UAE
The Gulf’s business and travel hub, built on making it effortless for the world’s money and talent to land somewhere convenient — and it shows in every new deal.
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Jul- 2026 -14 JulyCapital
Trump’s 20% Hormuz toll just rewrote the rules of global oil
Brent crude surged 8% above $82 per barrel as the US blockade restarts July 14, but the IMO says the levy has no legal basis, leaving shipowners and insurers navigating…
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14 JulyCapital
Iran just weaponized the Strait of Hormuz into a toll booth
Only 14 commercial vessels crossed on July 13 after the GFS Galaxy attack, while freight rates on Middle East lanes surged 250%, exceeding pandemic records and signaling Tehran may be…
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13 JulyCapital
Oil jumps $8 as US-Iran strikes shatter the Hormuz ceasefire
Brent crude hit $78.82 on Monday, the highest in three weeks, as the weekend's military escalation threatens to reverse the inflation progress the Federal Reserve chair must defend to Congress…
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13 JulyPower
US and Iran’s Hormuz gambit collapses into regional warfare
After reciprocal strikes across the Gulf widened the conflict to five allied states, Brent crude jumped to $78.86 a barrel, signaling traders are pricing a sustained disruption rather than a…
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10 JulyPower
Iran’s succession crisis just killed the ceasefire with missiles
The U.S. struck Iranian air defenses on July 9; Iran retaliated with missiles and drones across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan, collapsing a month-old agreement and sending Brent crude up…
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9 JulyPower
US strikes near Iran’s nuclear plant with no diplomatic off-ramp
The second wave of strikes hit Bushehr province on July 8, where Iran's only operating reactor sits 200 kilometres from the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Tehran to threaten massive retaliation…
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7 JulyTech & AI
A US chipmaker just moved supply chains out of China. Malaysia’s grid can’t keep up.
Vertiv opened a 236,000 sq ft factory in Johor on July 6, avoiding 45% US tariffs on Chinese-made power units, but data centre demand could consume a fifth of Malaysia's…
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Jun- 2026 -30 JunePower
Trump announced Iran talks. Tehran said they’re not happening.
The gap between Washington's confirmation and Tehran's denial on June 29 signals a de-escalation channel losing credibility before it can deliver on sanctions relief or maritime access.
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28 JunePower
Iran’s third strike day tests a ceasefire that was never meant to last
The Revolutionary Guard claims attacks on eight U.S. facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, while announcing new Strait of Hormuz inspections that could choke a fifth of global seaborne oil.
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28 JunePower
Iran threatens to walk away from US talks after ceasefire breaks down
Just 11 days after signing a 60-day interim deal on June 17, both sides exchanged fire over the weekend, testing whether mediators in Switzerland can salvage negotiations before mid-August.
