The Latest Breaking News from Iran

US job openings slipped to 7.1 million in August but labour market remains sturdy

US employers posted fewer job vacancies in August, but the broader American labour market remains resilient against price shocks caused by the fighting in Iran. Openings came in below the 7.2 million expected by forecasters. Layoffs as well as the number of people quitting their jobs also fell. Employers have…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

Fuel Exports In The Middle East Rebound Even Without a U.S.-Iran Deal. Oil Is Dropping Again.

The U.S. and Iran also held separate talks with mediators to revive efforts to end the war, according to a new report.

International Business Times · Sep 29

IEA could consider more oil reserve releases as Europe faces tough winter

The IEA says it could consider releasing more emergency oil stocks if supply disruptions worsen, although another release is not currently its top priority. Europe faces a difficult winter after spending more than €100bn extra on energy imports since the Iran war began.

Euronews · Sep 29

Middle East oil exports rise as LNG traffic through Hormuz picks up

Months into the war with Iran, Gulf exporters are finding ways to keep oil and gas moving, but crossing Hormuz remains risky and some customers are still missing contracted cargoes.

Euronews · Sep 29

UK mortgage demand drops to 32-month low as Iran war drives up borrowing costs

Average five-year fixed mortgage interest rate has hit 5.94%, its highest since October 2023, says Moneyfacts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

UN envoy meets Houthi negotiators in a bid to halt escalating violence in Yemen

The U.N. envoy for Yemen says he met with Houthi negotiators over the weekend in efforts to prevent further escalation in Yemen

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Madam speaker, madam president: Ansari looks back on her first congressional job

Yassamin Ansari’s first term in Congress coincides with the last of Nancy Pelosi, her former boss. “It’s such a shame that I didn’t get to work here when she was speaker, because I have heard such incredible things,” says Ansari, a progressive Democrat from Arizona. “And I got to experience…

Roll Call · Sep 29

What Israel's Lebanon War and West Bank Violence Mean for Oil Prices: Key Takeaways

Lebanon and the West Bank are separate crises, yet both feed the Iran standoff pushing Brent above $100. See what it means for fuel costs.

Latin Times · Sep 29

Thune admitted passing the SAVE Act wouldn’t have fixed GOP midterm woes. Then he said Trump’s Iran war ‘trumped everything else’

Polls put the Democrats ahead

We Got This Covered · Sep 29

Trump denied offering Iran sanctions relief and frozen funds. Then he demanded Axios withdraw its story ‘IMMEDIATELY’

He rejected an Iranian proposal recently.

We Got This Covered · Sep 29