Trump called off a scheduled Iran strike on May 18 after three Gulf leaders asked him to hold off, saying the parties are very close to a deal.
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Oil spikes to $109 and Wall Street falls as Trump rejects Iran peace deal
Brent crude surged to $109 a barrel on Friday and the S&P 500 fell 0.88 percent as Trump rejected a proposed framework to ease tensions with Iran.
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The Strait of Hormuz becomes the war’s most dangerous front
Three months into US-Israel military operations against Iran, the narrow passage through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s traded oil travels has become a pressure point that neither side can afford to close — but neither has shown it can keep fully open.