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A small motorboat passes ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11. (Amirhossein Khorgui/ISNA via AP) June 12, 2026 8:15 am, EDT | Update: June 12, 2026 2:59 pm, EDT key takeaways: Oil prices fell after President Donald Trump claimed success in talks to end the Iran war. SpaceX