Iran

Oil stocks have soared in recent months as the attacks by the U.S. on Iran have sent the price of oil higher and could continue to put pressure on the commodity and rising gas prices for consumers. One member of Congress recently disclosed buying shares of an oil stock that could benefit from...

Iran stated that if its ports are threatened by the U.S. blockade, no port in the Persian Gulf or the Sea of Oman will remain safe. The Iranian military spokesperson, quoted by state media, labeled any U.S. restrictions on vessels in international waters as...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi expressed disappointment over the U.S.’s approach in the recent peace talks, suggesting that the U.S. failed to negotiate in good faith. Araghchi took to X on Sunday to share his views on the U.S.-Iran peace talks held in Islamabad, Pakistan...

Television host Jim Cramer says that analysts not taking the crude oil price surge into account were naive as President Donald Trump announced a U.S.-led blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Jim Cramer Decries ‘Panglossian’ Analysts In a post on the social media platform X on Monday, the...

President Donald Trump, on Sunday, said that oil and gas prices could either decrease, remain stable, or slightly rise by the time of the forthcoming midterm elections in November.  During an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Trump discussed...

Investor and Echelon Wealth Partners co-founder Peter Schiff on Sunday cautioned that crude oil prices could hit $150/barrel in the coming days as President Donald Trump announced a U.S.-led blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following failed peace talks in Islamabad with Iran. Oil Prices Could Surge...

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, is reportedly recovering from severe facial and leg injuries sustained on Feb. 28 in a U.S. airstrike that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in an attack on the supreme leader’s compound in...

U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations ended without agreement in Islamabad on Sunday after 21 hours of marathon discussions, deepening uncertainty over a fragile ceasefire and rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Marathon Talks Fail To Secure Deal Vice President JD Vance said that American negotiators...

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted the Trump administration’s diplomatic team Saturday, questioning the credentials of special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner leading high-stakes Iran negotiations. “You can’t send the two real estate developers to negotiate a peace with...

The Trump administration has cautioned its staff against using their positions for well-timed betting in futures markets. The White House Management Office disseminated the warning to all staff via email on March 24, just a day after President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause...

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE:LMT) "Ghost Murmur" technology sounds like science fiction, but it just reshaped what combat search and rescue looks like. On Sunday, the CIA reportedly used the never‑before‑deployed system to help extract a downed U.S. airman from Iran's mountains after his F‑...

Brent crude oil prices are likely to stay above $100 per barrel for the rest of 2026 if the Strait of Hormuz stays shut for another month, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing a Goldman Sachs note. Analyst Daan Struyven stated that the “situation is fluid,” echoing Vice...

High-level U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet on Saturday morning local time in Islamabad, the White House said Thursday, to negotiate a lasting ceasefire following a devastating conflict that began after Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran in late February. The war has caused thousands of...

Governor Jay Robert ‘JB’ Pritzker (D-IL) on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, citing surging gas prices amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. Americans Are Struggling Expressing his criticism of Trump, Pritzker shared his views through a...

Speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Thursday that Lebanon was part of a proposed two-week ceasefire understanding between Tehran and Washington and warned that further attacks there could trigger a "strong" response, after Israel carried out large-scale strikes in Lebanon...