Iranian MP Mojtaba Zarei urged Jordanians to seize the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and take US soldiers captive after Tehran strikes the base in a threatened upcoming ballistic missile attack.

A US aircraft carrier shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively approached” the ship in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday hours before two gunboats operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps approached a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to board and seize the ship,

The oil market got another boost from a bullish inventory report from the American Petroleum Institute (API). The numbers show that US crude oil inventories fell by 11.1m barrels over the last week, significantly larger than the roughly 640k barrel draw the market was expecting.

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US-Iran tensions and bullish inventory data drive oil price gains. Escalation risks an asymmetric $15+ price surge, says Rystad Energy.

Iran is ready to participate in “fair and just” nuclear talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations, but will not be dictated to, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday.

The failed attempt in a key waterway for oil shipments comes as Washington continues to build up forces in Middle East.

Gold prices extended gains on Wednesday on safe-haven appeal, as renewed geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran added to the yellow metal's recent upswing that saw it mark its best day since 2008 in the previous session.

Iran’s President says he has instructed the country’s foreign minister to pursue constructive negotiations to ease tensions and a looming threat of conflict with the US. The move signals a shift in approach for Tehran,

Relations between the US and Iran have been strained for years over nuclear issues, sanctions, and regional security.