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Lebanon ceasefire agreed after US-Iran talks in Switzerland scrapped Reuters

China's tobacco monopoly warns of profit hit from reduced US leaf imports

China says Australia has reached beef quota, triggering 55% tariff

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Oil steadied as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin out on Friday just as the US and Iran postponed face-to-face talks over a permanent peace deal, raising uncertainty over a sustained recovery in Persian Gulf exports.

Stocks dip after US-Iran peace talks delay; yen nears 40-year lows Reuters

Pentagon tells US lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war and other bills, WSJ reports Reuters

Switzerland says US-Iran talks planned for Friday are off Reuters

US-Iran peace talks in Geneva called off, clouding prospects for lasting truce Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert Iraqi cells to attack Gulf neighbors, sources say Reuters