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Scoop: U.S. and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, officials say

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/iran-peace-deal-trump-approval

Oil and Gas

U.S. oil falls below $89 on report Iran agreement would restore Hormuz traffic in one month

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/oil-price-today-iran-war-strait-hormuz.html

Why Wizz Air is walking away from the Airbus A321XLR

Chief commercial officer Ian Malin calls it “a superior aircraft for the right operator” but one that “didn't fit with our business model”.

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/wizz-air-airbus-a321xlr/

us, iran continue to exchange peace proposals through ****stan

good news is that the talks are continuing.

through the ****stani mediators, the exchange of proposals, amendments and shifting demands is still ongoing.

iran initially proposed a 14-point framework, which the us rejected. the iranians then tried to bridge the gap and sent another response. we learned yesterday that tehran received further amendments from the us via ****stan, worked on them and informed the ****stanis of their updated position.

yesterday, there were unconfirmed reports on the semiofficial fars news agency claiming the us rejected lifting sanctions, rejected stopping the war on all fronts and rejected the full return of frozen iranian assets. baghaei dismissed them as speculation.

however, one thing he made quite clear is that iran’s right to peaceful uranium enrichment is completely nonnegotiable. that is a huge sticking point because the us is asking iran for zero enrichment, at least for two decades.

tehran sees two decades as an excessively lengthy period. despite the public stance, sources suggest the iranians are showing some flexibility and might open up to a shorter suspension of enrichment, perhaps for three to five years.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/18/iran-war-live-trump-warns-clock-ticking-saudi-uae-report-drone-attacks

China a potential mediator between Washington and Tehran, Iranian official says

Sources familiar with White House discussions told CNN that a major decision on how to proceed on the conflict was unlikely to be made prior to Trump’s trip.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-news

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a small but influential hardline faction in iran has intensified efforts to sabotage a potential deal with washington, fuelling president donald trump’s claims of divisions within the islamic republic.

the group shares trump’s view that the 2015 nuclear deal between iran and world powers was a mistake – but for different reasons. its positions are so hostile to the west, even by the standards of iran’s conservative hardliners, that the regime’s efforts to appease it have so far failed.

and as the islamic republic’s new leaders project unity in the face of the gravest existential threat the regime has faced, the ultra-hardline group has ramped up efforts across the media, in parliament and on the streets to advocate against an agreement with the us, arguing that only by defeating washington can iran secure a favorable deal.

known as “jebhe-ye paydari” – or the endurance front – its members are often described by observers as “super revolutionaries” who view themselves as guardians of the values of the 1979 revolution that overthrew the pro-western shah before imposing an authoritarian regime rooted in shia islamist ideology.

the group’s emergence as one of the loudest forces against a rapprochement with the us over the past two months offers a glimpse into the power struggles shaping post-ali khamenei iran after the former supreme leader was killed on the first day of the war.

iranian officials have tried to carefully balance negotiations with trump while appeasing powerful factions across the country’s diverse political landscape, including the paydari group. inclusion of the group’s members in talks with american negotiators in ****stan last month suggested tehran was seeking to show internal cohesion.

Radical Iranian hardliners are bent on sabotaging a deal with the US

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/11/world/live-news/iran-war-proposal-trump

Causeway announced today a 3 % stake in Lufthansa

Iran lays out new rules for Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to cement control over waterway

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/07/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-news

Something may happen soon (or later)

https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/us-iran-reach-an-agreement-to-gradually-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-report-article-13911620.html

https://www.facebook.com/ArabNews/posts/breaking-al-arabiya-sources-agreements-reached-on-easing-the-blockade-in-exchang/1396283412536669/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYB0uZ0GXFv/

Iran Announces Readiness to Support Commercial Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

https://wanaen.com/iran-announces-readiness-to-support-commercial-vessels-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/

....who is negotiating for Iran ??

US proposal to end war with Iran still being considered, says Iranian foreign ministry

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c152zyj0599t

published at 16:37

The only chinese 4 point proposal I know was from mid April ??

Iranian official dismisses report of US proposal to end war as American 'wish-list'

published at 16:21

A senior Iranian parliament member has dismissed US media reports of a deal to end the war with Iran being close as an American "wish-list" rather than a reality.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c152zyj0599t

washington — president trump told the post wednesday morning it is “too soon” to start thinking about face-to-face peace talks between the us and iran, despite optimistic reports the two nations were closing in on a potential framework to end their 67-day war.

asked whether the post should prepare to send a reporter back to ****stan for a new round of negotiations after islamabad sources revealed a tentative peace deal was close, the president responded: “i don’t think so.”

https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/trump-tells-post-too-soon-to-prep-for-iran-peace-signing-after-reports-deal-near/

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May be not so bad for the market:

Lufthansa reaffirms profit targets despite risks from Iran conflict

htttps://www.marketscreener.com/news/lufthansa-reaffirms-profit-targets-despite-risks-from-iran-conflict-ce7f58ddda81f425

Wizz Air CEO: New layer of hedges are closer to $800 a metric ton, certainly nowhere near $1500 the price seen recently

https://www.marketscreener.com/news/wizz-air-ceo-new-layer-of-hedges-are-closer-to-800-a-metric-ton-certainly-nowhere-near-1500-the-ce7f59dcd08ff227

Iranian state media says foreign minister to begin round trip to Islamabad today

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0mjev4kn9jt