Tag: IRAN
Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
Estimates vary on how long it could take before a crucial pipeline is repaired, but a prolonged shutdown could push oil prices to their highest levels in months.
Is Iran Shaping Up to Be a ‘Forever War’?
Our White House and national security correspondent, David Sanger, compares past “forever wars” that President Trump campaigned against with an Iran War that has no clear endgame.
How 9/11 Helped Create Regional Clout for Iran
The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 paved the way for Tehran to dominate its neighbor and whetted its appetite to expand its influence across the greater Middle East.
House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval
It was the fifth time that a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has voted to rein in President Trump’s war powers as discontent with the conflict grows among voters.
Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War
Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundreds of military facilities were destroyed, according to a new report
Yemen’s Houthis Show Growing Sophistication and Self-Reliance in Weaponry
The Houthis are increasingly using artificial intelligence and other tools to produce advanced weaponry on their own, making them less reliant on Iran.
Latest Energy Crisis Leaves Governments With Few Good Options
From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are setting off protests and blackouts.
Key U.S. Bond Rate Near 20-Year High as Oil Prices Keep Climbing
The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors’ angst.
Gulf Arabs Seek Options After U.S. Bases Did Not Deter Iran
The American presence in these countries has not shielded them from retaliation during the Iran war. Now they are hoping direct talks with Iran could help.
Only China, India, and Russia Can End the Iran War
Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf.