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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
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Shares in Europe are set to open higher on Friday as the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Europe continues to test investors' nerves.
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Energy analysts warn that the Iran ceasefire is not likely to alleviate acute signs of stress in the physical oil market.
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The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is facing multiple tests ahead of negotiations in Pakistan this weekend.
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There was no sign Iran was lifting its near-total blockade of the strait, which has caused the worst-ever disruption to global energy supplies.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis the bombardment of Lebanon would continue, but also said his cabinet would open direct negotiations to bring about "a historic, sustainable peace."
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Crude prices have reversed from sharp falls on Wednesday when plans to pause the war first emerged.
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The Mediterranean nation is reeling after Israel struck more than 100 targets in 10 minutes, heightening fears that the tenuous cease-fire with Iran could unravel.
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The price of oil rebounded Thursday as doubts grew about state of the Iran ceasefire announced just two days earlier by President Donald Trump.
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The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, the Kremlin said, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.
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Europeans and Iran warned that the Israeli offensive against Hezbollah threatened the truce in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber demanded a full reopening of the strait, warning that the oil supply disruption will increase if Iran maintains control of the passage.
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Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel's strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.
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;Resize=(620)) Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the Middle East ceasefire in further jeopardy after its most intensive strikes of the war on its neighbour killed more than 200 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. The escalating violence has threatened to torpedo U.S. President Donald Trump's truce with Iran from the outset.
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Vice President JD Vance will lead the United States delegation which is set to meet with Iranian officials in Pakistan on Saturday.
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Oil prices plunged on Wednesday, stirring hope of relief at the pump.
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Iran's parliamentary speaker charged the U.S. of breaching the terms of the two-week ceasefire agreement.
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;Resize=(620)) The announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States was met in Lebanon with the war's bloodiest day, as Israel launched a massive air campaign that its media termed "Operation Eternal Darkness." The Israeli strikes killed and wounded hundreds, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled his intent to pursue Hezbollah regardless of international pressure.
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