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A pumpjack stands idle in the Huntington Beach oil field, with port cranes visible in the distance, on April 23, 2026, in Huntington Beach, California.

Oil surges past $120 to war-time high as Trump rejects Iran overture

Benchmark Brent crude surpassed $120 per barrel on Wednesday, reaching the highest levels yet seen during the US-Israel-Iran war.

Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on April 29, 2026, following the stabbing to two people nearby.

جماعة مرتبطة بإيران تعلن مسؤوليتها عن حادثة طعن في منطقة يهودية بلندن: ما يجب معرفته

تم ربط حركة أصحاب اليامين الإسلامية بعدد من الهجمات على أهداف يهودية في أوروبا، فضلاً عن كونها منفذاً إخبارياً إيرانياً مناهضاً للنظام.

This aerial photograph shows Turkey's first floating natural gas production platform, "Osman Gazi," passing through the Bosphorus, in Istanbul, on May 29, 2025.

تركيا تمضي قدماً في خطة مدّ خط أنابيب الغاز إلى شمال قبرص مع تصاعد التنافس في شرق المتوسط

قال وزير الطاقة التركي إن شركة بوتاس، المشغلة لخط أنابيب النفط والغاز الطبيعي في البلاد، قد بدأت الأعمال الهندسية لخط الأنابيب.

President Donald Trump gives a speech during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on April 28, 2026, in Washington.

ترامب يتحدث مع نتنياهو وبوتين مع تصاعد حملة الضغط على إيران

تحدث الرئيس دونالد ترامب عبر الهاتف بشكل منفصل مع رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو والرئيس الروسي فلاديمير بوتين، وناقشوا الوضع في إيران وإمكانية تمديد وقف إطلاق النار.

An Iraqi money dealer counts Iranian rial banknotes bearing a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at an exchange office in Baghdad on Feb. 3, 2012.

الريال الإيراني يسجل أدنى مستوى قياسي جديد مع تداعيات الحصار والحرب: ما يجب معرفته

شهد الريال انهياراً آخر في أواخر عام 2025، مما أدى إلى اندلاع احتجاجات وأعمال شغب واسعة النطاق في البلاد، والتي تم إنهاؤها بحملة قمع حكومية قوية.

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البنتاغون: الحرب مع إيران كلّفت الولايات المتحدة ما يقدر بنحو 25 مليار دولار حتى الآن

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 3, 2026 in the Mediterranean Sea.

Analysis

خروج الإمارات من منظمة أوبك يُزعزع استقرار المنظمة مع تحول التحالفات الخليجية

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Samuel Wendel

بواسطة Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

لماذا يبقى انتصار عباس في غزة "رمزياً" وليس رفضاً لحماس؟

Displaced Palestinian people look at paintings at an open-air art exhibition at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on April 28, 2026. The majority of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced, often multiple times, by the war that began with Hamas's attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. With displaced families living in tented camps, with serious concerns raised about their living conditions. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDI

Adam Lucente

بواسطة Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Trump urges Iran to sign a deal after report suggests US may extend blockade

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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A crossing point and destruction in the Lebanese village, Kfar Kila, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

The death of a Lebanese village

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US military commanders to brief Trump on new options against Iran, Axios reports

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FILE PHOTO: Grandparents of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, grieve at the floral memorial to honour the victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper/File Photo

Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms

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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

US seeks new coalition to get ships moving again in Hormuz, WSJ reports

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مسؤول إماراتي يقول إن فتح مضيق هرمز أمر أساسي لأي اتفاق مع إيران، ويصف الأضرار التي لحقت بالبنية التحتية بأنها "قابلة للسيطرة".

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وزير يحذر من أن خفض المساعدات المقدمة إلى لبنان قد يؤدي إلى تمكين حزب الله

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Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs

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يقول مهتدي من كومالا إنه على الرغم من تراجع ترامب عن مواقفه، قد تستمر الولايات المتحدة في دعم الأكراد في إيران.

A armed Kurdish Peshmerga of the Komala party waves the Komala flag in a ceremony held in memory of Komala Martyrs' Day in Sidakan, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on March 17, 2021.

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Leader of Komala

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أولمرت: الاتفاق الإسرائيلي اللبناني وحده قادر على كبح جماح حزب الله، والاحتلال "غير قابل للاستمرار".

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إلى متى سيصمد الاقتصاد الإيراني أمام الحصار البحري الذي فرضه ترامب؟

The Ateela 2 oil tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026, on Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz.

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In Tehran, reporting on politics

Analysis

خروج الإمارات من منظمة أوبك يُزعزع استقرار المنظمة مع تحول التحالفات الخليجية

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بواسطة Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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رغم ضغوط ترامب للحد من هجمات إسرائيل على لبنان، لا يزال من غير المرجح أن يجتمع عون ونتنياهو

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Analysis

لماذا يبقى انتصار عباس في غزة "رمزياً" وليس رفضاً لحماس؟

Adam Lucente

بواسطة Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Displaced Palestinian people look at paintings at an open-air art exhibition at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on April 28, 2026. The majority of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced, often multiple times, by the war that began with Hamas's attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. With displaced families living in tented camps, with serious concerns raised about their living conditions. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDI

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