ANALYSIS – The Iran War Has Revealed Trump’s Pressure Point: The Economy
By Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran’s theocratic rulers or force them to meet all of President Donald Trump's demands, but for U.S. adversaries and...
US STOCKS – Wall Street Indexes Rally After Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz...
By Sinéad Carew and Niket Nishant
April 17 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq traded at record highs on Friday, while the blue-chip Dow hit its highest level in over two months, as...
EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Residents Describe Life Under Surveillance, Internet Blackout
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
Days before the end of the temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, everyday life for 90 million Iranians remains tense and challenging. Fifty days into the Internet blackout, the lives, businesses,...
EXCLUSIVE: Islamic Republic Cracks Down on Exchange Offices, Freezes Accounts
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s security forces have launched a widespread crackdown on dozens of individuals involved in the country’s currency exchange network, informed sources have told Kayhan Life.
According to these...
EXCLUSIVE – US To Allow Waiver On Iran Oil To Expire, Administration Sources Say
By Timothy Gardner and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will allow a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea to expire later this week, two administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday,...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Hormuz Gamble Ushers In A Tense New Normal For the Persian Gulf...
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the...
Iran’s Hormuz ‘Toll Booth’ Set To Hardwire Higher Energy Prices: Bousso
By Ron Bousso
(The opinions expressed here are those of Ron Bousso, a columnist for Reuters.)
LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - The war that closed the Strait of Hormuz has ended - for now. But Tehran's demand to act...
Iran’s Shattered Economy Means Any Success in War May Be Fleeting
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an economy in tatters, little prospect of rapid...
Maersk Cautious on Strait of Hormuz Shipping Despite US-Iran Ceasefire
COPENHAGEN, April 8 (Reuters) - Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Wednesday the two-week ceasefire agreed between the U.S. and Iran could open some opportunities for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, but did not yet provide enough security certainty to resume normal...
EU Tells Members to Prepare for ‘Prolonged Disruption’ to Energy Markets from Iran War
By Kate Abnett
BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) - European Union governments should prepare for a "prolonged disruption" to energy markets as a result of the Iran war, the bloc's energy chief has told countries' ministers ahead of an emergency...
