standoff

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Iran has handed Washington a new proposal for ending the war, offering hints of compromise in a bid to revive talks to end a standoff that is proving costly for its economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The current standoff at the crucial waterway has starved the market of roughly 10 million barrels of oil per day, according to Manish Raj, managing director at Velandera Energy Partners.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The standoff weighed on equity markets, with Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Wellington and Jakarta all down.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

With the current backdrop, it’s “hard to see any event creating a big breakthrough” in the U.S.-Iran standoff, said Tom Kloza, senior energy adviser at Gulf Oil.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

And there we stood for a few silent seconds, locked in a jaw-clenching standoff until our eyes began to tear up.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan