🚨U.S., IRAN STILL FAR FROM PEACE AS HORMUZ TENSIONS EASE Meanwhile, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz appeared to ease, with a Qatari LNG tanker moving toward the waterway in a reported confidence-building step. The conflict has shaken oil markets and disrupted trade through Hormuz, which carries about one-fifth of global oil supply Britain is deploying a warship to the region, while the U.S. announced fresh sanctions on Iran-linked entities.(Coin Bureau)