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Oil climbs following renewed US, Iran strikes in Middle East

Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT ​while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.11 a barrel, up 88 cents, or ​1.3%.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio departs with Bahrain's Foreign Minister and Chairman of the GCC Ministerial Council session Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani after a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States at The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain during Rubio's visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies. Photo: Reuters

Rubio wraps up Gulf tour as allies share concerns over Iran peace accord

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, 19 February 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed

Before the war, Iran held the largest ballistic stockpile in the Middle East, with between ​2,500 and 6,000 missiles of different types. Some were capable of reaching Israel, with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles), and some carried cluster munition warheads that are ‌harder to defend against.

Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?

US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: BSS/AFP

Netanyahu faces backlash after shelving Beirut strike plans following Trump call

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Netanyahu warns of Beirut strikes if Hezbollah attacks persist

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iran studying deal to halt war, as Trump says talks going on continuously

The file photo of Anindya Islam Amit. Photo: Collected

Govt forced to raise fuel prices due to Middle East crisis: State minister

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Indian NCB personnel seized a consignment weighing about 227.7 kilograms of Captagon in tablets and powder form worth Rs182 crore. Photo: Collected

India seizes Middle East drug Captagon worth Rs182cr for first time, says home ministry

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Indian capital announces work-from-home days to weather fuel shortage

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

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Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported