Breitbart News hosted a policy discussion on Thursday focused on threats posed by China and the Chinese Communist Party, where Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said China and Iran have been allies and share a goal of opposing the United States as the dominant global power.
While the OECD sees higher headline inflation from rising energy prices, this doesn’t mean higher underlying inflation for the U.S.
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok announced on Wednesday that his government has activated an “emergency economic response system” to handle “the shock of the Middle East war.”
Iran has laid a small number of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, an anonymously-sourced report claims.
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio Dominguez on Friday sought to convince Canada to prop up the fading Communist regime in Havana, arguing that Canadian companies could lose billions from nullified contracts if the regime falls.
Talk of Iran deal sparked a major market rally Monday morning.
More than 20 nations spanning from Asia to Europe to the Gulf have expressed a “readiness to contribute” to the effort of opening up the Strait of Hormuz amid threats to ships by the Islamist regime in Iran.
During a town hall on CNN on Friday, United States Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz defended the Trump administration lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil by saying that “much of that oil and that illicit oil is already out
This week, we saw Jerome Powell insist that he can be Fed chairman forever or at least until his successor is confirmed, whichever comes first, we guess.
Iranian lawmaker Somayeh Rafiei told the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) on Thursday that her colleagues are considering a plan to impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has been blockading by launching wanton attacks on international shipping since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) rolled out proposals for reducing oil and gas consumption during the Iran war.
President Donald Trump has waived the Jones Act, which requires goods transported from one U.S. port to another to be carried on U.S. ships, for 60 days as a short-term means to relieve disruptions to the oil market.
Qatar announced on Wednesday that it had given all Iranian diplomats in the country 24 hours to leave, declaring them personas non grata.
Brent crude spiked to nearly $120 a barrel Thursday morning before retreating, as the Iran conflict expanded to threaten major energy hubs across the Middle East. A drone struck a Saudi refinery, and President Trump issued a stark warning that
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday made a public offer of energy stability for Taiwan if it would agree to “reunification,” or peacefully submitting to rule by the Chinese Communist Party.
President Donald Trump has decided to delay his trip to China by “a month or so,” reportedly due to the Iran war.
We have argued since the opening days of Operation Epic Fury that the economic consequences of the Iran war depend less on the price of oil this week than on one question: how long does this last?
Trump says he feels vindicated in years of questioning fidelity of alliances, saying nations like Britain should have come with enthusiasm.
President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that he might delay his planned trip to China due to the Iran war, especially if China refuses to help secure the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian terror attacks on civilian tankers and cargo ships.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is critical to prevent an economic catastrophe, but the UK government isn’t sending warships yet because the Prime Minister has reservations about the lack of a legal basis for action, a “credible” plan, and the endorsement of the international community, he has said.
The military operation in Iran entered its sixteenth day on Sunday. The eyes of the world continue to focus on the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on international energy markets, while both President Trump and the remnants of the Iranian regime both reject suggestions of peace negotiations.
The military operation in Iran is now over two weeks old. While overnight U.S. attacks on the critical Kharg Island avoided striking Iranian oil facilities, the Islamist regime in Tehran continues to attack energy infrastructure throughout the Gulf region.
Iran’s top diplomat at the United Nations declared Thursday, “We are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iran pursued its strategy of economic warfare on Thursday, attacking two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and repeating its threats to cut off oil shipments through the vital trade route.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points in midday trading.
Iran and its proxies continue to launch strikes, including against oil tankers in the Gulf, while Israel says they scored “extensive” hits.
On Wednesday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) said that the U.S. shouldn’t ease energy sanctions on Russia and “I’m not for releasing sanctions on these nations that are out of bounds, basically.” Co-host John Berman asked, “Nick’s reporting
The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves, the largest coordinated stock release in the agency’s 52-year history.
The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in its history to bring down crude prices that have soared during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
All eyes turn to the international energy markets as multiple cargo ships were attacked in the critical Strait of Hormuz supply chain chokepoint off the coast of Iran, while leaders of the world’s major economies are set to meet later today to discuss the largest ever release of emergency oil reserves.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t cleared, “we’re going to demonstrate to the world that Iran has a veto over Middle Eastern policy.” He also said that
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro discussed Iran and said that “it’s not just that there’s an imminent national security threat because of the ballistic missiles and
President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to the Iranian regime Tuesday against putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz as the United States destroys “inactive mine laying boats.”
Asian nations are bracing for high costs and shortages of gas from the Iran war, as Tehran halts the flow of energy products.
Farage’s Reform is paying for motorists to buy cut-rate fuel for one day to give a taste of what pump prices would look like if he were PM.
Stocks rose and oil prices fell on Monday after President Trump indicated that the war with Iran was nearing its end.
It took Wall Street a while to come around, but the stock market has finally embraced the president’s worldview.
The overnight panic in oil and stocks was replaced by calmer markets on Monday morning.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Sunday confirmed a $100 million gold shipment from Venezuela arrived to the United States on Friday, days after he met with “acting President” Delcy Rodríguez.
Oil prices surged past $110 a barrel on Sunday evening, topping $100 for the first time in nearly four years, as the war in the Middle East entered its ninth day with no end in sight and the Strait of
