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Trump Offers to Release Iran's Frozen Assets in New Proposal
The dollar rose 0.05% as oil prices climbed and traders sought safe assets after renewed attacks on shipping in the Gulf.
- Renewed Gulf tensions and conflict with Iran-aligned Houthis are pressuring global oil markets, with Tehran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz unless the United States meets its conditions.
- Investors are purchasing the safe-haven dollar as concerns about the economic impact of the energy shock from the Iran war intensify following reports of separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday.
- The British pound remained unchanged at $1.3505 while the euro slipped 0.1% to $1.1534, as economists expect data to show inflation picked up last month after easing in June.
- Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING, noted a soft number "should drag market pricing of a September Fed rate hike away from a 50% probability in favour of no change."
- Higher Japanese government bond yields signal increasing expectations of a BoJ rate hike next month, underscoring the intention to press ahead with policy normalisation despite recent currency market intervention.
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Trump is caught in a war that is becoming increasingly difficult for him to pull out of - without it looking like a defeat.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Trump Touts Stranglehold on Iran: ‘Praise Be to Allah!’
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday the United States has a military and economic stranglehold on Iran and declared, "Praise be to Allah!" The post Trump Touts Stranglehold on Iran: ‘Praise Be to Allah!’ appeared first on Breitbart.
·Los Angeles, United States
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John Mearsheimer: Iran Has Trump Over a Barrel
From John Mearsheimer’s new YouTube channel: The aim of this video is to compare the terms of the new deal to end the Iran war, which key Iranian spokesmen have just described, with those of the June 17, 2026, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Tehran and Washington. I will explain…
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right8Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution66% Right
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- 66% of the sources lean Right
66% Right
L 17%
C 17%
R 66%
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