OPEC output surges as Strait of Hormuz reopens; Iran warns ships on route rules · Pollar

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Hormuz freezes, Wolfsburg winces

Trump breaks Iran truce as heat deaths and factory cuts jolt Europe

The day’s gravest news ran through chokepoints, boardrooms and morgues. A broken US-Iran pause threatened oil shipping, Germany counted the human cost of extreme heat, and Volkswagen put a century-old industrial compact under strain.

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OPEC output surges as Strait of Hormuz reopens; Iran warns ships on route rules · Pollar