OPEC+ has agreed to raise daily oil production quotas slightly, as the world grapples with a severe supply shortage stemming from the Iran war. Eight countries in the major oil bloc committed to a quota hike of 206,000 barrels per day, split between them. Those are Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, […]

Iran is pledging to continue its stranglehold over the Strait of Hormuz, even as the clock ticks for them to reopen the key waterway or face U.S. strikes on its power plants and bridges. “The Strait of Hormuz will never return to its former state, especially for the US and Israel,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]

The White House has moved President Donald Trump‘s news conference on the successful rescue mission in Iran to the press briefing room. Trump was due to hold the event in the Oval Office alongside military leaders, where he would only address a small group of reporters. But press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Easter Sunday […]

Multiple congressional Democrats went after President Donald Trump on Easter Sunday over his recent threats against Iran, calling them “unhinged” and questioning his mental fitness. Trump amped up his rhetoric against Iran over the weekend, sending out numerous Truth Social posts calling on Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or else face attacks on […]