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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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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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EconomyMark Zandi warns recession odds are creeping toward 50%, and the Iran war could launch us into economic turmoil by midyear
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PoliticsU.S. is creating a Middle East evacuation plan in case Israel-Hamas war spreads: ‘It would be imprudent and irresponsible if we didn’t’
By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressOctober 24, 2023
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TechSnap’s stock wobbles as it yanks guidance on ‘unpredictable nature of war’
By Paige Hagy and Nick LichtenbergOctober 24, 2023
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SuccessA Palestinian artist who teaches college in Massachusetts is one of the 18 people chosen by George Soros’ foundation for its class of 2023
By Glenn Gamboa and The Associated PressOctober 24, 2023
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Politics‘Too big to fail’ Egypt faces economic crisis but has an anti-Gaza refugee policy. Israel and the U.S. hope that will change
By Mirette Magdy and BloombergOctober 22, 2023
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PoliticsHezbollah’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war could finally answer whether the group cares more about Lebanon or being a proxy for Iran
By Asher Kaufman and The ConversationOctober 22, 2023
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Politics40-year-old Detroit synagogue president found stabbed to death outside her home. Motive unknown
By The Associated PressOctober 22, 2023
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TechOne of the world’s biggest tech conferences is planning to go ahead in Lisbon after its CEO resigned over comments critical of Israel
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2023
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PoliticsDeSantis recalls Florida lawmakers for special session to impose sanctions against Iran, express support for Israel
By The Associated PressOctober 21, 2023
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LeadershipWeb Summit chief who indirectly accused Israel of ‘war crimes’ says he’s resigning because of ‘distraction’ over his personal comments
By Amy Thomson and BloombergOctober 21, 2023
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PoliticsSaudi Arabia wanted to ‘de-risk’ the Middle East. Instead it has to hit pause on normalization with Israel
By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen and The ConversationOctober 21, 2023
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PoliticsBiden on Hamas attack: ‘They knew I was about to sit down with the Saudis’
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2023
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PoliticsThe workplace is divided by responses to the Israel-Hamas war: ‘What good am I in my job if I compromise my own morals and ethics?’
By Alexandra Olson, Anne D'Innocenzio, Haleluya Hadero and The Associated PressOctober 21, 2023
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FinanceAs Israel-Hamas war sends oil prices as high as $96 per barrel, IEA head says it’s ‘definitely not good news’ for the market
By Matthew Daly, David McHugh, Stan Choe and The Associated PressOctober 20, 2023
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PoliticsFrom CEOs to billionaires to Harvard students, everyone is struggling to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Here’s what you need to know before you talk about it
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 19, 2023
TechMark Zuckerberg’s Threads ‘temporarily’ blocks COVID search terms to focus on larger misinformation concerns
By Chris MorrisOctober 19, 2023
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By Ruth UmohOctober 18, 2023
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PoliticsRon DeSantis called all Gazans ‘antisemitic,’ but polls suggest they dislike Hamas and feel hopeless about the Israeli blockade
By Nathan French and The ConversationOctober 18, 2023
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FinanceWall Street suddenly swoons on mixed earnings and a sharp jump in the oil price overnight after the Gaza hospital explosion
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressOctober 18, 2023
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PoliticsIranian-backed militias are starting to launch drones at U.S. troops in Iraq as fears grow over Hamas-Israel conflict spreading
By Abby Sewell, Tara Copp, Qassim Abdul-Zahra and The Associated PressOctober 18, 2023
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PoliticsJordan uninvites Biden to meeting with Arab leaders after hundreds die in explosion at Gaza hospital
By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian and The Associated PressOctober 18, 2023
PoliticsWHO confirms hundreds are dead from an attack on a Gaza hospital ‘unprecedented in scale’
By Erin PraterOctober 17, 2023
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PoliticsTim Scott says Netanyahu has shown ‘restraint’ and ‘humanity’ in Gaza
By Michelle L. Price, Meg Kinnard and The Associated PressOctober 17, 2023
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PoliticsThe WHO called Israel’s evacuation of Gaza hospitals a ‘death sentence.’ Palestinian health expert says it was underfunded for a century before Israel’s blockade
By Yara M. Asi and The ConversationOctober 17, 2023
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LeadershipBiden to visit Jordan and Israel as as fears grow over larger regional conflict
By Matthew Lee, Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressOctober 17, 2023
PoliticsJared Kushner: Middle East has ‘tremendous potential’ but has been held back by ‘bad policy’ 
By Steve MollmanOctober 15, 2023
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PoliticsDeadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust shakes the foundations of Israel as a safe homeland, says double MacArthur-winning historian
By Avner Cohen and The ConversationOctober 15, 2023
LeadershipU.S. and allies race to prevent regional conflict as Iran warns against Israel invading Gaza: ‘Hamas clearly wants to turn this into a wider Arab-Israeli war’
By Henry Meyer, Samy Adghirni and BloombergOctober 15, 2023
Leadership‘There’s no place safe here’: Palestinian Americans watch in dread as family members in Gaza struggle to survive
By Noreen Nasir and The Associated PressOctober 15, 2023
LeadershipIsrael-Hamas war poses ‘incredibly difficult free speech moment’ on U.S. campuses—and staying neutral isn’t easy
By Jocelyn Gecker, Chrissie Thompson, Michael Melia and The Associated PressOctober 15, 2023
FinanceAs Israel plans its Gaza invasion in the south, Iran-backed Hezbollah attacks its military positions in the north
By Dana Khraiche and BloombergOctober 15, 2023
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