Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Thursday, April 9th, and this is your FT News Briefing.
The ceasefire in the Middle East is on shaky ground, and the oil markets are watching all this uncertainty very closely.
Plus, Pakistan sees an opportunity to bring two adversaries together.
I think Pakistan sees this as an opportunity to show the world that it 's a useful country that can play a responsible role
in the region, that it can impress the United States.
I'm Mark Filippino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
Iran has threatened to withdraw from a ceasefire with the U.S. Tehran says that 's because of a wave of Israeli attacks
in Lebanon that killed hundreds of people.
In response, Iran has halted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S.
And Israel said they did not consider the ceasefire to include Lebanon.
Gulf states also continued to face missile and drone attacks yesterday.
Those included a hit on Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline that carries oil to the Red Sea.
Despite all this, the price of oil fell.
Brent crude stayed below $100 a barrel.
But there is still a lot of uncertainty in oil markets.
Here to talk about it is the FT's U.S. Energy Editor, Jamie Smith.
Hi, Jamie.
Hello, Mark.