As the 10-day ceasefire set to expire on Wednesday, Iran has warned that it is preparing "new cards on the battlefield" if the Middle East war resumes.
"In the past two weeks, we have been preparing to show new cards on the battlefield," in the last two weeks and would "not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats," Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.