standoff

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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

Treasury yields declined as the standoff in the Middle East drags on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Markets open on a weak foot with headlines from a locked-in standoff over the Strait of Hormuz dominating the news,” Danske Bank’s Joel Rossier said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

What began as a tense standoff between the two superpowers now threatened to spiral into an actual nuclear conflict.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau