🔴 Live : Iran says signing of Islamabad memorandum will not take place on Sunday This liveblog is no longer being updated. France 24 · Jun 12
Stocks Rally on Hopes for a Near-term US-Iran Interim Peace Agreement The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday rose +0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.64%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.65%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26 ) rose... Barchart · Jun 12
White House announces deal with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz is close IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 12
Stocks Rise On SpaceX IPO, Trump's Claims That Iran Deal Is Close Stocks climbed on Friday after SpaceX's IPO and Donald Trump's claim that a deal with Iran is imminent. International Business Times · Jun 12
US stocks: US market ends up on Iran war peace deal hopes, SpaceX's historic debut U.S. stocks climbed Friday, buoyed by hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal and the historic debut of SpaceX, which surged past its IPO price. Progress in peace talks eased inflation and interest rate concerns, while SpaceX's strong opening captivated investors despite its recent losses. Other space stocks saw a slight… The Economic Times · Jun 12
Trump says Obama’s Iran nuclear deal was ‘horrible’ but his is unlikely to be any better The self-proclaimed master of negotiation insists he can forge a better deal for the US and the world with a rogue nation he claims to have defeated, but, writes Andrew Feinberg, it’s not clear any such thing is possible The Independent UK · Jun 12
Dollar Little Changed as Markets Assess Odds for US-Iran Peace Deal The dollar index (DXY00 ) ended the day little changed on Friday. The dollar saw support from Friday’s +2.2 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield, which supported the dollar’s interest rate differentials. However, there was some downward pressure from reduced safe-haven demand on hopes for a near-term US-Iran agreement... Barchart · Jun 12
Fortune · Jun 12 U.S. energy secretary says 7 million barrels of oil exiting Persian Gulf daily, but Chevron CEO rebuts the claim Middle Eastern oil flows are rising, but U.S. crude stockpiles are still depleting.
International Business Times · Jun 12 Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Says U.S. Is Close to Iran Deal Oil prices fell sharply on Friday after President Donald Trump said the United States was nearing an agreement with Iran.
The Economic Times · Jun 12 UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say US-Iran war: The United Arab Emirates is set to release billions of dollars to Iran. This move follows weeks of Iranian attacks on the UAE. The agreement is part of wider negotiations between Iran and the United States. These talks could lead to the release of significant Iranian oil revenues.…
The Economic Times · Jun 12 Turn for peace on the day Trump turns 80? US, Iran could sign MoU on Saturday Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted on Friday on X that an agreement "has never been closer". He gave no details, saying a final deal was still pending. US President Donald Trump shared Araghchi's post on his own social media. Trump, who turns 80 on Sunday, called off threatened strikes…
Barchart · Jun 12 Crude Oil Prices Continue Sharply Lower on Iran Peace Hopes July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Friday closed down -2.82 (-3.23%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed down -0.0516 (-1.66%). July WTI crude oil prices on Friday fell by -3.23%, adding to Thursday’s decline of -2.58%. Crude oil prices fell as reports circulated that an interim US-Iran peace...
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12 US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims US president dismisses Iranian media reports agreement is close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekend
France 24 · Jun 12 Iran, Ukraine, Belfast & Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ In a week that began with President Trump pronouncing that a ceasefire extension was so close with Iran, two or three days max, and that would only take an hour to finalise. Hours later Tehran downed a US Apache helicopter off the Gulf of Oman with the crew rescued from…
The Economic Times · Jun 12 On This Day in History, June 13: Alexander dies, Miranda ruling, Korea summit, FIFA 2026 awarded to US-Canada-Mexico, Trump charged and more events On This Day in History, June 13 witnessed the death of Alexander the Great, the signing of the enduring Anglo-Portuguese alliance, the landmark Miranda ruling, Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court nomination, the first summit between North and South Korean leaders and the historic federal criminal case against Donald Trump. The date…