The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Wall Street inches slightly higher, oil prices fall again on hopes for an end to Iran war

Markets on Wall Street leaned toward modest gains before the opening bell Tuesday and oil prices fell again following the U.S. and Iran's announcement a day earlier that they had a reached a tentative deal to end their conflict

AAP · Jun 16

Trump claims Israel ‘would have been blown up’ without him in new warning to Netanyahu

Trump gave a damning appraisal of Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, suggesting Syria take it on instead

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Cotton Rallying Early on Tuesday

Cotton prices are 100 to 111 points higher so far in early Tuesday action. Futures posted gains of 35 to 56 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil was down $3.72 at the close after the US and Iran came to a peace deal over the weekend, to be...

Barchart · Jun 16

Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics

Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Death threats from gamblers to a journalist reporting on an Iranian missile attack on Israel. Fears of government officials manipulating world events – including the Iran war – to make a quick buck.

The Conversation · Jun 16

Keir Starmer says UK will ‘play full part’ in reopening Strait of Hormuz

Speaking at the G7 summit, which Mr Trump is also attending, Sir Keir congratulated the US president for the ‘important breakthrough’.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Iran overcomes its divisions for 90 minutes, then same old problems return

Iranian support in LA included those of past and present regimes, and opponents of both, but a match that captivated all could not dissolve troubles

The Guardian - US · Jun 16

'Without me there would be no Israel', Trump says Netanyahu must be 'more responsible'

US President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, saying the Israeli leader must be “more responsible with respect to Lebanon” and warning that actions by Israel risked undermining a newly announced US-Iran agreement.

The Times of India · Jun 16

Indian seafarers question US military’s account of tanker strike that killed three crew members

Seamen’s union disputes Centcom claim that it fired on MT Settebello after its crew ignored repeated warnings

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Trump’s five-word threat to Iran as peace deal comes under pressure

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The Independent UK · Jun 16

First Thing: Trump promises ‘great things’ for Middle East and claims Iran deal ‘all signed’

US president says Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons, ‘which is what it was all about’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16