Why Is the Stock Market Falling Today? From US-Iran Talks to Crude Oil Prices, Key Reasons Behind the Decline

Indian stock markets fall sharply as Sensex and Nifty decline amid US-Iran tensions, rising crude oil prices, elevated bond yields, and sustained foreign investor outflows, triggering global risk-off sentiment.

Bessent says Iran will have 'nothing left to trade' within two weeks as oil lifeline dries up

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Iran will complete its final oil shipments to China within two weeks, leaving Tehran with "nothing left to trade."

Oil prices spike after Trump rejects Iran truce offer

Oil prices spiked with bond yields Monday as Donald Trump's rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day truce stoked inflation concerns, while stocks were mixed as traders look ahead to the release of key US data.

Oil prices back up as U.S. and Iran trade fresh threats to expand 7-month war

U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
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Trump says oil prices will “come dropping down” once Iran “gives up,” claims oil is “less expensive now” than under Biden

Trump discusses the Iran conflict, Strait of Hormuz oil shipments, US military action and negotiations with Tehran during his UN address.
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How oil, gas losses have shrunk Iran’s GDP by 10 percent during war

The oil and gas sector shrank 26 percent, new official data shows, pointing to the costs of the US-Israel war on Iran.
The Rio Times

Oil Rebounds as Trump Rejects Iran Offer After Friday Slide Hit Petrobras

Oil prices rose on Monday after Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz offer, reversing part of Friday's slide that sent Petrobras and YPF lower.

The US may soon receive $600 million worth of Iranian oil that was seized earlier in the war, putting an ancient body of maritime law back in focus

The legal channel the administration is using to seize the tankers is known as prize law and has its roots in the Middle Ages.