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  • Cars drive near an anti-U.S. bilboard, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • An image released on April 5, 2026, and obtained from social media appears to show wreckage of an American aircraft and a helicopter rotor in Isfahan, Iran, which forensic imagery analyst William Goodhind said is consistent with a U.S. MC‑130J or HC‑130J, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A projectile launched from Iran heads towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Israel Emergency personnel work at the site of a projectile impact, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Haifa, Israel, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
    Emergency personnel work at the site of a projectile impact, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Haifa, Israel, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A first responder works at the site of a projectile impact, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, April 5, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • An Iranian newspaper with a cartoon depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump vows ‘hell’ for Iran if Strait stays shut, says a deal is possible

WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump threatened to rain “hell” on Tehran if it did not make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, as he praised U.S. special forces who rescued an airman in a high-risk mission from deep ​inside Iran. The U.S. and Israel have pounded

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  • Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Asian shares mostly gain while oil prices keep rising

TOKYO, April 6, 2026 (AP) — Asian markets that were open for trading mostly rose Monday, as investors continued to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald Trump might say next. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 1.1% to 53,692.42 in morning trading. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.5% to

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Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Oil prices rise as US-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt supply

TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed on Monday ‌on continuing fears of supply losses because of shipping disruptions in the key Middle East producing region from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Brent crude futures rose $1.71, or 1.6%, to $110.74 a barrel by 0057 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained $0.71,

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US aviator missing after Iran shot down fighter jet has been rescued

Washington (AP): The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with renewed threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote in a social media post that the aviator is injured but “will be just

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