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US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing operation August 2026

CENTCOM Declares Hormuz Mine-Free. Iran Calls It Propaganda.

The United States military declared the Strait of Hormuz free of Iranian mines after guiding nearly 1,500 vessels through cleared lanes. Iran's deputy foreign minister called the announcement propaganda and said the

August 28, 2026

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during talks on reviving diplomacy with Washington

Iran Says Diplomacy Is Not Impossible. The Conditions Are the Old Ones.

Abbas Araghchi says putting diplomacy back on track is not impossible, provided Washington accepts that pressure does not work. The four things he asks for are the same four Tehran has asked

August 28, 2026

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin

Moscow Says Europe Wants Talks Only to Buy Kyiv a Pause

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin says European overtures have one purpose, to give Ukraine a respite before a longer confrontation. Russia has itself declared two short unilateral truces this year, for reasons

August 28, 2026

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A US Navy warship under way, as the service diverts payroll funds to cover Iran war operations

The US Navy Is Paying for the Iran War Out of Its Payroll Accounts

A Pentagon memo seen by The Guardian warns of shortfalls in Navy payroll accounts because the department has been raiding them to fund combat operations against Iran. The fiscal year ends on

August 28, 2026

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Soldiers on the deck of the tanker Boracay off Saint-Nazaire after it was stopped by French forces

Russia Calls France’s Tanker Seizures Piracy. Its Own Lawyers Have a Better Argument.

A senior Russian diplomat has again called France's boarding of tankers carrying Russian crude an act of piracy, a charge the Law of the Sea makes legally impossible. Buried inside the rhetoric

August 28, 2026

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Crude oil tanker as the US moves to revive prize courts to seize Iranian oil tankers, August 2026

Crude Oil Price Today, August 27, 2026: Brent at $87.65 as PCE Data Fails to Break the Floor

Crude oil price today, August 27, 2026: Brent at $87.65 a barrel and WTI at $82.90. Hot PCE data failed to push crude lower as distillate stocks at 30-year seasonal lows underpin

August 27, 2026

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Oil markets react as US Treasury launches Operation Economic Outcast sanctions against Iran, designating four Indian trading companies on OFAC blacklist

US Sanctions Four India-Based Firms for Iran Oil Trade Under Operation Economic Outcast

The US Treasury designated four India-based trading firms under Operation Economic Outcast for facilitating Iran's oil revenues, cutting them off from the global banking system. The companies, operating across Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka

August 26, 2026

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Dow Jones today: United States and Chinese national flags in Beijing as Washington expands sanctions on Iranian oil and Beijing says it will safeguard its own interests

Dow Jones Today, August 26, 2026: One Bank Supplied 87% of the Day’s Gain

The Dow rose 160.24 points in the latest Wall Street session and Goldman Sachs supplied about 139 of them, roughly 87 per cent of the move. Three sessions earlier the same bank

August 26, 2026

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Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al Ansari addresses media briefing on US Iran sanctions Operation Economic Outcast

Qatar Calls US Iran Sanctions ‘Unilateral’ as Operation Economic Outcast Puts Mediator in the Middle

Qatar's foreign ministry labeled the United States' sweeping Operation Economic Outcast against Iran 'unilateral' on Tuesday, as the Gulf state's dual role hosting Al Udeid Air Base and mediating between Washington and

August 26, 2026

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Brent crude oil price today August 25 2026 as war premium unwinds on Iran sanctions and Pakistan mediation

Crude Oil Price Today, August 25, 2026: Brent Ends Near $87 as the War Premium Unwinds

Crude oil price today, August 25, 2026: Brent ended near $87.12 a barrel and WTI $82.36, closing out a session that took more than seven per cent off crude since Friday. Brent

August 25, 2026

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CENTCOM Declares Hormuz Mine-Free. Iran Calls It Propaganda.

Iran Says Diplomacy Is Not Impossible. The Conditions Are the Old Ones.

Moscow Says Europe Wants Talks Only to Buy Kyiv a Pause

The US Navy Is Paying for the Iran War Out of Its Payroll Accounts

Russia Calls France’s Tanker Seizures Piracy. Its Own Lawyers Have a Better Argument.

Crude Oil Price Today, August 27, 2026: Brent at $87.65 as PCE Data Fails to Break the Floor

US Sanctions Four India-Based Firms for Iran Oil Trade Under Operation Economic Outcast

Dow Jones Today, August 26, 2026: One Bank Supplied 87% of the Day’s Gain

Qatar Calls US Iran Sanctions ‘Unilateral’ as Operation Economic Outcast Puts Mediator in the Middle

Crude Oil Price Today, August 25, 2026: Brent Ends Near $87 as the War Premium Unwinds

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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