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Oil prices have surged enormously worldwide as Iran continues to choke shut the Strait of Hormuz and protesters have taken to the streets in Ireland to demand government intervention to lower costs.

Iran’s so-called “Tehran tollbooth” threatens to make the restoration of normal oil and gas supplies from the Gulf impossible ...

After peace talks with Iran failed, President Trump said Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait ...

By Saad Sayeed, Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on ...

In addition to stalled shipping, continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon are threatening the shaky ceasefire.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took questions from the press Wednesday after a two-week ceasefire was agreed in the Iran war, ...

US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting ...

Tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating beyond the Middle East, with global consequences looming. After Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, ...

American military forces began blockading all traffic attempting to enter and leave Iranian ports on Monday, setting up a ...

Trump said the U.S. would interdict every vessel in international waters that paid a toll to Iran and destroy mines that he ...

US President Donald Trump said Iran “badly” wants to make a deal with his administration as his blockade against the Islamic ...