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Tanker ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices fall to four-month lows following US-Iran peace talks progress in Doha

Oil Falls Below $71 as Iran Talks Show Progress and Hormuz Traffic Recovers

Brent crude fell below $71 on Thursday as Qatar reported positive progress in US-Iran talks in Doha, erasing most of the war premium that peaked at $126 in April. Analysts warn that

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Iran bombed nuclear sites IAEA inspection access Grossi 2026

Eight Iranian Nuclear Sites Were Bombed. The IAEA Has Inspected Zero of Them.

Eight facilities struck during last year's conflict remain uninspected by the IAEA, and the Doha round closed July 2 without resolving access. Director General Grossi says inspections must happen "as soon as

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Alibaba Pays $600 Million to Close US Drug Sales Probe After Eight Years

Alibaba Group and its US payment processor agreed to pay $600 million to settle a Justice Department investigation that found the company failed to prevent more than 80,000 transactions in pharmaceutical chemicals,

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Tanker vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz under IRGC corridor authority, April 2026

Iran Is Charging $2 Million to Cross Hormuz. China and Russia Go Free.

Iran's IRGC has been running an operational $2 million per-crossing toll in the Strait of Hormuz since mid-March, with China, Russia, India, Iraq, and Pakistan transiting free. The five-nation exemption list tracks

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

RFA Lyme Bay minehunting mothership heading to the Strait of Hormuz, June 2026

The Minehunters Are Here. Iran Says They Can’t Do Anything.

The UK-led multinational minehunting coalition, with more than 40 nations and 270 personnel aboard RFA Lyme Bay, has arrived in the Middle East. Iran's IRGC has already warned a US destroyer off

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Oil tankers near Fujairah coast in the Strait of Hormuz, March 2026

France and Oman Agreed to Demine Hormuz. Iran Said That Violates the MoU.

France and Oman agreed on June 29 to jointly demine the Strait of Hormuz, with Macron calling for "free and unconditional" passage. Iran's deputy foreign minister said Article 5 of the Islamabad

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Qatar's Doha skyline and business district, representing the country's foreign direct investment growth in 2025

Qatar Drew $3.4 Billion in FDI in 2025 as Greenfield Projects Surged 52%

Foreign companies committed $3.4 billion in capital to Qatar in 2025 as project count surged 52 percent to a record 373, creating 15,051 new jobs, Invest Qatar reported. The results lifted Qatar

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage 2022 — German prosecutors charge Ukrainian national Serhii Kuznietsov

German Prosecutors Charge Ukrainian National in Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage

German federal prosecutors charged Serhii Kuznietsov, a Ukrainian national, as the on-board coordinator of the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage — making him the first person anywhere to face criminal charges over

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Oil tanker in Iraqi waters near Basra as Iran allocates crude oil to IRGC aerospace force

Iran’s President Defended the IRGC’s Oil Allocation. The Corps Didn’t Say Thank You.

Iran's president publicly defended the IRGC's 20-million-barrel oil allocation on July 2, as the corps declined to treat the concession as meaningful. The military's financial interest lies in a Hormuz transit toll

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas Iran after the US-Iran MoU signing June 2026

Hormuz Is Open. Only a Third of the Ships Are Using It.

Roughly 34 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday against a pre-conflict baseline of around 100 daily transits. Brent crude has slipped to $71 as the war risk premium dissipates, but

July 2, 2026

Business·Markets·News

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Oil Falls Below $71 as Iran Talks Show Progress and Hormuz Traffic Recovers

Eight Iranian Nuclear Sites Were Bombed. The IAEA Has Inspected Zero of Them.

Alibaba Pays $600 Million to Close US Drug Sales Probe After Eight Years

Iran Is Charging $2 Million to Cross Hormuz. China and Russia Go Free.

The Minehunters Are Here. Iran Says They Can’t Do Anything.

France and Oman Agreed to Demine Hormuz. Iran Said That Violates the MoU.

Qatar Drew $3.4 Billion in FDI in 2025 as Greenfield Projects Surged 52%

German Prosecutors Charge Ukrainian National in Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage

Iran’s President Defended the IRGC’s Oil Allocation. The Corps Didn’t Say Thank You.

Hormuz Is Open. Only a Third of the Ships Are Using It.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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