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Crude Closes Lower on Dollar Strength and Chinese Economic Woes

September WTI crude oil (CLU23 ) on Monday closed down -0.74 (-0.89%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU23 ) closed down -5.87 (-1.98%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday settled moderately lower. Monday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 5-week high pressured energy prices. Also, concerns that a...

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Crude Prices Slip on Dollar Strength and Chinese Economic Concerns

September WTI crude oil (CLU23 ) this morning is down -0.42 (-0.50%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU23 ) is down -5.78 (-1.95%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately lower. Today's rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 5-week high pressures energy prices. Also, concerns that...

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Iran blames ISIL for shrine attack, arrests foreign nationals

Iran had executed two men in early June for the previous attack on Shah Cheragh that claimed 13 lives.

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Iran women’s kabaddi team on a raid to defend Asian Games title

Iran women's kabaddi team, led by coach Shailaja Jain, is in Mumbai for a practice tour ahead of the Asian Games. Despite the pandemic, the team is determined to defend their gold medal from the 2018 Asian Games. With Shailaja's guidance, the team is confident of overcoming any challenges to…

The Hindu

Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others

A gunman has opened fire at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others

The Independent UK

Iran’s Shiraz shrine comes under second deadly attack in months

Last year’s attack, for which two people convicted of being linked with ISIL were executed, left 13 dead and 40 injured.

Al Jazeera

Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized

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‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal

Countries acknowledge initial step in deal expected to include prisoner swap and give Tehran access to frozen funds.

Al Jazeera

What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds

The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement that will eventually set free five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred from banks in South Korea to Qatar

The Independent UK

Iran is the biggest perpetrator of internet shutdowns in 2023—here is what's at stake

Over 4 billion people were under the shadow of digital suppression in the first half of 2023 alone. Here's how digital freedom is under siege in Iran and across the world.

TechRadar

China, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency says

New Zealand’s domestic intelligence agency says that China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand

The Independent UK

Iran moves five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest

Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea, US and Iranian officials said Thursday, as part of a tentative deal that follows months of heightened tensions between the two countries.

France 24

A look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal

Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea

The Independent UK

Spies say interference in NZ linked to Chinese intelligence

In a major new report, the Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) says "ongoing activity in and against New Zealand" is linked to Chinese intelligence.

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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release

Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest

The Guardian - US

Five US dual citizens detained in Iran moved out of prison to house arrest

Move could indicate start of a possible prisoner swap between US and Iran, though negotiations for release of the five are continuing

Al Jazeera

US citizens detained in Iran moved from prison to house arrest

US news outlets say transfer marks first step in potential prisoner swap deal between Washington and Tehran.

The Independent UK

US agrees $6bn deal with Iran for release of five Americans detained in notorious prison on spying charges

Biden administration calls move an ‘enouraging step’ and says negotiations remain ‘ongoing’

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Iran moves American prisoners to house arrest as a step in a swap for their release

The move comes amid the outlines of a deal after diplomacy between U.S. and Iran via mediators — but nothing is final.

Al Jazeera

Middle East Roundup: US, Iran jostle for control of Gulf

Third anniversary of Beirut blast and six months since Turkey and Syria’s earthquakes: here’s the Middle East this week.

Zenger

Assad: Israeli Strikes Directed At Syria, Not Iran

In a rare interview, Syrian President Al-Assad told Sky News Arabia that Iran was only a pretext for Israel's strikes in Syria

Zenger

What Deal Are The Americans And Saudis Negotiating?

U.S. and Saudi negotiations are centered on two main issues: China and America’s strategic alignment in the Middle East.

The Independent UK

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground

Iranian authorities have for months done little to enforce the law on women wearing the mandatory headscarf, but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the hijab

Al Jazeera

Iran says it has technology to build supersonic missiles amid US tensions

Iran is touting the new technology as Washington has sent thousands of troops to regional waters.

Al Jazeera

US military buildup in Gulf risks ‘dangerous’ Iran escalation: Analysts

Sending troops to deter Iran in the Gulf harkens back to Donald Trump’s hardline policies against Tehran, experts say.

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