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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Offers Reply to US Peace Plan as Hormuz Crisis Simmers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Smith]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 12:33:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A woman holds the Iranian flag in front of an anti-US billboard referring to President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, at the Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 10, 2026.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace Plan Response]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 07:52:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Awaits Iranian Response on Deal as Israel Strikes Lebanon]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:23:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Weigh Potential Deal as Trump Seeks Way Out of War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Evaluating US Proposal to End War as China Calls for Peace]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:22:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Extends Decline as Trump Says ‘Great Progress’ in Iran Talks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Rubio emphasized that the move to give military support to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran is a “defensive operation,” saying the US will only fire if fired upon.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Declines as Fragile Truce Holds Following Hormuz Clashes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mia Gindis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Qatar Extends Force Majeure on LNG Supply Through Mid-June]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruth Liao]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility was damaged from Iranian missile strikes in March.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Agrees Symbolic Quota Hike as UAE Touts Oil Investment]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:27:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Casts Doubts on Iran Peace Proposal as Details Emerge]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 2.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Meeting Offers Chance to Show Unity After UAE’s Shock Exit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant Smith]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Provisionally Agrees June Quota Increase, Delegate Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Delegates Expect Another Symbolic Supply Hike Without UAE]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant Smith]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAE Bristled at Saudis for Years Before Iran War Tipped Scales]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Dagher]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:06:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UAE Exit Blindsides OPEC and Threatens to Shake Its Grip on Oil]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant Smith]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:39:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Messaging Blitz Divides Advisers as Iran Talks Waver]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:53:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Rises as NYT Reports US-Iran Talks on Hold as Deadline Looms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Burkhardt]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:02:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A pump jack near Imperial, Texas, US, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. The problem of too much wastewater is spreading across America’s biggest oil field, posing a pressing threat to a basin that has grown into a cornerstone of global markets and is critical to President Donald Trump’s push for energy dominance.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Hesitant on Talks Even as Trump Says Vance Is on Way]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eltaf Najafizada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Seizes Iranian Ship in Blockade, Casting Doubt on Peace Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Subramanian]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Iran Weigh Truce Extension With Hormuz Still Shuttered]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:17:06 GMT</pubDate>
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