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The World in Brief from The Economist

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Record release of oil reserves; Trump claims war will end “soon”, and more

    12/03/2026 | 3 mins.
    Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose to over $90 a barrel, despite the International Energy Agency announcing that it would release 400m barrels of oil from its reserves.

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    Confusion over the Strait of Hormuz, and more

    11/03/2026 | 4 mins.
    Iran and the White House both denied that the US navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting an earlier claim made on X by America’s energy secretary, Chris Wright.

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    Trump sends mixed messages; stocks recover, and more

    10/03/2026 | 4 mins.
    Donald Trump said that the Iran war would be over “very soon” but simultaneously insisted America was “going to go further”.

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    Iran names new supreme leader; Israel attacks Iranian oil facilities, and more

    09/03/2026 | 3 mins.
    Iranian state media reported that Mojtaba Khamenei had been chosen to become the country’s supreme leader.

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    Trump calls “surrender”; Iran apologises to neighbours, and more

    08/03/2026 | 3 mins.
    The United Arab Emirates was in a “time of war”, said the country’s president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his first statement since the escalation of the regional conflict

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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