Edition No. 51 · Wed 12 Aug 2026 · Story 8 of 33

Iran dampens Hormuz deal hopes

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Tehran doubled down on its Hormuz demands as oil hit $90 and the US fired on a Panama-flagged vessel trying to run the blockade.

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