Tag: Middle East

Trump announced a deal to end the US-Iran war but Iranian officials denied any agreement had been finalized.

Democracy Now reported US strikes on Iranian water infrastructure raising alarm about normalization of attacking civilian sites.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the MoU statement would be signed and announced after final stages of negotiations.

Wall Street rebounded and oil dropped sharply after Trump’s announcement of progress in ending the Iran conflict.

Pakistan serving as mediator announced that a final agreed text had been reached between Washington and Tehran.

Lawyers said their Iranian clients who sought refuge in the US now face deportation to the Central African Republic.

Israeli officials lobbied the US administration against releasing frozen Iranian funds as part of any peace settlement.

Equity futures signaled a soft positive open with the S&P 500 rising 0.21% on optimism over a potential end to the Iran war.

The 10-year Treasury finished at 4.46% down 9bps after Trump announced canceled Iran strikes and signaled peace talks progress.

The State Department reportedly opened an investigation into Trita Parsi a vocal critic of Trump’s military actions against Iran.