Iran

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) slammed President Donald Trump on Tuesday for prolonging the Iran war as gas prices continue surging across fuel pumps in America. Reckless Iran War In a post on the social media platform X, the California Governor’s official Press Handle criticized Trump’s...

President Donald Trump‘s oil put — the rhetorical lever Washington pulls whenever crude tops triple digits — was back at play with Swiss-watch timing on Tuesday morning as crude prices surged past $100 overnight on continued disruptions in Middle East. • United States Oil Fund shares...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday that it will exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, effective from May 1. In a statement, the UAE’s energy ministry said the decision reflects its long-term strategic energy vision, rising domestic...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio flagged two key concerns with Iran's latest peace proposal: uncertainty over “deeply fractured” leadership in Tehran and doubts about how the regime interprets its own terms. Iran has reportedly proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and extending the...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday that Iran's leadership was humiliating the United States by drawing U.S. officials into failed diplomacy in Pakistan, delivering an unusually blunt rebuke of Washington's handling of the war as transatlantic tensions widened over strategy and end goals....

Economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump‘s approach to the war in Iran, saying that the situation in the Middle East has raised doubts among Trump’s core MAGA supporter base. An Important Lesson In an episode of Reich’s...

Iran has given the United States a new proposal through Pakistani mediators to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move toward ending the war, while postponing nuclear negotiations until later, in the sign that both sides are still searching for a diplomatic off-ramp even as a fragile ceasefire strains...

The latest conflict in the Middle East only reinforced a trend that gained momentum in 2025. Investors are leaning into a full-blown rearmament supercycle, bidding up defense names and pricing in years of steady government demand. Yet, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the issue, warning...

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has expressed his support for the ongoing oil blockade against Iran, predicting its expansion in the near future. Graham took to X on Wednesday and said that President Donald Trump‘s decision to leave the blockade in place is “very smart...

Traders reportedly placed bets worth $430 million on a decrease in crude oil prices, just 15 minutes before President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday. This marks the fourth instance of large, well-timed directional oil bets placed just ahead of...

Economist Justin Wolfers on Thursday weighed in on the evolving dynamics of the Iran war, arguing the strategic landscape has fundamentally shifted—not just because of what Iran can do, but because those capabilities are now widely understood. Wolfers Highlights Impact of ‘Revealed...

The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, according to shipping and security sources cited by Reuters on Wednesday, in the latest escalation of Washington's naval blockade...

The global aluminum market is currently experiencing a significant “black swan” event due to disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, said a top metal analyst. “The scale of the supply shock we’re seeing in the aluminum market ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iran not to bring harm to eight women accused of crimes against the Islamic Republic, tying the appeal to expected ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, as his administration tries to keep a fragile truce alive while pressure on Tehran remains in place....

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, said Tuesday that Trump is trying to exit the Iran conflict for domestic political reasons, while avoiding any agreement that could be compared with former President Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal or look like a retreat....