Oil stays elevated until Iran and Washington strike a deal that preserves face on both sides.

Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint; even a partial closure keeps oil markets, shipping costs and inflation under pressure.

Pressure will grow for an independent probe as Palestinian officials push the custody-death case into the international spotlight.

The case adds to a long-running human-rights dispute over deaths in custody and could intensify pressure for independent scrutiny of Israeli prison practices.

Meta’s child-safety trial will force Zuckerberg to defend product design choices under intense public and legal scrutiny.

This is one of the biggest child-safety cases ever aimed at a social platform, with potential consequences for product design, regulation and Meta’s legal exposure.

Meta’s Oakland trial will sharpen pressure on Zuckerberg over addictive design claims and child safety rules.

This is a direct challenge to the business model of the world’s biggest social platforms. A trial of this scale could reshape how tech companies design products for minors and how regulators pursue platform harms.