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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

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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/File)

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

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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

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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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A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran says Iraq exempt from any Strait of Hormuz restrictions

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April 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya ​joint military ‌command said Iraq ​would be ​exempt from any ⁠restrictions ​on transit ​through the Strait of Hormuz, ​Iranian ​media reported on Saturday, ‌signaling ⁠preferential treatment for Baghdad ​as ​Tehran ⁠tightens control over ​the ​strategic ⁠waterway.

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