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US-Middle East relations

While US Secretary of State Marco Rubio needs to assuage Gulf allies, he must do so without appearing to criticise the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.

After interim deal, Rubio faces tough task of selling US-Iran reset to wary Gulf allies

Top US diplomat to meet with partners concerned about elements of Iran deal

A Lebanese official and two foreign officials working in Lebanon say the Iran-US deal reached on Jun 17, 2026, has left the Lebanese state in its weakest position yet.

New Lebanon-Israel talks to begin, in shadow of US-Iran deal

The US-Iran deal on Jun 17 stipulated an end to fighting across all fronts, including Lebanon

US Vice-President JD Vance (centre) and White House envoy Jared Kushner (left) at the US-Iran talks in the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland on Jun 21.

Global Enterprise

Fresh Trump threat angers Teheran, as US-Iran peace talks open in Switzerland

The Iranian delegation halted talks over Trump’s latest threat and refused to return, reported Iranian media

Analysts expect oil to hover at around US$80 a barrel by the year-end.

Energy & Commodities

Crude oil ‘caught up in cautious enthusiasm’ over US-Iran peace deal, but analysts don’t expect further price easing soon

Markets are pricing in a normalisation in Hormuz flows, but observers say the process could take around six months

Goldman Sachs expects oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz to recover to about 70% of their pre-war level.

Capital Markets & Currencies

Inflation, energy, markets: What’s next after US-Iran peace deal

Despite the MOU, which includes a US$300 billion fund, analysts say uncertainty still lies ahead

The US-Iran MOU aims to restore shipping through Hormuz and buy time for negotiations over unresolved nuclear questions.

Opinion & Features

The US-Iran deal is foreign policy realism at work

The agreement, however incomplete, is about achieving what’s possible

A gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – while talks begin over Iran’s nuclear programme – leaves a lot of room for disputes and misunderstandings.

Opinion & Features

A fragile Iran peace follows a war without victors

Trump’s deal reflects the failure of the military option in Iran

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered what the International Energy Agency characterised as the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”.

Opinion & Features

THE BOTTOM LINE

What the Iran-US peace deal means for businesses

The agreement offers real economic relief, but the hard work starts now – and companies should remain cautious

A ceasefire has largely held since early April, but Iran and the US have exchanged strikes several times over the past week.

Iran studying deal to halt war as stalemate persists

Trump says talks for a deal are continuing; sources say Teheran is pushing for a limited interim agreement

The draft agreement, which the US has denied, said Iran and Oman would have a mechanism in place to oversee shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

US denies Iran report on draft peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

The document is ‘a complete fabrication’, says the White House

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