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Middle East Roundup, Aug 15: US military maintains broad Middle East presence
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper completes a 10-day regional tour as US forces remain deployed across the Middle East, while the future USS John F. Kennedy advances toward Navy service.
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Middle East Roundup, Aug 12:Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control
Says the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it"; IEA sharply cuts 2026 oil demand forecast as Hormuz closure and high prices weigh on consumption; Israeli forces close Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, barring Muslim worshippers during Jewish holidays.
August 12, 2026
Middle East Roundup, July 30: China rejects report of air-defense missile shipment to Iran
Foreign ministry spokesperson says reports "are not true and not factual at all,” adds Beijing “always works for peace and the end of the conflict”; Pakistan, Türkiye express "deep concern over the continued Israeli military actions in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank."
July 30, 2026
Middle East Roundup, July 27: Trump says 'good chance' Iran talks will yield results
Donald Trump voices optimism over the prospects for a peace deal in talks with Iran, as both sides hold their fire for a third consecutive day; Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was 'giving talks some space'.
July 27, 2026
Asian stocks take another hit from AI, Mideast worries
After leading several markets to record highs this year, technology firms are facing selling pressure on concerns that the eye-watering sums pumped into artificial intelligence may have been overdone and stock valuations are too high.
June 5, 2026
Asian equities ahead, oil rises as uncertainty surrounds US-Iran talks
Asian stocks climbed on AI-driven optimism, while oil prices rose amid ongoing uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks and the future of global energy supply routes.
June 1, 2026
Asia stocks surge, oil falls on hopes of US-Iran truce deal
Oil markets have whipsawed this week as investors parse the chances of a breakthrough agreement between Washington and Tehran that could potentially resume normal shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
May 29, 2026
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Middle East roundup, May 28: US strikes Iran, drawing retaliatory attack on American base
The US military shot down four drones launched from Iran and struck a control center in the port city of Bandar Abbas; Iranian forces fire at four ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz; Israel's military issues evacuation warning for residents of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon.
May 28, 2026
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IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war
In the "adverse" scenario, where oil prices remain higher for longer, inflation expectations become less stable and financial conditions tighten, growth would slow to 2.5%, the Fund said at the time.
May 14, 2026
Day 76: All you need to know about US-Israel war on Iran
US president says President Xi offered China's help to open the strait, pledges not to send military equipment to aid Iran; Iranian media reports that naval forces allowed Chinese ships to pass through Hormuz; Israel, Lebanon to open new round of peace talks in Washington.
May 14, 2026