Iran’s supreme leader gives first statement as oil prices go up, markets down
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public message Thursday — but the statement came…
Iran’s supreme leader vows to keep up attacks as oil prices surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s secretive new supreme leader on Thursday vowed to keep up attacks…
New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts
NEW YORK (AP) — Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands…
Inflation likely to spike in coming months after tame February reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation likely was elevated last month even before the spike in oil and gas prices…
Shares plunge as oil prices spike near $120 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 5% and other Asian markets also tumbled…
Iran war hits China’s sulphur imports as economic fallout from conflict grows
The escalating conflict in the Middle East is having a direct impact on China’s access to sulphur –…
Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as Russia gives Tehran intel on U.S. positions
Despite ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes against its launch capabilities and claims from Washington and Tel Aviv that its offensive…
U.S. and Iran vow to step up strikes in expanding war as Gulf states run low on interceptors
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called his counterpart in neighboring Azerbaijan on Thursday and expressed regret for drone…
U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sees strikes intensify in Tehran on Day 5 as the conflict spreads
Israeli officials told journalists Wednesday that intelligence indicated Iran could have enriched uranium to 90%, or weapons grade,…
Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens
On a call with reporters Tuesday afternoon, senior Trump administration officials described the negotiation process leading up to…
Gasoline prices in the US jump overnight, drivers overseas fill up tanks
NEW YORK (AP) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight in the…
U.S. death toll in Iran war rises to 6 as Trump says campaign could last 5 weeks
The head of the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said Monday that his agency had “no…