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Equities rise on oil easing, with focus on Iran war and central banks

Equities rise on oil easing, with focus on Iran war and central banks

Oil prices retreated and equities rose Monday as investors remained focused on the Strait of Hormuz, with US allies pushing back against President Donald Trump's demands to help reopen the key waterway to oil and natural gas tankers. As the US-Israel war on Iran entered its third

Securing the Strait of Hormuz: Tactics and threats

Securing the Strait of Hormuz: Tactics and threats

President Donald Trump is pressuring allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime choke point that has effectively been closed by Iran in response to the US-Israeli war launched last month. Trump highlighted the dangers in remarks on Monday, noting that a "single terrorist"

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday that it would not submit to "lawless aggression", saying 90 million citizens were in "grave danger" from US and Israeli strikes. At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where countries were discussing the rights situation in Iran,

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Monday: - Pakistani tanker transits Hormuz - A Pakistani oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz with its automatic transponder system activated, monitor Marine Traffic said Monday, the first such voyage by a non-Iranian tanker since the start of

Will Yemen's Houthis join the Mideast war?

Will Yemen's Houthis join the Mideast war?

With assault rifles, daggers and posters of Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving in the air as tens of thousands chant "death to America, death to Israel", there's little mistaking where the loyalties of Yemen's Houthis lie. But will the battle-hardened

More than 700 Iran agents in Canada pose national security threat, MP warns

(The Center Square) – There are at least 700 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members in Canada who pose a national security threat, a Canadian member of Parliament warns. The IRGC is part of the Iranian armed forces. “We have 700 IRGC agents, whom we know about, who are currently active in

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - Blasts in Tehran - Explosions hit the Iranian capital on Monday, an AFP journalist reported, hours after Israel said it conducted large-scale overnight strikes. The blasts were heard in central Tehran as air defence systems were activated, the journalist said.