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Iran’s Conservative Camp Split Over U.S. Talks To End War

04.30.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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VIDEO: Powell era ends, Iran war costs $25B – Reuters World News – Thursday 4.30.26

04.30.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Elections, Featured, Federal Reserve, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, U.S. Supreme Court, UK

Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds rates steady, pledges to remain involved as a fed governor; Pentagon claims $25[…]

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Top Iranian negotiator arrives back in Pakistan — while Trump orders chief US aides to phone it in

04.26.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Persian Gulf

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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing ‘seriously fractured’ Iranian government

04.21.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf

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Monday 4.20.26 – Stocks Down Slightly, Oil Up, As Iran, Middle East Scenarios Become Even More Problematic

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

Major U.S. stock markets closed slightly lower, and oil rose, amid blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and doubts about[…]

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$50 billion worth of oil lost in 50 days of Iran war

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

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Iran Gas Crunch Is the Latest Cost-Of-Living Squeeze Hitting Households

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Autos, Hybrids, EVs, Motorcycles, Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Oil claws back losses as Strait of Hormuz is closed again; Oil prices rebounded more than 6% after tumbling more than 9% on Friday on news the Strait of Hormuz is closed again.

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

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Trump threatens to destroy civilian infrastructure if Iran refuses deal; Iran and U.S. contradictory statements about whether even holding another meeting

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, Trump says

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire CENTCOM, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf, Shipping, U.S. Navy

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U.S. to recover uranium from Iran at a ‘leisurely pace’, Trump tells Reuters

04.17.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Nuclear

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Trump Says War Could End ‘Very Soon,’ Top Mediator Travels To Iran

04.15.2026 SCW SteveWire CENTCOM, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, National Security, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Shipping

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Russia’s Lavrov Visits Beijing As China Steps Up Iran War Diplomacy

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire China, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf, Russia, Shipping

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IMF cuts economic growth outlook, warns world already drifting toward more adverse scenario, due to Iran, Middle East war-driven energy price spikes, amidst Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East

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IMF: The global economy faces renewed tests as the war in the Middle East threatens to disrupt growth and disinflation.

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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Stocks Extend Gains After Trump Says Iran Wants Deal

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran

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Inflation at record low in emerging markets even as it accelerates in advanced economies; cushions emerging market oil shock; weighted-average inflation in developing world narrowed to 2.12% first quarter; similar index for developed markets rose to 3.21%

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, Inflation, International, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Iran War Spiked Inflation In March; Consumer prices rose at fastest pace in years as war pushed energy costs dramatically higher

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, Inflation, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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At the Races: Taxes on the trail; Rising gas prices; Instability in Middle East; Trump plummeting poll numbers; historically party controlling White House often loses congressional seats in midterm elections; Republicans face significant challenges

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Elections, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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This week: Iran War Powers and expulsion talk in Congress; Swalwell among four members facing serious ethics allegations

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Military, National Security

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Trump says gas prices may remain high through November midterm election; after weeks of asserting that price spike short-term

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Autos, Hybrids, EVs, Motorcycles, Donald Trump, Economy, Business, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Gold slips as dollar firms, U.S.-Iran peace talks falter

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Currency, Dollar, Economy, Business, Featured, Gold and Silver, Precious Metals, Headlines, International, Iran

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Wall Street indexes mixed as U.S.-Iran concerns clash with bargain-hunting

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran

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Trump lashes out at Pope Leo XIV amid Iran war rebuke

04.12.2026 SCW SteveWire Donald Trump, Faith, Faith & Values, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear, Persian Gulf, Venezuela

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The Fed Can Only Watch Iran’s Energy Shock — and Wait

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Federal Reserve, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Oil prices rose in early trading Friday following attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, and as markets evaluated risk premium from ongoing closure of Strait of Hormuz, despite fragile truce between U.S. and ‌Iran

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Tuesday 4.7.26 – U.S. stock markets had closed mixed, then stock futures jumped and oil fell as Trump-Iran two-week ceasefire announced requiring opening of Strait of Hormuz

04.07.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

U.S. stocks closed mixed Tuesday, at a time when President Donald Trump’s deadline for a wider attack on Iran still[…]

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Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire if Iran opens Strait of Hormuz; Trump delays planned Iran strikes for two weeks after talks with Pakistani leaders

04.07.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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U.S. strikes Iran’s Kharg Island in Persian Gulf as Trump’s deadline looms

04.07.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf

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Trump threatens ‘whole civilization’ of Iran ‘will die tonight,’ drastically escalating war Tehran has been defiant amid Trump’s threats to hit critical infrastructure targets

04.07.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Military

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