Oil Prices Rise as Trump Downplays Iran Peace Talks | Horizons Middle East & Africa 7/22/2026

THIS IS "HORIZONS MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA." OUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING. OIL FEIGNS AS TRADERS WEIGH THREATS TO TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND THE RED SEA. PRESIDENT TRUMP VOWING TO RESPOND TO HOUTHI THREATS OF A BLOCKADE.TRUMP THREATENING 100% TARIFFS TO PRESSURE GENERIC DRUG MAKERS TO SHIFT PRODUCTION TONIGHT U.S. AND LEBANON’S PRESIDENT MEETS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE AS ISRAELI TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. IT’S GONE JUST PAST 8:00 A. M.ACROSS THE EMIRATES. 6:00 A. ...