Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes
Shares surged in Tokyo, Seoul and other Asian markets Thursday, fuelled by hopes of a Middle East peace accord.
Japan's Nikkei index jumped more than 3.5 percent after Iran said it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war.
President Donald Trump described on Wednesday the talks as being on the "borderline" between a deal and renewed attacks.
Cautious hopes rippled quickly through financial markets. Oil fell more than five percent Wednesday, while US stocks rose.
Iran foreign ministry spokesperson says “We have received US views and are reviewing them”
The Iranian state-run agency Nour News quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying "We have received US Views and are reviewing them" Pakistan continued to mediate exchanges of messages between Tehran and Washington, adding that several rounds of communication had taken place based on Iran’s original 14-point framework, he added.
Iran says 26 vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours
Iran's proposal to US calls for sanctions lifting and funds release, deputy foreign minister says
Iran warns of war ‘beyond the region’ if US resumes attacks
Yesterday's key developments:
- Iran said on Wednesday it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war, as President Donald Trump described the talks as being on the "borderline" between a deal and renewed strikes.
- The US military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade.
- The US ambassador to Israel sharply criticised far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday, after he posted a video showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
