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Updated Aug 20, 2026 7:02 AM ET
President Trump declared economic war on Iran, sending West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude futures sharply higher in immediate reaction. The move signals a return to maximum-pressure sanctions policy on Iranian oil exports.
Energy stocks and crude benchmarks rallied on supply concerns; downstream sectors face margin pressure from higher feedstock costs. Airlines and transportation will absorb higher fuel expenses in coming weeks.
Escalation mirrors Trump's first-term approach and complicates global oil markets already tight from OPEC+ production management. Geopolitical risk premium now baked into energy pricing ahead of potential nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
Seventeen members of an Iran-based hacking operation have been charged in a massive cyber theft campaign that prosecutors say targeted hundreds of uni...
Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.
The immigration status of Maryam Tahmasebi was revoked because her husband is the son of a prominent figure in Iran.
The president’s executive assistant was among a small group of people who secretly switched planes with Trump over a potential Iranian threat, as noted by Sen. Jon Ossoff.
At least 17 commercial sailors have been killed in and around Iranian and Omani waters since March. Six months into the conflict, the vital waterway r...
President Trump on Monday threatened to strike Oman, a longtime U.S. ally, which shares the Strait of Hormuz and has been negotiating control of the waterway with the Iranian regime. Mr. Trump also suggested claiming the strait as a U.S. territory, b...
Diego Garcia supports U.S. carrier strike groups and supply chains after an Iranian strike on Bahrain forced the Pentagon to shift logistics.
An Iranian psychologist who publicly urged President Donald Trump to stand by anti-regime protesters has been sentenced to seven months in prison, and...
The Iranian regime has reponded to President Trump's claim that he'll turn the Strait of Hormuz into a U.S. territory once the war is won. Aaron Navar...
The IDF Tzrifin Base in Central Israel stores a massive arsenal seized from Hezbollah and Hamas, including Iranian rockets, drones, and Nazi-era guns.
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