US-Iran

President Donald Trump says that although Iran is signaling a willingness to make a deal amid escalating tensions, he refuses to negotiate, asserting that the United States has already achieved its objectives. Trump Rejects Iran's Deal Offer On Saturday, in a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "The...

President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, demanding the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is a critical chokepoint for global oil supplies, with about 20% of the world’s oil passing through it. Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum To Iran Trump took to his...

Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war on Friday at 9.30 AM ET, as the conflict enters its twenty-first day. The death toll in Iran has risen to 3,186 since the war began on February 28, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Speaking at his first in-...

President Donald Trump defended the proposed increase in the defense budget on Thursday, but refrained from discussing the possible deployment of U.S. troops. On the sidelines of a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump gave an ambiguous response when asked about the...

Rising gasoline prices threaten to erode the benefit of larger tax refunds expected under President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Act, analysts and economists warn. Brent crude futures surged to nearly $112 per barrel on Thursday, while WTI crude oil futures were trading 3.23% higher at...

Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war on Thursday at 9 AM ET, as the conflict enters its twentieth day. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iran, stating that any continued attacks on Qatar's LNG infrastructure would trigger significant retaliation...

Jailed cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried lauded on Wednesday the effectiveness of Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. SBF Endorses Analysis Backing Military Campaign Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, posted on X an Al Jazeera op-ed titled "The...

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Wednesday, threatening significant retaliation if attacks on Qatar’s LNG infrastructure continue after the attack on Iran's South Pars gas field. Trump Blames Israel Trump, in a Truth Social post, clarified that Israel’s recent...

Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war on Wednesday at 9 AM ET, as the conflict enters its nineteenth day. On Tuesday, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in a strike at his daughter's home in Pardis, Iranian state media confirmed....

With escalating conflict in the Middle East and surging oil prices, the market is bracing for a near-term shock, warned Professor Jeremy Siegel, Senior Economist to WisdomTree and Emeritus Professor of Finance at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Siegel observed a change in...

Sen. Ruben Gallego  (D-Ariz.) is pressing the Energy Department for details on its approach to using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to mitigate the situation. Gallego has written to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, concerned that the SPR release may not benefit all...

Cryptocurrency bettors are split on whether Mojtaba Khamenei loses his position as Iran's Supreme Leader before an official ceasefire with the U.S. is reached. Prediction Market Divided On Polymarket, based on Polygon (CRYPTO: POL), the odds that a leadership change happens before a ceasefire...

In the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, now entering its third week, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is not prepared to bring the military conflict to a close, but would still exit soon. “We’re not ready to leave yet. But…we’ll be leaving in the near future....

Ed Yardeni is downplaying the threat of the current energy spike, arguing that structural shifts and efficiency gains have rendered the U.S. economy resilient against oil-driven recessions. Decoupling Growth From Energy Yardeni contends that the correlation between oil spikes and economic downturns...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) has criticized President Donald Trump for rising gasoline prices in the U.S., as the conflict with Iran is set to enter day 19. Ballroom Marble Over Gas Prices On Tuesday, the senator quoted a post on the social media platform X that shared a video of Trump talking...