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US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire

For Gulf states, Hormuz uncertainty casts shadow over fragile US-Iran truce

The Gulf region breathed a collective sigh of relief late on Tuesday after Iran and the United States agreed on a two-week truce, pausing more than a month of increasingly violent attacks and inflamma...

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The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know

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What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to

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Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan

Global oil prices have fallen sharply since President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran if vessels are allowed to move through the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.

Oil Plunges, Stock Futures Rise on Ceasefire Plan: Markets Wrap

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Wall Street ends sharply higher on US-Iran ceasefire

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Gulf countries seeking seat at negotiation table following Iranian attacks

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Thursday the importance of Gulf states participating in any talks between Iran and the United States to end the war in the Middle East,” UAE news said.

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Attacks on nuclear facilities 'will end life' in Gulf cities not Tehran: Iran's FM after US-Israel strikes on Bushehr

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that further strikes on the Bushehr nuclear power plant could lead to radioactive fallout affecting GCC capitals. He slammed Western silence over the attacks,

Al-Monitor

China, Russia veto scaled-back Hormuz resolution at UN Security Council

By a vote of 13-0, the Security Council passed a separate Bahrain-led resolution last month that condemned Iran’s “egregious attacks” on its Gulf neighbors. Moscow and Beijing abstained from the vote.

GCC chief urges UN to halt Iranian attacks, protect Gulf waterways

Jassim al-Budaiwi calls on UN Security Council to guarantee ‘uninterrupted navigation through all strategic waterways’.

European Council on Foreign Relations

The Gulf on the front line: The end of strategic hedging and new space for Europeans

The war on Iran marks a turning point in the security calculus of the Gulf monarchies. Strategic hedging has failed—and Europeans could become just the reliable

The Business Standard

Migrant workers face safety threats, hardship amid Gulf tensions: HRW

HRW urged Gulf states to implement emergency measures, including income support, fair wages, and access to social security.

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Gulf Cooperation Council

The latest news and top stories on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a Riyadh-based intergovernmental political and economic union. The GCC was established in 1981 to foster cooperation, integration and unity among its six Arab member states in the Persian Gulf.

Global Finance Magazine

New Frontier In The Gulf

Still modest in size, the regional private credit market is growing fast, boosted by sovereign capital and regional and global direct lenders.

Opinion

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The Gulf stream Of Kerala politics

As Kerala votes today, an important question is, whether the Israel-US war against Iran will impact voter participation, and electoral outcome. Because it’s thrown the Gulf Cooperation Council region,

War clouds raise fears of worker exodus from Gulf, remittances seen at risk

Rising conflict in the Gulf raises concerns about potential worker exodus and risks to India's vital remittance inflows.

The Banker

Gulf economies set for sharpest slowdown as Iran war hits oil revenues

Gulf Cooperation Council countries could see the sharpest economic slowdown from the war with Iran, with growth projected to fall from 4.4 per cent in 2025 to 1.3 per cent in 2026, according to the World Bank’s latest Middle East, north Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Menaap) economic forecast.