Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran - AP News

Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran  AP News

Prompt oil prices hit record premium to next-month delivery after Trump vows to keep attacking Iran - Reuters

Prompt oil prices hit record premium to next-month delivery after Trump vows to keep attacking Iran  Reuters

Watch: Trump's shifting deadlines for ending Iran war

The BBC's chief international correspondent analyses the US President's latest White House address.

Trump Threatens Iran’s Infrastructure as Markets Fear Longer War - Bloomberg.com

Trump Threatens Iran’s Infrastructure as Markets Fear Longer War  Bloomberg.com

How Trump Boxed Himself In on Iran

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

By David E. Sanger

US banks in Paris heighten security over potential Iran-linked threats

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs instructed Paris staff to work from home after authorities foiled an explosive attack on a nearby Bank of America branch.

Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge

Two people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” if a deal to end the five-week-long war he started was not reached. The US president shared footage of part of the newly built 136m-high $400m B1 suspension bridge between Tehran and Karaj collapsing dram...

By Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem

Harris ripped over video previewing Trump speech she claims she wouldn't watch: 'Sit this one out'

Former VP kamala Harris drew sharp conservative backlash after posting a video on X criticizing Trump's Iran address, claiming he started a war nobody wants.

‘Bomb back to the Stone Age’: US history of threats and carpet bombing

Analysts say carpet bombing countries is a war crime. But it wouldn't be new for the US.

'The tribe has spoken’: Survivor fans voice frustration after Trump address interrupts show

The Survivor tribe has spoken…. and they’re not thrilled. That’s because on Wednesday night, CBS had to interrupt the series’ extra-long merge episode to air U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on the war in Iran.

The March jobs report will be released on Friday. Here's what to expect

The U.S. economy is projected to show job gains of 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%.

Middle East war: Few solutions to fuel shortages in Africa

Africa is running low on fuel. The US-Israel-Iran war has sent fuel prices skyrocketing. Are African countries doing enough to calm the fuel market?

China’s Iran war strategy, Trump’s Hormuz ask: 7 global relations reads

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi plans to flip the script on Beijing Allies of exiled Iranian royal Reza Pahlavi signalled a potential reset in Tehran’s ties with China and Russia, as the 65-year-old increasingly positioned himself as a central figure in Iran’s political future – a claim t...

By SCMP

No longer so mighty? Iran war tests US strength and resolve

Might is right... until it's not. 2026 began with US commandos grabbing Venezuela’s president with zero casualties, an operation that put the rest of the world was on notice. But now, Donald Trump's first prime time address in nearly five weeks of war worrying markets instead of reassuring them. The US president telling impacted nations to just buy more oil from him and if they’re so worried about energy security in the Strait of Hormuz to go in themselves and sort it.

By François PICARD

Iran war proves this golden Wall Street rule right, yet again

Before President Trump even started speaking Wednesday night, investors had already factored in a swift end to the crisis.

By Brett Arends

Wall Street pares losses as investors anticipate reopening of Hormuz - Nikkei Asia

Wall Street pares losses as investors anticipate reopening of Hormuz  Nikkei Asia

Polymarket users stand to make millions if US troops enter Iran, raising insider trading fears

Sachs warns of escalation, oil disruption in Iran conflict; calls for global action

As the conflict stretches into its second month, leading economist Jeffrey Sachs expresses grave concerns regarding the intensifying war and global instability. He denounces US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu for defying expert counsel in initiating the conflict, a choice that could lead to dramatic hikes in oil prices and prompt Iran to reassess its nuclear program.

By TOI WORLD DESK

How would a US ground assault on Iran unfold?

Trump now has the forces in place to carry out a limited operation, but it would be fraught with risk

By Katie Stallard

‘Make deal before it’s too late': Trump warns Iran after US-Israel attack on B1 Bridge

Sharing a video of the US-Israeli attack on the BI Bridge in Iran's Karaj area, Trump called on Iran to make a deal “before its too late.”

Oil jumps 7percent after Trump warns of fresh Iran strikes; petrol prices fluctuate in India

Iran digital repression surged amid war and protests: Rights group - The Straits Times

Iran digital repression surged amid war and protests: Rights group  The Straits Times

IDF kills Iranian Oil Headquarters commander, destroys IRGC finance facility

“The Oil Headquarters forms an integral part of the regime’s armed forces, enabling the continuation of their activities and military buildup through profits from oil sales,” the IDF stated.

War Diary Day 34: Trump’s speech deepens escalation pushing war into prolonged phase

The 34th day of the US-Israel war against Iran unfolded in the immediate aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s speech, which, rather than opening any pathway to de-escalation, appeared to have hardened positions across the conflict spectrum. The remarks triggered swift Iranian retaliation, and reinforced a trajectory of sustained attrition with an increasingly central focus on economic pressure and maritime control. In his speech, Trump declared that US and Israeli objectives were nearing ...

By none@none.com (Baqir Sajjad Syed)

Iran's Kharg Oil Exports Continue Despite Bombing, Trump's Seizure Threat

There were only a few days since March 1 when two or fewer super tankers were seen loading oil at Kharg.

Seoul shares down 3.6 pct late Thurs. morning on Trump's renewed Iran warning - Yonhap News Agency

Seoul shares down 3.6 pct late Thurs. morning on Trump's renewed Iran warning  Yonhap News Agency

Energy soars as the strongest S&P 500 sector in Q2

‘You have to be serious’: Macron hits out at Trump for ‘unrealist’ statements on Iran war

‘When you want to be serious, you don’t say the opposite every day of what you said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn’t talk every day.’

Is the US a rogue superpower now?

Trump alienates allies with tariffs, threats and war in Iran

By Joel Mathis, The Week US

How the Iran War Could Reshape the Global Cultural Order

The Iran War and the Hormuz struggle could end U.S. oil and financial unilateralism, ultimately dismantling Western cultural dominance

By Curro Jimenez

More pain for Americans as Trump speaks, with record fuel prices in sight

U.S. consumers are on course for record fuel prices at ⁠the pumps just ahead of ⁠the country's peak summer travel season, market experts said on Thursday, after President Dona...

Gold prices retreat as Trump threatens further attacks on Iran - The Star

Gold prices retreat as Trump threatens further attacks on Iran  The Star

Trump announces destruction of Iran’s tallest bridge

Trump delivered a speech Wednesday in which he argued that the war launched by the United States and Israel on February 28 was almost over -- even as he threatened to bomb Iran "extremely hard" if it didn't bow to his demands. The post Trump announces destruction of Iran’s tallest bridge appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Trump announces destruction of Iran's tallest bridge - Naharnet

Trump announces destruction of Iran's tallest bridge  Naharnet

‘I haven’t slept for days’: Iranians describe mounting desperation after a month of war

Until that moment the war was something happening in other parts of Tehran.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew - thecitizen.co.tz

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew  thecitizen.co.tz