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As Speculation Swirls About the Emerging Iran Deal, Here’s What We Know
A “memorandum of understanding” between the two sides is under discussion. Both sides are keen to frame it as a victory.
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Despite Talk of an Iran Peace Deal, Lebanon’s War Grinds On
Israeli strikes on Friday left Lebanon out of sync with a cautious optimism taking hold elsewhere in the Middle East.
Residents survey damage following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre on Friday.
Risk Strait of Hormuz or Wait? Shipping Companies Face a Costly Dilemma.
With more than 500 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf, pressure on the shipowners and sailors is growing by the day.
Supplies of fresh food and water have been running low for the roughly 11,000 sailors stuck on hundreds of ships anchored in the Persian Gulf.
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A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War
Since announcing a nominal cease-fire two months ago, Iran, Israel and the U.S. have remained locked in low-intensity violence that has become a new normal.
In Tehran on Monday, a billboard featuring the Iran theocracy’s first two supreme leaders loomed over passers-by.
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The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Peace Deal
The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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Oil Falls, Stocks Rise as Trump Signals Iran Peace Deal Takes Shape
Oil prices retreated and stocks rallied after President Trump called off plans for another day of strikes on Iran, saying that a peace deal could be within reach.
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Whipsawed Between Fear and Relief, Iranians Hope for War’s End
In addition to concerns about their safety in the event of another all-out war, many Iranians worry about the country’s economy further collapsing if the conflict remains in limbo.
Tehran on Monday.
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