The price of Brent crude, the international standard for oil, added 67 cents, reaching $96.95 per barrel. In the U.S., the average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon going into Labor Day weekend, nearly a dollar higher than last year and a record for any Labor Day weekend
Netanyahu says Iran’s regime is nearing its end, warns Tehran of a blow it cannot imagine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is openly describing regime change in Tehran as unfinished work, but Iran’s government remains in power and is threatening harsher retaliation. Renewed U.S.
Three ways the Iran war changed the global economy
Gas prices have been hovering above $4 for weeks, mortgage rates are rising toward 7% and companies are adding shipping surcharges to make up for record diesel costs.
Former Trump Economic Adviser: Iran’s Oil Exports Have Fallen to Zero. Here’s What It Could Mean for Oil Prices
A U.S. naval blockade has done what years of financial sanctions could not, and oil markets are already reacting. Here is what zero Iranian exports could mean for gas prices at the pump and supply …
US-backed effort to disarm Iraq’s Iran-linked militias hits setback, experts say
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi vowed to restrict weapons to state control, but militias like Asaib Ahl al-Haq show no credible disarmament evidence.
Iran says it plans to announce a new ‘exclusion zone’ near the Strait of Hormuz
The new head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit …
Deadly Iran wedding strike likely due to US bomb missing a nearby target
Six bombs dropped by Navy jets targeted a communications complex in the coastal town of Kuhestak. One missed.
Support for Trump’s Iran War Handling Drops Among Republicans
Strong Republican approval of Trump’s handling of the Iran war has fallen sharply since spring, according to a new poll.
Live Updates: Iran threatens “more painful” retaliation to U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers
Vance says gas prices could have been “much higher were it not for our efforts,” as the Iran war pushes pump prices to expected Labor Day weekend records.
US denies Iran’s claim to have struck an unmanned ship, and other Mideast news
Iran says it struck a U.S. military boat in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the latest exchange between the countries after a month of calm.