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Markets are balancing a resilient risk appetite against renewed geopolitical strain as U.S.-Iran talks stall again. Oil holds an elevated risk premium amid persistent supply disruption and tighter ...

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran faded on Sunday, as efforts to revive talks stalled and ⁠both Tehran and Washington showed little sign of ...