Europe and Japan ready to help stabilise energy prices and secure oil chokepoint
(Refiles to delete extraneous word in first paragraph) By Andrew Mills and Timour Azhari DOHA/RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters)…
European leaders reject joining US and Israeli war against Iran
BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders doubled down Thursday on refusing to join the United States and Israel military…
Oil and gas prices soar as Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
BANGKOK (AP) — Global oil and natural gas prices soared Thursday after Iran attacked a key natural gas…
Japan’s prime minister could get an earful from Trump on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White House on…
Oil rises 3% after Iran strikes Middle East energy facilities
Oil prices rose as much as 3% on Thursday after Iran attacked several energy facilities across the Middle East…
Who blinks first: What Iran’s Strait of Hormuz strategy reveals about its war goals
If you ask Iran, the Strait of Hormuz has not been closed. You just have to do it…
Bolton says he briefed Trump on Iran scenarios: ‘Hard to believe that he forgot’
Former national security adviser John Bolton pushed back at President Trump’s claim that “nobody” expected Iran to target…
Ship traffic in Strait of Hormuz has plunged. The White House response keeps shifting.
In the first 15 days of the war in Iran, just 92 ships braved passage through the Strait…
About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war
HONG KONG (AP) — About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the…
Oil surges to $110 a barrel after Israel strikes Iran’s energy facilities
Published on 18/03/2026 – 16:20 GMT+1•Updated 16:27 Brent crude oil prices reached $110 a barrel on Wednesday afternoon,…
Trump waives U.S. shipping law to steady oil market
President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver of a longstanding U.S. shipping law in an attempt to stabilize…
Trump’s failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect
PARIS (AP) — We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously transactional…