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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
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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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By Matthew Lee and The Associated PressSeptember 13, 2025
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Middle EastJapan pitches free trade zone linking it to Africa, India while extending $5.5 billion loan
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Middle EastSecond cargo ship sinks in Red Sea after Houthi rebel attack with bomb-armed drone boats
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Middle EastGreek-owned cargo ship comes under fire in Red Sea a day after another one sinks in attack by Houthi rebels
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Middle EastIsrael launches airstrikes at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Houthis fire 2 missiles back in response
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Middle EastCrew abandons Greek-owned cargo ship attacked in the Red Sea after it starts to take on water
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Middle EastIran’s supreme leader makes first public statement since ceasefire, saying Tehran ‘delivered a hand slap to America’s face’
By The Associated PressJune 26, 2025
PoliticsTrump says U.S. and Iran will talk next week as ceasefire holds: ‘The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done’
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Middle EastPro-Iran hackers are back at work after air strikes, targeting U.S. banks, defense contractors, and oil companies
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Middle EastDefense Department intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months
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Middle EastThe $8 billion Al Udeid Air Base that Iran attacked was once so secretive that U.S. military officers would only say it was somewhere ‘in southwest Asia’
By David Rising, Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman and The Associated PressJune 24, 2025
A consumer refuels their vehicle at a gas station in Daegu, South Korea, on June 23, 2025, while geopolitical risks heighten due to U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Middle EastTrump announces phased-in ceasefire between Iran and Israel
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