Iran

Oil industry leaders have reportedly expressed their disapproval to the Trump administration regarding Iran’s proposal to levy tolls on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Executives from various oil companies have reached out to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance ...

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), on Wednesday, accused President Donald Trump and his allies of benefiting from the war in Iran as gas prices soared at pumps across the country. Cashing In On War Voicing criticism on X, the California Governor’s official Press Office quoted a post by user James...

U.S. stocks surged to one-month highs on Wednesday as a temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran triggered the biggest single-day oil price collapse in years, easing concerns about energy-driven inflation and sparking a sweeping relief rally from airlines to semiconductors. • State...

For weeks, the Iran war was an inflation story. Oil above $110 meant $4 gasoline, higher transport costs, higher everything — a sustained supply-side shock that forced the Federal Reserve to stay on hold, and markets to price out every cut that had been penciled in before the start of Operation...

President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday via Truth Social that any country selling arms to Iran would be subjected to a 50% tariff on all goods sold to the United States. This rule, effective immediately, will have no exceptions or exemptions. Furthermore, Trump disclosed that...

President Donald Trump claimed a conditional two-week ceasefire with Iran, but hours after the announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries continued to report new attacks on Wednesday. Still, crude markets repriced without waiting for confirmation. West Texas Intermediate crude futures — as closely...

Willie Walsh, the Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire is positive for the airline industry but warned of higher jet fuel prices for some time, even if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. Jet Fuel Prices Remain A Major Concern...

World leaders and officials are sharply divided over the US-Iran two-week ceasefire announced on Tuesday, with triumphant White House declarations clashing against blistering opposition rebukes at home and abroad. Washington Claims The Win White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called...

Top cryptocurrency analyst Willy Woo took to X on Tuesday to express his thoughts on how the economy functions as an engine, transforming raw materials and energy into goods and services. He also shared his perspective on the interplay between thermodynamics, physics, and economics, and its...

President Donald Trump revealed that the U.S. will extend its assistance to manage the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil transportation. Trump, via a post on Truth Social on early Wednesday, said: “A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen,...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran in exchange for restoring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also claimed "total and complete victory," hinting at possibility of a broader agreement during the two weeks. Prediction Market Bets On Hormuz As...

Iran has declared a ceasefire, but insists that this does not mark the end of the ongoing conflict. Tehran has directed all military divisions to halt fire, but stressed that this does not conclude the war. This announcement was made public via the state-controlled Islamic Republic of Iran...

The stock market is caught in a violent tug-of-war between speculative futures and physical supply-chain realities. Just before late Tuesday’s sudden ceasefire announcement triggered a massive relief rally, live trading data revealed a market bracing for a severe, sustained stagflationary...

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after striking a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, projecting confidence that the truce could lead to a broader agreement even as major questions remained unresolved. Trump Claims Victory And...

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday morning ahead of his “power plant day and bridge day” deadline to issue another warning to Iran.“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will,”...