hostilities
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“In a low energy 24 hours the Middle East story has rumbled on as concerns about fresh US-Iran hostilities pushed oil prices higher still,” Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid wrote in a Tuesday note.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“For us here in the region, while we prefer a stalemate over war, we prefer a permanent cessation of hostilities over a stalemate,” the senior Gulf official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Oil prices were on pace for their largest weekly gain since mid-July as a flare-up in U.S.-Iran hostilities provoked fears of prolonged supply disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Iranians expressed regret at the return to hostilities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lee writes another letter to Grant, asking for “a suspension of the hostilities pending the adjustment of the terms of the surrender of this army.”
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
