Peace

This week, an interim peace agreement was signed between the US and Iran, bringing a temporary end to the conflict and the beginning of a 60-day window to negotiate the many unresolved issues between the two sides.  US President Donald Trump signed the Memorandum of Understanding over a dinner at…

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Two men look at an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Global stock markets closed broadly lower on Friday, with most European and Asia-Pacific exchanges finishing in negative territory,…

By Irina Slav - Jun 17, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT Oil markets may be celebrating the U.S.-Iran peace deal too early, as reopening the Strait of Hormuz will not immediately restore tanker traffic, production, refining activity, or insurance coverage. Global oil inventories have been heavily depleted during the Hormuz crisis,…

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t3)1h2m0ym(]9}ug4mbeqdye_media_dl_1.png US Central Intelligence Agency, Article content (Bloomberg) — As the world awaits the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of an interim peace deal between Iran and the US, the United Arab Emirates is working on a highly ambitious plan to try to end its…

Supporters of the Palestinian people need to accept that traditional forms of peaceful protest have not had a meaningful impact on the actions of Israel in Gaza, author Sally Rooney has said. Speaking at a public meeting in Dublin on Tuesday evening, Rooney criticised the mainstream media’s coverage of the…

“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough took great issue Tuesday with President Trump’s continued, ambiguous comments about the peace deal between the U.S. and Iran that is expected to be signed Friday, with the MS NOW anchor going so far as to demand that the president “show the world” the cease-fire’s…

Former Israeli spy bombshell claims: Netanyahu has secret weapon to sabotage US-Iran peace deal The world is celebrating a historic peace deal between Iran and the US, paving the way to the end of months-long conflict in the Middle East and opening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The…

US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit. Alamy Stock Photo agreement It has been announced that the war will be ended on all fronts including Lebanon, and the vital Strait of Hormuz will…