A lull in US-Iran fighting boosts diplomatic efforts, though tensions over Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme remain
The US military says it has completed 11 nights of strikes on Iran, as attacks overshadow diplomacy
US and Iran have each asserted that they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
Fresh Iran-US strikes and Trump’s ceasefire comments have lifted oil prices and revived fears of conflict in the region
May’s 4.5% inflation print keeps a July rate hike possible, but easing oil prices and an Iran deal may give the SARB room to pause
A shaky deal has been put in place to end the Iran war, and US President Donald Trump has ordered a stop to the US naval blockade
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Higher oil prices, rising inflation and the rand: South Africans need to brace for a 25-basis-point rate hike
The oil market will run out of road by early August. Which means we need a diplomatic solution to Iran – fast
The US president says he’s called off a strike planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf allies, but warns the military to be prepared for full, large-scale assault
The US and Iran have both signalled that they’re prepared to return to war
Trump’s historic visit to China saw the US president offer platitudes while Xi took a hard line on Taiwan, warning that differences could lead to conflict
March’s economic data provides a sense of things looking up. It belies the actual state of the manufacturing sector
Republican and Democrat lawmakers have questioned the US defence secretary about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war
The US and Iran remain far apart in reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict, with the US president called an Iranian proposal ‘a piece of garbage’
China has kept Iran’s economy afloat and used its diplomatic power to push for peace. But it’s also hedging its bets
The US’s messaging is pinballing from declarations that the ceasefire is holding, to threats of new bombing
Trump advisers have stepped up their calls on China to help open the all-important waterway ahead of the Trump-Xi Beijing summit
The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce
US President Donald Trump says the US will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting Monday
