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Fed warns world may need to cut energy use if Hormuz stays shut

The world may need to reduce oil and gas consumption if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said

US denies Iran report on draft peace deal to reopen Hormuz

Other key points reported by Iran’s IRIB News included the US lifting its naval blockade on Iranian ports and the American navy leaving the waters surrounding Iran

Brent stabilizes amid deadlock between US, Iran

Brent crude rose 2.5% and appeared to stabilize around $100 per barrel, amid stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran

Oil prices slump after Trump says US-Iran negotiations in ‘final stages’

Oil ​prices fell 4% after U.S. President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran were in the final ‌stages, though investors remain wary about the outcome of peace talks as disruption to Middle Eastern supply continues

IEA: Market has lost 14 million barrels per day due to Hormuz, Iran

The volume of oil supply lost because of the war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has reached 14 million barrels per day, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said

US hits record oil exports amid Strait of Hormuz blockade

The United States reached record oil export levels, surpassing an average of 5 million barrels per day, following the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a route previously critical for 20% of global crude flows before traffic was halted by the Iran war

Trump says talks with Iran could resume on Friday

U.S. President Donald Trump said there is a possibility of resuming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan on Friday, after the ceasefire was extended indefinitely

IEA: Even if Hormuz reopens, recovery will take time

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that even if the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen immediately, it would take “a long time” to return to normal, with risks of rising inflation and slower economic activity

Iran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician says

Iran will never hand over control of the Strait of Hormuz because it is an “inalienable right” of Tehran, said Ebrahim Azizi, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and head of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ for remainder of truce

Iran said the Strait of Hormuz will remain “completely open” until the end of the ceasefire with the United States next Wednesday, following the start of a truce in Lebanon