Iran

The president continues to drag down Republican candidates running for California governor and state attorney general, as well as other key positions and House seats

The country commemorates the more than 1,200 victims on an anniversary overshadowed by the upcoming elections, a gauge of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political accountability

The flow of crude through this key artery of the global energy system is recovering strongly but attacks on vessels continue to prevent crude prices from falling

The acts of sabotage that targeted water infrastructure in 12 states this summer are believed to have been carried out by Iranian hackers, who have been very active since the start of the war

Polls give Democrats their largest lead to date and show the president’s priorities are out of tune with voters’ concerns

Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and the shutdown of the Saudi East-West pipeline, capped by damage to Russian refineries, trigger the biggest price surge since 2022

Facing record-high diesel prices at home, the Republican president is making a move before the November midterms. The resulting price spiral will have a negative impact outside the US

Tehran is ‘ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force,’ Masoud Pezeshkian said in his address to world leaders

If adopted, the initiative would be a blow for its southern neighbor, whose market depends on US imports for more than 40% of its diesel demand

The US president says the war will end after the November midterms, a new timeline for a conflict now stretching into seven months despite promises it would be very short

The conflict unleashed by the United States in the Middle East is causing ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies and BP to post historic profits

The US president plans to expand sanctions on the International Criminal Court as domestic problems pile up and the war in Iran drags on

Tehran has had the former under its control for months, and the latter has fallen into the hands of the Houthi, a militia financed by the Islamic Republic. Yet President Trump keeps looking the other way

A congressional report estimates that spending had approached $40 billion by August, while the Pentagon’s inspector general has acknowledged shortages in munitions stockpiles

After Houthi rebels damaged the route serving as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, experts expect prices to keep rising

Even if he ended the war and reopened the Strait of Hormuz today, it would take more than eight weeks for lower oil prices to reach the pump. It has become his biggest electoral liability

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and soaring freight rates have intensified competition among countries and shipowners to secure their own tanker fleets. A second-hand vessel can now cost up to 40% more than a newly built one

The Citizens’ Movement leader warns that pacts with the United States will have to be reviewed in the future, while she envisages an electoral process within no more than 10 months

The two opposing forces exchanged fresh attacks on Tuesday after the Revolutionary Guard opened fire on US warships

American forces struck two Iranian rocket launch sites on Larak Island, and Tehran responded with missiles against Jordan and drones against UAE

Attacks on commercial vessels continue in the strategic waterway as Iran and Oman finalize negotiations over a new shipping route

The aircraft carrier is returning to the United States after a lengthy deployment in the Middle East. But first, it will make a resupply stop as questions grow over the conditions facing its crew

The Treasury is seeking unconventional ways to contain rising interest rates, with consequences for both Wall Street and ordinary Americans, as markets await Friday’s Jackson Hole gathering

Crude from other Latin American producers is gaining ground in global markets after months of conflict involving Iran, while Mexico has largely missed out on the price boom