Villagers at a fuel station in Halvad, Gujarat, India [Aljazeera] Share Tweet Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran continued for a third consecutive day, dampening hopes for a return to normality in th…
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Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran continued for a third consecutive day, dampening hopes for a return to normality in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the primary international benchmark, rose 2.8 percent on Tuesday, extending a 9.6 percent gain from the previous day. Brent futures for September delivery stood at $85.67 a barrel as of 07:00 GMT, the highest since June 15. After easing to pre-conflict levels following Washington and Tehran’s signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for peace last month, Brent has risen 18 percent from its price before the start of the US-Israel war on Iran in late February. The US Central Command on Monday announced strikes on Iran for a third day, saying its forces targeted Tehran’s ability to attack “innocent civilians and commercial shipping” in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it hit two oil supertankers in the strait and launched missile and drone strikes against US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for the attacks. Adding to the market volatility, President Donald Trump said on Monday the US would reimpose its blockade of Iranian ports and begin charging vessels transit fees as the “guardian” of the critical waterway. “Crude oil is fast losing its strategic petroleum reserve buffer, and a violent repricing up cannot be discounted until the market sees toned-down rhetoric from both parties,” June Goh, a senior oil market analyst at Sparta Commodities in Singapore, told Al Jazeera, referring to the US government’s emergency oil stockpile, which the Trump administration has drawn on to mitigate supply constraints. [Aljazeera]
Latest News England to make late call on Declan Rice for World Cup semi-final
Published 8 hours agoon 2026/07/14
Declan Rice was withdrawn at half-time during England's quarter-final win against Norway [BBC] England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina. But there remains optimism the Arsenal midfielder can shake off the effects of an illness to play on Wednesday. Rice, who suffered with a sickness bug in the lead-up to Saturday’s quarter-final victory over Norway in Miami, was substituted at half-time. Head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted afterwards that Rice had spent three days in bed before the match, which England won 2-1 after extra time. It is understood Rice still has not recovered fully from the illness – picked up in Mexico, where England beat the co-hosts 3-2 in the last 16 – but his condition has improved markedly over the past 48 hours. As things stand, there is growing hope he will be well enough to start in Atlanta. Rice is almost certain to rule himself fit for the semi-final given the enormity of the occasion. But given the severity of the illness, England medics are set to make a late call on his availability. And Tuchel will wait to see how rapidly his condition improves before making a final decision on whether to pick him. In addition to his recovery from the sickness bug, Rice has also been carrying a neural problem for several months, affecting his lower back and hamstring. The midfielder, who has 78 caps, has started all but one of England’s World Cup games so far, missing the 2-0 group-stage win over Panama because of an injury flare-up. [BBC]
Latest News US, Iran exchange attacks around Strait of Hormuz
Published 8 hours agoon 2026/07/14
Disputes over the Strait of Hormuz have renewed hostilities between the US and Iran [Aljazeera] The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval blockade of Iranian ports takes effect, as Washington and Tehran both stake claims to control the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command, the military’s regional command known as CENTCOM, said its latest strikes began at 4:45pm ET (20:45 GMT) on Monday, and were aimed at degrading Iran’s capacity to attack “innocent civilians and commercial shipping” in the strait. Iranian state television and semi-official news agencies reported explosions throughout the night across the country’s southern coast, including the port city of Bandar Abbas, and on Kish and Qeshm islands, as well as the town of Jam in Bushehr province. A projectile that struck western Bandar Abbas caused no casualties, the Fars news agency reported, citing the regional governor’s office. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian forces had struck several “violating” vessels in the strait, and that a US-made drone had been shot down near Bandar Abbas. The United Arab Emirates said that two of its oil tankers had been hit by Iranian cruise missiles in Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE added that one Indian national crew member had been killed on one of the tankers, and that eight other people were wounded. For its part, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had also launched a wider retaliatory campaign against US allies and interests across the Gulf. The Iranian army said on Monday that it had carried out a drone attack on US military targets in Kuwait. In a statement posted by state broadcaster IRIB, the army said it launched drones at a US Patriot missile system, fuel tanks, a watchtower, an ammunition depot and communication systems. [Aljazeera]
Latest News India crush England to claim historic victory in the first women’s Test at Lord’s
Published 15 hours agoon 2026/07/13
Sneh Rana pick up four wickets to seal India's victory [Cricinfo] India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping up a 270-run victory within 95 minutes. Sophie Ecclestone scored a defiant maiden international half-century but when she was bowled by Sneh Rana, giving the offspinner her fourth wicket for the innings and sixth for the match, India claimed the fourth-highest margin of victory by runs in women’s Tests. Amy Jones added just two more runs to her over night score of 52 before she picked out Shafali Verma at midwicket on the 18th ball of the fourth day, giving Rana her third wicket for the innings and exposing the England tail. On Sunday, India had asked England to chase a mammoth 457 runs in the fourth innings, thanks largely to Yastika Bhatia’s century which put her on the Lord’s Test batting honours board, alongside team-mate Kranti Gaud, who had already inked her name on the bowler’s board on day two.
Ecclestone, whose five-wicket haul in India’s second innings had put her name next to Gaud’s on the famed honours board, resumed the day on 1 with her side 130 for 6 and still needing 327. She reached her fifty off 61 balls but saw off only four more deliveries before she fell, failing to keep out one that dropped and turned between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. Lauren Filer, who picked up the fist wicket of this match, remained unbeaten, having faced 22 balls for a solitary boundary. Issy Wong faced 33 balls for just 1 before Deepti Sharma struck with her fifth delivery of the day, beating Wong’s forward defence and clattering the stumps. Lauren Bell defied the abdominal soreness which kept her off the field for a good part of India’s innings on day three to join Ecclestone at the crease. But her stay was brief as Deepti claimed a second wicket in the space of seven balls, spinning one back sharply through the gate to ping the top of off stump. Heather Knight, the former England captain, and opening batter Tammy Beaumont, were denied a fairytale farewell after announcing their international retirements before the match, dismissed for 13 and a golden duck respectively in England’s second innings on day three. The match belonged to India, who dominated throughout, first through a solid batting performance after being sent in by England captain Nat Sciver Brunt with Smriti Mandhana top-scoring on 83 and Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti also reaching half-centuries. Gaud’s 5 for 37 then restricted England to a 115-run deficit on first innings before Bhatia put the match beyond reach with her 113, well supported by Richa Ghosh’s unbeaten fifty and another half-century from Mandhana. Gaud and fellow seamer Sayali Satghare made early inroads, splitting four wickets between them on the third evening and Rana also picked up two on the third day. Scores: India Women 285 in 74.5 overs (Smriti Mandhana 83, Harmanpreet Kaur 58, Deepti Sharma 57; Sophie Ecclestone 3-68) and 341 for 7 dec. in 86.3 overs (Smriti Mandhana 70, Yastika Bhatia 113, Richa Ghosh 50*; Sophie Ecclestone 5-118) beat England Women 170 in 59.1 overs (Amy Jones 52; Kranti Gaud 5-37) and 186 in 62.5 overs (Amy Jones 54, Sophie Ecclestone 50; Sneh Rana 4-42, Kranti Gaud 2-54) by 270 runs
[Cricinfo]