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CNBC Daily Open: Tensions in the Middle East boil over
Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with registration letters VT-ANB flies over Tokyo, Japan, April 27, 2025 in this picture obtained from social media. Koki Takagi | Via Reuters Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Iran early Friday local time, escalating the simmering conflict between the two nations. Israel said that it was targeting […]
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Oil prices surge 11% on heels of Israeli strikes
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader. Office Of The Iranian Supreme Le | Via Reuters Crude oil futures jumped as much as 13% Thursday evening after Israel launched airstrikes against Iran without U.S. support. U.S. West Texas Intermediate last […]
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An Israeli attack on Iran could send oil prices above $100 as tensions mount
Beset by near-universal bearish outlooks just a month ago, oil prices could spike to more than $100 a barrel in the event of an Israeli attack on Iran, some analysts are warning. Crude prices spiked as much as 5% overnight — before paring gains — on fears of military escalation between Iran and Israel as […]
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Trump wanted an Iran deal fast. Now he may get military confrontation
This combination of pictures created on April 09, 2025 shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff after a meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 (L); and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah on March 7, […]
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Israel considering military strike on Iran, sources say
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, arrives to greet Federal President Steinmeier before a meeting at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Jerusalem, Israel on May 13, 2025. Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Israel is considering taking military action against Iran — most likely without U.S. support — in the coming […]
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U.S. envoy plans to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, U.S. official says: Reuters
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on Sunday and discuss Iran’s response to a recent American proposal for a nuclear deal, a U.S. official said late on Wednesday. […]
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Oil prices rise more than 4% on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
Crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah Tank Farm in Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia, in 2018. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures rose more than 4% Wednesday as tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran, with President Donald Trump expressing doubt that […]
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Oil prices fall after Trump raises hopes of a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal
The Persian Gulf Star gas condensate refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2019. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday on expectations that the U.S. and Iran may soon reach a deal over Tehran’s nuclear program. International benchmark Brent crude futures with July expiry were last seen […]
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Iran and the US conclude a 4th round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program in Oman
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Michael Gruber | Getty Images News | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States held a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran’s rapidly […]
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Iran says ‘extremely cautious’ on success of nuclear talks with U.S.
United States Capitol building and an Iranian flag are seen at the National mall in Washington D.C., United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran and the United States have agreed to continue nuclear talks next week, both sides said on Saturday, though Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced “extreme” caution about […]
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