fredag 10 juli 2026

Sources: US demands guarantees from Iran

TT-AP

Published 2026-07-10 23:42

People wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with cargo ships at anchor in the background. File photo Photo: Amirhosein Khorgooi /AP/TT

The US is demanding that Iran make a public statement that the Strait of Hormuz is open and that no further attacks on ships in the strait will occur, senior officials told the AP anonymously.

According to officials in the US administration, there is also an internal power struggle in Tehran that has made it difficult to reach and maintain an agreement with Iran.

A hardline, uncompromising faction within the Iranian power elite that is trying to sabotage the ceasefire is behind the Iranian attacks on three merchant ships this week, the sources say. The power struggle in Tehran is said to have begun after the US and Israel attacked Iran and killed the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The sources also say that US President Donald Trump will give US negotiators a limited time to reach an agreement with Iran, but they stress that the president has a range of options if talks fail.

But Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told reporters outside the UN building in New York that all activities in the Strait of Hormuz are "directed solely by Iran."

Iran has previously said that the Strait of Hormuz must be under Iranian control and that ships wishing to pass through the strait must pay fees to Tehran.

Smashed the window on Ryanair

Airplane window broke – man was almost sucked out

On Thursday, en route from Thessaloniki to Memmingen, Germany, a 61-year-old man was almost sucked out of the plane window, several media outlets report. A passenger describes to Radio Thessaloniki how a loud noise was heard in the plane and how she then saw the man hanging out of the window with both his head and shoulders before fellow passengers managed to pull him in.

– Thank goodness he had not taken off his seat belt, says the passenger.

The Ryanair plane was forced to turn back to Thessaloniki, but the man escaped with only abrasions. He was taken to hospital after landing.

It is unclear why the window broke. According to several media outlets, it was hit by debris from one of the engines.

Expert on flight drama: “Basically never happens”

The case where a 61-year-old man was sucked out through a broken airplane window during a flight to Germany is “extremely” unusual. That’s what Niclas Friberg, an aviation technical inspector at the Swedish Transport Agency, tells SvD.

– It basically never happens. There’s absolutely no need to worry about this, he says.

What caused the window to break is unclear. According to SvD, there is information that debris that came loose from one of the engines hit the window.

If that’s true, it’s “maximum bad luck,” according to Friberg.

He emphasizes that there shouldn’t be any loose objects or “debris” in the engines and that they undergo thorough checks before each flight.

– I’m actually surprised. If it’s a small object that has come loose and hit a cabin window, it’s maximum bad luck, he says.

Volkswagen crisis

Scania on VW's savings package: "Impossible to answer"

It is unclear whether and how the Södertälje-based truck manufacturer Scania is affected by owner Volkswagen's large savings package, which was presented on Thursday.

- It is completely impossible for us to answer. These are decisions made within Volkswagen, if this affects us in the long term we cannot comment, says Veronica Nilsson, press officer at Scania, to TT.

Volkswagen owns 87.5 percent of the shares in Traton, which in turn owns the truck companies Scania and MAN.

Volkswagen crisis: "20,000 Swedish jobs at risk"

Swedish jobs in the automotive industry may be at risk as a result of Volkswagen's crisis, which could lead to a sharp reduction in production and the closure of factories. This is reported by Sveriges Radio.

Overall, 350,000 jobs are at risk in the supply chain by 2030, according to Peter Bryntesson, CEO of the industry association FKG. The problems could mean mass layoffs in the next four to five years in Sweden as well.

– If you convert that to Swedish figures, it would be around 20,000 jobs in Sweden, Peter Bryntesson tells Sveriges Radio.

Sources: Union stops Volkswagen's savings plans

Union representatives on Volkswagen's supervisory board stopped the management's extensive restructuring plan at a meeting on Thursday, Reuters reports, citing sources.

According to the sources, the supervisory board voted down the proposal by twelve votes to seven. The proposal has previously been reported to include up to 100,000 job cuts and the closure of four factories in Germany.

The company instead presented an overall goal of reducing production capacity to nine million cars per year and halving the number of models over time.

Economy

Middle East crisis Economic effects
Qatar pauses restart after attack – gas prices soar

Gas prices rose on Thursday after Qatar decided to pause the restart of the world's largest liquefied natural gas facility, Bloomberg reports.

The decision was made after a series of emergency meetings following the attack on a tanker on Tuesday.

The number of ships that would call at the Ras Laffan facility will also be reduced, the news agency reports.

The price of gas climbed above 50 euros per megawatt hour for the first time since the US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding three weeks ago.

The future of e-commerce
Shein gets green light for Hong Kong listing

Clothing giant Shein has been given the green light for a Hong Kong listing by China's Financial Supervisory Service, AFP reports.

According to the authority, Shein plans to sell up to 341.6 million shares. A source told Reuters that the listing is likely to take place in September or October.

Previous attempts to list on the New York and London stock exchanges have not been approved by the authorities.

Shein has grown explosively in recent years with its “fast fashion” concept. In 2025, they exported goods worth the equivalent of almost SEK 140 billion.

Development of pharmaceuticals
Analyst: The drop in Astra's share price was an overreaction

Danske Bank believes that the 7 percent drop in the share price of pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca on Thursday was an overreaction. SB1 Markets is also on the same track as Danske Bank. This is evident from analyses that Nyhetsbyrån Direkt has seen.

The decline was triggered by a study setback for the drug Wainua, which is used to treat a rare heart disease.

Danske Bank's removal of Wainua from its valuation model for Astra corresponds to a 2 percent lower estimated sales in 2030.

SB1 says the study setback for Wainua is expected to reduce the long-term sales potential from over $5 billion to $3-5 billion, according to Astra Zeneca's previous presentations.

Astra's shares are trading unchanged on Friday. Both Danske Bank and SB1 have buy recommendations for the stock.