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BBC Middle East reports US President Donald Trump made no announcement on a 'final determination' on Iran after meeting his advisers, though US and Iranian officials confirmed they had agreed on a framework of a deal.
Anadolu Agency Ekonomi reports that the heads of the IEA, IMF, World Bank and WTO have jointly warned about downside risks to energy, trade and growth from the Middle East war. The institutions flagged the inflationary implications of disruptions to global goods flows.
A CNBC analysis argues that while US stocks boomed during the Iran war on AI and defence demand, high energy and food prices have squeezed middle-class consumers. The gap could harden into a structural inequality pattern even after a ceasefire.