James Wilcock

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Bloomberg News Now · US Says Iran Deal Near, Oil Drops 5%, More · 25 May 2026 podcast

The US says it's closing in on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as President Trump says he would not rush into any agreement.

US officials say they and Iran are discussing precise language on a draft deal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is optimistic.

Rubio also told reporters he thought he may have more news on a deal later today, but says not to read too much into it.

Despite the optimism from US sources, Iran's Tasnim news agency says a deal is far from reality.

Members Kevin Whitelaw says there's concern over how the US and Iran seem to be describing negotiations differently.

Oil prices dropped on the optimism, with Brent set for the lowest close in more than a month.

the U.S.

has paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.

Bloomberg's Monica Ricks has the story.

And Russia has confirmed its military fired a hypersonic Areshnik missile towards Kyiv.

The Areshnik missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and is theoretically able to target most of Europe and the US West Coast.

The escalation was part of an attack involving approximately 90 missiles and 600 drones.

Ukraine's Air Force say most of the missiles and drones were shot down.

But President Volodymyr Zelensky says that two people were killed and over 80 were injured.

He called for solutions from the US and Europe.

Those are your top stories.

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