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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
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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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PoliticsAs Biden discusses humanitarian aid for Gaza with Palestinian president Abbas, Blinken urges Israel to ‘look out for civilians’ as it targets Hamas
By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor and The Associated PressOctober 14, 2023
FinanceGaza ‘is fast becoming a hell hole’ and a million residents have nowhere to hide from coming Israeli troops
By Sam Dagher, Kateryna Kadabashy, Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper and BloombergOctober 14, 2023
LeadershipAmid fears Iran-backed Hezbollah might attack Israel from the north, Antony Blinken urges China to use its influence in the Middle East
By Iain Marlow and BloombergOctober 14, 2023
Health6 reliable charities for those looking to help civilians affected by the Israel-Hamas war
By Erin PraterOctober 13, 2023
PoliticsIsrael’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 13, 2023
Israel's Iron Dome
PoliticsAerospace engineer who studies defense systems explains the simple reason that Israel’s Iron Dome failed against Hamas
By Iain Boyd and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
Gaza residents
PoliticsIsrael’s blockade of Gaza means that a region the size of Philadelphia faces a real risk of starvation, says Peace Studies scholar
By Topher L. McDougal and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
Israeli military
PoliticsThe Modern War Institute’s founding director says the Israeli military was just unprepared for Hamas’ sudden attack
By Liam Collins and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu, Antonio Guterres
Politics‘Impossible’: The UN says Israel is ordering 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to evacuate as it warns of tragedy turning to calamity
By Dana Khraiche and BloombergOctober 13, 2023
Gas shortage
Environment3 stunning charts show how the world of gas-guzzling has changed—and hasn’t—since the trauma of the 1973 oil embargo
By Jim Krane, Mark Finley and The ConversationOctober 12, 2023
Joe Biden
PoliticsBiden decries ‘campaign of pure cruelty’ as deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust
By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressOctober 12, 2023
Marc Rowan, chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management, speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
LeadershipApollo CEO Marc Rowan calls on University of Pennsylvania donors to send just $1 in protest until two leaders resign over anti-Semitism allegations
By Chloe TaylorOctober 12, 2023
Elon Musk's X
TechIsrael-Hamas disinformation isn’t just going viral on X, Elon Musk is financially incentivizing it
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressOctober 11, 2023
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
PoliticsWith Israel and Gaza at war, there’s no smoking gun pointing to Iran yet, but that doesn’t stop some from seeing it
By Paolo Confino and Nick LichtenbergOctober 11, 2023
Israel hostage vigil
PoliticsIsrael has no good options for dealing with Hamas’ hostage-taking in Gaza, security expert says
By James Forest and The ConversationOctober 11, 2023
Politics‘I am ready to fight’: Some Israelis living abroad rush to get home as war breaks out
By Jocelyn Noveck, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Amy Taxin and The Associated PressOctober 11, 2023
NewslettersUber’s response to the 2021 Israel-Palestine conflict is a master class for companies taking a stand on the war
By Ruth UmohOctober 11, 2023
LeadershipThe war in Israel is already an issue inside workplaces. Here’s how leaders can talk about it with employees
By Lila MacLellanOctober 10, 2023
Joe Biden
PoliticsBiden decries ‘sheer evil’ as he vows ‘the United States has Israel’s back’
By Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Darlene Superville and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2023
American arms in Israel
PoliticsIsrael is already getting American arms for its war with Hamas as NSC vows: ‘We will stay in lockstep with them’
By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2023
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
PoliticsU.N. Secretary-General says Israel’s complete seize of Gaza Strip will ‘deteriorate exponentially’ the already-dire humanitarian situation there
By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands with Israeli and American flags behind them
PoliticsNew Mideast war could derail yearslong U.S. effort to establish Israel-Saudi relations
By Aamer Madhani, Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2023
Mohammed bin Salman
PoliticsSaudi media, officials revert to familiar positions on Israel as regional tensions heat up—but that doesn’t mean a deal is dead in the water
By Mohamed El AassarOctober 9, 2023
Rockets fired toward Israel from Gaza strip
PoliticsAmerican, United and Delta suspend flights to Israel as plume of spoke appears near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
Chuck Schumer, Xi Jinping
PoliticsSchumer grateful for stronger Chinese statement condemning Hamas violence against Israelis after disappointment over silence
By Ken Moritsugu and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
American Jews
PoliticsAmerican Jews observing holidays are ‘holding joy and sorrow at the same time as we often do’ amid more war in Israel
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Amy Taxin and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
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FinanceThe war in Israel is sending oil prices soaring already in Monday trading
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
A military fighter jet is launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier.
PoliticsChuck Schumer says the U.S. is giving Israel ‘everything they need,’ and a massive aircraft carrier is deploying alongside cruisers and destroyers
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
Palestinians inspect rubble in a destroyed refugee camp.
PoliticsAmerican death toll raises to nine in Hamas attack on Israel. An unknown number of U.S. citizens remain missing
By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
Gaza mosque
Politics50 years and a day after being caught off guard in the Yom Kippur War, Israel goes back to the scary ’70s in the stunning Hamas attack
By Dov Waxman and The ConversationOctober 9, 2023
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