Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Rubio courts GCC support on Iran deal as UAE warns over Hormuz

Also: Turkey jet engines, Sudan’s currency divide, and pro-Palestinian victories in NYC.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Newsletter: Business & Tech

Oil falls to prewar levels as Hormuz reopens

Oil prices retreat as Gulf shipping stabilizes, Qatar moves to restore LNG output, and regional governments roll out new investment and residency incentives.

By Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Vance says Switzerland talks laid 'good foundation' for final deal

Early US-Iran talks in Switzerland point to cautious progress

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Newsletter: City Pulse Dubai

Juma Al Haj captures a nation in crisis through art

Also this week: Emerging designers honored, a new Dubai gastrobar opens, and collage art comes to Kutubna.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor

In Dubai, reporting on culture

Interview

Franco-Gulf investment holds firm despite Iran war, French official says

French investors are reallocating capital toward strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence and technology rather than pulling out of the region altogether.

Axel Baroux

France’s trade and investment commissioner for the UAE and Middle East

Newsletter: Gulf

Gulf defense giants head to Europe

As Gulf states recalibrate after months of conflict with Iran, defense priorities are shifting from emergency procurement to long-term industrial partnerships.

By Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Explainer

Oil’s slide wavers as Trump warns US-Iran deal ‘not final’

Brent crude prices briefly jumped back above $80 per barrel on Wednesday as traders digested conflicting signals about efforts to end the war and reopen Hormuz.

Iran

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Iran says US deal requires Israeli forces to leave Lebanon

Tehran says the US-Iran agreement must include Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, while Gulf states cautiously back the framework to end months of war and disruption.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Gulf cautiously welcomes US-Iran deal as Hezbollah congratulates Tehran

Arab and regional countries welcomed the deal to end the war between Iran and the United States.

Iran

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Region welcomes US-Iran deal

Gulf states, Turkey and Lebanon cautiously praise the framework while urging full implementation and protection of maritime trade routes.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Analysis

Gulf aluminum pursues global deals as Hormuz crisis accelerates shift

Gulf aluminum exporters are targeting global deals amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war, which has pushed prices to multiyear highs in early June.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Newsletter: Daily Briefing

Iran says no final decision yet on deal

Tehran says a deal is not yet finalized as Washington drops a major case against Turkey and Riyadh restores trade ties with Lebanon.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO