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A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on dark water at dusk as missile flashes light the southern Iranian coastline across the Strait of Hormuz

US Strikes Southern Iran Hours After Doha Ceasefire Talks, as the Nuclear Question Stalls the Deal

US Central Command bombed missile sites and naval targets in southern Iran late Monday,…

By Mark Masterson · May 26

An oil tanker moves through a narrow strait between arid coastlines at dawn with a distant naval vessel on the horizon

Trump Calls the Iran Deal ‘Largely Negotiated’ as Tehran Accuses Washington of Obstruction

Trump says the Iran deal is 'largely negotiated' with the Strait of Hormuz reopening,…

By Mark Masterson · May 25

Night view from a Moscow apartment balcony of an oil refinery burning in the distance, searchlights crossing the sky and faint drone tracers overhead, residential apartment blocks in the mid-ground with windows lit

Ukraine’s 556-Drone Barrage Brings the War Home to Moscow

Ukraine's 556-drone barrage on Moscow killed three near the capital and hit the city's…

By Mark Masterson · May 18

Pacific Ocean map showing a broken golden arc from Washington DC to Taipei with a pause symbol and a red beam from Beijing, with data panels labeled Taiwan Arms Package 14B Status Pending and US China Summit Beijing May 2026

Trump Waffles on $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal After Xi Summit, Leaving Taipei in Limbo

Trump leaves a $14 billion Taiwan arms package undecided after his Beijing summit with…

By Mark Masterson · May 16

A dark map of the North Atlantic shows a thick bright arc of aid from Europe reaching Ukraine and a thin faint arc from North America fading before it crosses the ocean

Europe Approved €90 Billion for Ukraine. Washington Is Still Fighting Over $400 Million

Europe finalized a €90 billion Ukraine aid package and is sending it. In Washington,…

By Mark Masterson · May 14

Empty conference room with scattered papers, tipped water glass, and abandoned translator headset evoking failed Iran ceasefire talks

Trump Calls Iran Ceasefire Proposal ‘Garbage’ as Beijing Summit With Xi Approaches

Trump called Iran's ceasefire proposal a 'piece of garbage' on May 11, putting talks…

By Mark Masterson · May 12

Trump Gets Briefed on New Iran Strike Options as Oil Hits $126 and Gas Prices Crush American Wallets

New Iran Strike Option on the Table as Oil Hits $126 and Gas Prices Crush American Wallets

The Iran war is now squeezing the country from both ends: a $28 billion…

By Mark Masterson · Apr 30

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Standstill Why the Iran Ceasefire Has Not Reopened the World's Most Important Oil Chokepoint

Trump Fires Navy Secretary During Iran War As Approval Ratings Hit New Lows

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan effective immediately on Wednesday, the…

By Mark Masterson · Apr 22

US Navy Seizes Iranian Tanker Touska In Gulf Of Oman As Ceasefire Heads For Collapse

US Navy Seizes Iranian Tanker Touska In Gulf Of Oman As Ceasefire Heads For Collapse

USS Spruance fired on the Iranian-flagged Touska in the Gulf of Oman days before…

By Mark Masterson · Apr 20

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Iran Slams Hormuz Shut Again As IRGC Gunboats Fire On Tanker Off Oman

Iran reversed its reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within hours on Saturday after…

By Mark Masterson · Apr 18

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Strait Of Hormuz Reopens: Oil Crashes More Than 10% As Iran Truce Hands Global Markets A Jolt Of Relief

Tankers are moving again. After weeks of blockade chatter and war premiums, Iran declared…

By Mark Masterson · Apr 17

Iran War Day 28 Trump Buys 10 More Days on Energy Strikes as the Global Oil Crisis Deepens

IRAN DECLARES STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN FOR TRUCE, TRUMP KEEPS US BLOCKADE UNTIL DEAL

Iran says commercial traffic can flow through Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire.…

By Mark Masterson · Apr 17

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U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins Today Strait of Hormuz Closure Sends Oil Past $102 as Peace Talks Fail

U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran Begins Today: Strait of Hormuz Closure Sends Oil Past $102 as Peace Talks Fail

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Pope Leo XIV “Weak” and “Terrible” as Per Trump After Pope Condemns Iran War: Why This Fight Matters for Catholic Voters

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Standstill Why the Iran Ceasefire Has Not Reopened the World's Most Important Oil Chokepoint

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Standstill: Why the Iran Ceasefire Has Not Reopened the World’s Most Important Oil Chokepoint

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Trump Gives Iran Until Tuesday to Reopen Strait of Hormuz or Face “Hell” as Tehran Rejects 45-Day Ceasefire

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The Middle East Crisis May Shift Businesses’ Geography: Can Europe and the UK Replace Dubai as the Enterprise Centre?

IRAN WAR ENTERS SECOND MONTH AS TRUMP THREATENS CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALLIES BEGIN TO FRACTURE

Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure as Spain Closes Airspace to U.S. Military and the Western Alliance Cracks

Iran War Day 28 Trump Buys 10 More Days on Energy Strikes as the Global Oil Crisis Deepens

Iran War Day 28: Trump Buys 10 More Days on Energy Strikes as the Global Oil Crisis Deepens

Iran Rejects Trump Ceasefire Plan and Issues 5 Demands Day 26 of the Iran War Explained

Iran Rejects Trump Ceasefire Plan and Issues 5 Demands: Day 26 of the Iran War Explained

Follow The Money Who Is Really Winning Trump’s War On Iran

Follow The Money: Who Is Really Winning Trump’s War On Iran [VIDEO]

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Allies He Insulted and Tarriffed Reject Trump’s Request for Help in Iran War [VIDEO]

Counterterrorism Chief Just Quit Over Iran War, Says There Was No Imminent Threat

Counterterrorism Chief Just Quit Over Iran War, Says There Was No Imminent Threat [VIDEO]

Financial Warfare How the Israel–Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Global Sanctions Enforcement

Financial Warfare: How the Israel–Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Global Sanctions Enforcement

Iran War Day 16

Iran War Day 16: Oil Passes $105 as Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed and Trump Threatens More Strikes on Kharg Island

USA Attacks IRAN

Administration Cannot Give A Straight Answer On Why The U.S. Is At War With Iran

Iranian Drone

FBI Warns California of Possible Iranian Drone Attack From Offshore Vessel

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Iran Vows It Will Never Surrender as US-Israel War Enters Second Week and Oil Prices Slam the Economy

Ukrainian soldier in military gear operating a laptop-based drone control system in a dusty, war-torn field at dusk

Ukraine Offers Iran Drone Expertise to Middle East as UAE Moves to Freeze Iranian Assets

Russia Is Feeding Iran Intelligence to Target U.S. Forces, Officials Say

Russia Is Feeding Iran Intelligence to Target U.S. Forces, Officials Say in a Dangerous Escalation