escalation
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The renewed escalation threatened to slow Gulf producers’ efforts to restore output and undermine confidence in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic had recently begun to recover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
If the escalation between the two sides can be stopped, mediators involved in the negotiating process believe it is possible to do a deal with Iran that will allow shipping to transit the Strait.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
German and U.K. government bonds rose to four-week highs on Wednesday, as renewed military escalation in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
An escalation of the war between Oxscini and Everica?
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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