Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that new sanctions targeting a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange linked to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani showed that crypto-based efforts to finance the …
US sanctions Iranian cryptocurrency exchange processing Hormuz fees
The United States sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange controlled by U.S.-designated Iranian billionaire and business magnate Babak Zanjani.
Iran War Updates: U.N. panel cites possible U.S. war crimes as Trump again says Iran wants a deal
U.N.-commissioned rights experts say there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the U.S. committed war crimes with strikes that killed scores of Iranian civilians.
Iowa Republicans in Battleground House Races Vote to Halt Trump’s Ability to Continue the Iran War
Two House Republicans in battleground Iowa districts switched their votes on an Iran war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional ap …
House speaker declares Iran nuclear issue “taken care of”
Iran and Oman delay a meeting to discuss control of the Strait of Hormuz as fighting between Iran’s Houthi allies and Saudi Arabia raises the stakes for global energy markets.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker is taunting the Fed for its inability to bring down oil prices
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Speaker of Parliament, has frequently trolled Trump over the Strait of Hormuz. This week, he was taunting the Fed.
Vance warns US exit could trigger ‘worldwide energy crisis’ as Iran vows to resist
Seven Republicans joined all 213 voting Democrats to pass an Iran war powers resolution in the House of Representatives. The three new votes in favor were Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Mariannette …
China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape
The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world’s biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries’ supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.
The GOP’s midterms fortune may rely on where these Iran-backed groups attack next
The Bab-el-Mandeb — the narrow exit from the Red Sea for oil shipments leaving Saudi Arabia — has become a major backup route for oil exports since Iran largely shut down the Persian Gulf’s Strait of …
As a New Oil Power, China Gains More Sway Over Energy Markets
The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world’s biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries’ supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.