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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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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 25, 2026
Jack Fusco, chief executive officer of Cheniere Energy, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston.
EnergyU.S. natural gas exporters literally answer Asia’s calls for ‘help’ from the Iran war, but aid can’t come overnight
By Jordan BlumMarch 25, 2026
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By Jeff John RobertsMarch 25, 2026
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AINew college grad unemployment will spike to 35% in 2 years, senator warns, forcing ‘Dario, Sam’ to quit AI fear-mongering
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 25, 2026
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PoliticsIsraeli parliament stormed by dozens of family members of Hamas hostages, demanding deal to secure release
By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
Hadja Lahbib
PoliticsEU diplomat says Palestinian state is ‘only way to establish peace in a durable way in the region’
By Lorne Cook and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
Prince Faisal bin Farhan
PoliticsSaudi Arabia won’t normalize relations with Israel absent path to Palestinian state, top diplomat says
By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
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PoliticsU.S. military bombs Houthi sites in Yemen for a 4th time as attacks on Red Sea shipping persist
By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2024
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PoliticsAmerican, British militaries bomb 16 sites in Yemen, targeting Houthis who have disrupted international trade in Red Sea
By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2024
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PoliticsThe Houthis’ Red Sea attacks could take a $30 billion bite out of Indian exports, think tank projects
By Shruti Srivastava and BloombergJanuary 8, 2024
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PoliticsAmerica gave the Houthis a ‘final warning’ in the Red Sea, and they responded with a sea drone to attack more ships
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024
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PoliticsThe Red Sea attacks are adding 10 extra days—and inflation—to 15% of all international trade, American ambassador tells UN
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024
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PoliticsU.S. leads group of 12 countries warning the Red Sea shipping attacks ‘threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce’
By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024
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PoliticsAmerican aircraft carrier to exit Red Sea amid flurry of attacks on commercial vessels in crucial shipping area
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressJanuary 2, 2024
FinanceU.S. forces kill Houthi rebels attacking Maersk container ship in Red Sea, Lloyd Austin calls for ‘collective action’ 
By Rebecca Santana and The Associated PressDecember 31, 2023
NewslettersBillionaire investor Bill Ackman said diversity policies have ignored Jews. He’s not entirely wrong
By Ruth UmohNovember 22, 2023
CommentaryJared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianNovember 20, 2023
Paris
PoliticsRich yanks cancel Paris trip plans amid ‘worry that many people abroad are not just anti-Jewish but also anti-American’
By Angelina Rascouet and BloombergNovember 18, 2023
Sheriff's Office
PoliticsCollege professor arrested in connection with death of Jewish demonstrator in Southern California
By John Antczak, Julie Watson and The Associated PressNovember 16, 2023
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PoliticsVastly diminished news media scrambles to verify, report on war videos blanketing social media
By David Bauder and The Associated PressNovember 13, 2023
Politics‘I think we need a pause’: Biden calls for humanitarian measures in Israel-Hamas war after protester confronts him on cease-fire
By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressNovember 2, 2023
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FinanceThe World Bank sees oil exploding to $157 per barrel in the worst-case scenario from the Israel-Hamas war
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 30, 2023
Politics‘This is not cancel culture’: Ron DeSantis defends directive to ban pro-Palestinian group at Florida universities
By Steve MollmanOctober 29, 2023
PoliticsAfter Israel-Hamas war Mideast leaders must consider two-state solution, says Biden: ‘There’s no going back to the status quo’
By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressOctober 29, 2023
TechElon Musk says SpaceX will offer Starlink in Gaza to international aid groups: ‘A communications blackout does seem questionable’
By Steve MollmanOctober 28, 2023
Kaiser Aslam
PoliticsFaith leaders on campus are being pushed to their limit: ‘Muslim students are walking around scared, just like the Jewish students are walking around scared’
By Mariam Fam and The Associated PressOctober 28, 2023
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Politics‘Jews say cease-fire now’: New York City’s Grand Central Station swarmed by hundreds of protesters demanding peace in Gaza
By The Associated PressOctober 28, 2023
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PoliticsUN General Assembly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza
By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressOctober 28, 2023
Israeli hostages
PoliticsFormer National Intelligence Counsel chair sees ‘no happy ending’ for Gaza hostage situation
By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationOctober 26, 2023
A college student with a bull horn leads a chant at a pro-Palestinian demonstration
PoliticsAmerican Jews and Muslims are both seeing more hate and harassment since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, civil rights groups say
By Claudia Lauer and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2023
Ron DeSantis speaking at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.
PoliticsDeSantis bans Students for Justice in Palestine from Florida college campuses for providing ‘support’ to Hamas
By Brendan Farrington, Collin Binkley and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2023
FinanceIsrael-Hamas war could lead to economic chaos in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan and even cause governments to collapse, experts warn
By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2023
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Politics20-year intel, FBI vet lays out what Israel’s ground war will run into: Suicide attackers, roadside bombs, IEDs, snipers, and more
By Javed Ali and The ConversationOctober 25, 2023
Antonio Guterres
PoliticsUN chief’s comment that Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum’ outrages Israeli officials
By Amy Teibel and The Associated PressOctober 25, 2023
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