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People on a breakwater backdropped by commercial vessels anchored in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, on March 22, 2026 in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Trump wrote the tariff playbook. Now Iran is using it on the world’s most important oil route.

Oil markets are whipsawing Wednesday amid dueling shaky peace proposals

By Eva RoytburgMarch 25, 2026
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America claims it sent a cease-fire plan to Iran, which doesn’t confirm receipt
By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Aamer Madhani, Munir Ahmed and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026
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Goldman raises recession odds to 30% on higher inflation, lower GDP outlook as oil prices surge
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 25, 2026
‘Russia is the only one responsible’: Moldova imposes 60-day energy emergency after Russian strikes in Ukraine
By The Associated Press, Stephen McGrath and Aurel ObrejaMarch 24, 2026
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Iran, the $39 trillion national debt and dedollarization: How Trump exposed America’s Achilles Heel in Hormuz
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 24, 2026
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Soaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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Pete Hegseth speaks behind a podium as Donald Trump watches behind him.
EconomyMark Zandi warns recession odds are creeping toward 50%, and the Iran war could launch us into economic turmoil by midyear
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 25, 2026
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By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026
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By Sharon GoldmanMarch 25, 2026
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Real EstateThe median first-time homebuyer is now 40. Zillow’s CEO says don’t expect that to change anytime soon
By Jake AngeloMarch 25, 2026
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By Kamal AhmedMarch 25, 2026
Law‘I want everybody to have enough food’: the scientist who made your packaged food safer just won the world’s most prestigious food prize
By The Associated Press and Hannah FingerhutMarch 25, 2026
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Middle EastThe U.S. and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks as Trump sends the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Mideast
By The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
Middle EastTrump says regime change in Iran that ousts Islamic clerics ‘would be the best thing that could happen’ as another carrier heads to Mideast
By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
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CommentaryForget ‘peak oil’: the era of scarcity is dead, and now we’re drowning in abundance
By Siddharth MisraFebruary 12, 2026
A member of the Kurdish security forces guards an oil refinery on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, in June 2014.
EnergyBig Oil embraces global exploration again as Chevron returns to Libya
By Jordan BlumFebruary 11, 2026
PoliticsTrump administration accuses China of secret nuclear tests as Obama’s Kremlin pact expires
By Vladimir Isachenkov, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
C-SuiteIn 2026, it’s time for CEOs to rethink HQs and look to Dubai’s playbook for growth
By Abdulla BelhoulFebruary 4, 2026
EnergyDevon Energy CEO: $26 billion Coterra merger marries two “crown jewels” as merger mania returns to the oilfield
By Jordan BlumFebruary 2, 2026
EnergyTop energy expert says probability the U.S. will attack Iran soon is 75% as risk of major disruption to oil supply is priced in—‘this one is real’
By Jason MaFebruary 1, 2026
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EuropeGerman chancellor on Trump’s claim that it didn’t fight in Afghanistan: we lost 59 soldiers
By Geir Moulson and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
Middle EastCarrier strike group with stealth fighters arrives in Mideast as Trump weighs Iran attack while Air Force jets and cargo planes also head to region
By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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PoliticsThree-way-talks between Ukraine, Russia and U.S. held in Abu Dhabi in diplomatic first
By Kamila Hrabchuk, Kostya Manenkov and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
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Middle EastJared Kushner’s dream of a Gaza city full of new skyscrapers clashes with reality of 60 million tons of rubble
By Julia Frankel and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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North AmericaThe shortest flight path for a nuclear missile between China or Russia and the United States goes directly over Greenland
By John Leicester and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
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Middle EastTrump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ extends invitations to Russia, Belarus and Thailand along with EU
By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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EuropeTrump says he wants Greenland because he was rejected for a Nobel Peace Prize last year
By Aamer Madhani, Geir Moulson, Jill Lawless and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2026
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PoliticsTrump is charging world leaders $1 billion each for their countries to permanently join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
By Cara Anna, Josh Boak and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
Middle EastIran’s supreme leader concedes thousands killed in unrest
By Arsalan Shahla and BloombergJanuary 17, 2026
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Middle EastWhat’s next for Greenland? Denmark sending more European troops into its territory
By Geir Moulson and The Associated PressJanuary 15, 2026
EnergyOil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a ‘dire security threat to the regime’ with loyalty of forces in doubt
By Jason MaJanuary 11, 2026
Middle EastIran edges closer to a revolution that would reshape the world
By Paul Wallace, Golnar Motevalli, Fiona MacDonald, Ben Bartenstein, Peter Martin and BloombergJanuary 11, 2026
Middle EastIran’s $7 monthly payments fail to ease spiraling economic unrest as Trump weighs military options against Tehran a week after Venezuela raid
By Jason MaJanuary 11, 2026
PoliticsIran threatens U.S. and Israel as protests enter third week
By Arsalan Shahla and BloombergJanuary 11, 2026
Middle EastU.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush
By The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2026
Middle EastDozens feared dead as Iran hit by largest protests in years
By Arsalan Shahla and BloombergJanuary 10, 2026
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North AmericaAmerica has actually tried to acquire Greenland 3 other times, as early as 1867
By R.J. Rico and The Associated PressJanuary 8, 2026
Middle EastIs Iran next for Trump? A currency collapse, energy crisis, and water shortage have exploded into unrest against the regime
By Jason MaJanuary 5, 2026
EnergyOPEC+ sticks with plan to keep oil flow steady amid turmoil
By Grant Smith, Ben Bartenstein, Salma El Wardany, Nayla Razzouk, Fiona MacDonald and BloombergJanuary 4, 2026
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Middle EastQuran used to swear in New York City’s mayor for the first time in history as Zohran Mamdani takes office
By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated PressJanuary 1, 2026
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Middle EastDoctors Without Borders kicked out of Gaza: Israel suspends dozens of humanitarian organizations over new registration rules
By Melanie Lidman, Sam Mednick and The Associated PressDecember 30, 2025
Middle EastTrump warns U.S. will ‘knock the hell out of’ Iran’s nuclear capabilities if it’s rebuilding them amid Israeli concerns about long-range missiles
By Will Weissert, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressDecember 29, 2025
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