The ‘simple maneuver’ of opening Hormuz strait carries great risks, analysts say
PARIS — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called NATO allies “cowards” for their unwillingness to help secure…
Trump’s trillion-dollar TACO that wasn’t: Iran confronts the master of the deal with a partner he can’t bully
On Monday morning, it looked like President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed “Master of the Deal,” had done it…
Trump has TACO-d again, this time in Iran, sparking a $1.7 trillion stock market rally in minutes
In the time it takes to walk from your car to your desk, President Donald Trump added $1.7…
Higher gasoline prices this year could wipe out tax refunds from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act
In January, the White House celebrated what they claimed to be the “largest tax refund season in U.S.…
Three weeks into the Iran war that’s seeking $200 billion, here’s what success for Trump looks like
The U.S. and Israel are locked into a longer-than-expected war that may extend through April before Iran’s military…
Five European nations and Japan ready to ‘contribute’ to securing Hormuz
Published on 20/03/2026 – 7:36 GMT+1•Updated 10:17 European nations and Japan have said they are ready to support…
Skyrocketing energy prices and inflation woes mount as the ‘absurd’ reality in Iran sinks in
The immediate shock of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran is felt most acutely in fuel prices. As…
Iran’s dumbest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage
Sea mines are “simple, uncool weapons,” Scott Savitz, a naval marine warfare expert at RAND who was stationed…
Oil and gas production shutdowns in Iraq and Kuwait widen the Iran war’s impact on energy prices
The cycle started this week with Qatar ceasing most of its liquefied natural gas output. Then Iraq and…
How India captured Iranian ghost ships smuggling oil through Arabian Sea
The seized vessels were operating under the names Stellar Ruby, Asphalt Star, and Al Jafzia. Upon inspection, authorities…
Oil Bears Are Dangerously Underestimating Geopolitical Risk
For decades, oil prices could swing wildly on even the distant prospect of war in the Middle East.…
‘I suggest they make a deal now before it is too late’ says Trump as he threatens Cuba
Published on 11/01/2026 – 17:32 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump suggested that Cuba should strike an oil deal…