking the Deal First

Iran and US Holding Indirect Technical Talks in Doha as Qatar and Pakistan Mediate Post-War Deal

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Strait of Hormuz After Ignoring Iran’s Designated Route

Iran Rules Out US Talks in Qatar as Trump Claims a Tuesday Meeting in Doha

Gold Is Falling Because the US-Iran War Is Making the Fed More Likely to Raise Rates

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