U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy ships
Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers Saturday after U.S. Central Command said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two Navy warships in the region. CENTCOM said it […]
Kuwait fends off Iranian attack as Trump says renewed Mideast hostilities will not last ‘too long’
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks during a meeting with U.S. travel executives in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Kuwait’s army on Thursday said it was confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, a day after President Donald Trump said […]
Trump to meet travel CEOs after World Cup tourism boost
President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday with executives from some of the country’s largest airlines, hotel chains and travel companies as the White House looks to build on a summer tourism boost fueled in part by the men’s FIFA World Cup. The meeting will include representatives from American Airlines, Booking Holdings, Caesars Entertainment, Carnival, Hard […]
Trump says U.S. is not forcing Iran to negotiate after fresh round of strikes
Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he was “not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table,” as U.S. forces completed a fresh round of strikes against the Middle Eastern country on Tuesday stateside. In a […]
Trump to meet oil refiners in push to lower gas prices
US President Donald Trump during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump will meet Tuesday with U.S. refiners and fuel distributors as his administration looks for ways to expand domestic […]
U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers near Strait of Hormuz
F/A-18 Super Hornets on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 18, 2026. U.S. Navy | Via Reuters U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after the military said Revolutionary Guard forces were preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Strait […]
Iran trade falls as sanctions pressure economy
A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Altaf Qadri | AP Iranian trade has fallen sharply under U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged a reduction […]
Bessent attacks Warren over yen intervention, offers ‘FX for Dummies’
Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent (L), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unleashed a scathing personal attack on Sen. Elizabeth Warren Friday, accusing the Massachusetts Democrat of misunderstanding foreign-exchange markets while leaving several of her questions about a rare U.S. intervention in the Japanese yen unanswered. “In her latest sciolistic letter […]
Russia intensifies Donetsk attacks as Ukraine backs EU asset push
A view of a destroyed building of a research institute following an attack, which local Russian-installed officials called a Ukrainian strike, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on August 26, 2026, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images Russian forces have intensified attacks within Ukraine’s so-called “fortress belt” of industrial cities in the […]
Six months into the Iran war: Markets become accustomed to stalemate
Friday marks six months since the U.S. and Israel launched “major combat operations” in Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes on targets across the Gulf and sparking a new war in the Middle East. What was initially expected to be a weeks-long conflict has evolved into a standoff that geopolitical analysts say has no end in sight. […]