Tag: Iran

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 09:01 UTC

  Another front for Trump, “pain in the pump”, gasoline above US$ 4 a gallon

  

  ”If the (Iran) conflict is contained soon, the hit to confidence may be temporary, but a prolonged crisis could prompt more precautionary saving and further discretionary spending cuts,” warned Moody’s in a report on the current war in the Middle East, and the impact for US households.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 00:48 UTC

  Trump says US will leave Iran in “two or three weeks,” claims regime change achieved

  

  President Donald Trump said Tuesday from the Oval Office that U.S. forces will withdraw from Iran “in two or three weeks,” asserting that the military campaign has achieved its core objectives.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 03:58 UTC

  Oil tops $114 a barrel as Iran conflict drives record monthly surge

  

  Brent crude, the European benchmark, closed Monday at $112.78 per barrel and continued climbing in the futures market past $114, its highest level since July 2022. Oil has surged roughly 55% in March, the largest monthly gain since the contract's inception in 1988.

• Saturday, March 28th 2026 - 01:30 UTC

  Trump demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz, slams NATO and warns: “Cuba is next”

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the military operation against Iran is “two weeks ahead” of schedule, demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and sharply criticized European NATO allies for refusing to join the campaign. “When these times come, you learn who your real friends are,” he told an audience of a thousand investors at the FII Priority forum in Miami.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 20:22 UTC

  Iran rejects Trump's 15-point proposal and asserts sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz

  

  Iran rejected on Wednesday the 15-point proposal put forward by the Trump administration to end the war, calling its terms “excessive and detached from reality,” while international mediators scramble to arrange a direct meeting between representatives of both countries that could be, they warn, the last chance to prevent a broader escalation.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 23:42 UTC

  US deploys 82nd Airborne troops to the Gulf as Trump claims Iran offered a “gift”

  

  The Pentagon is preparing to deploy soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump insists negotiations with Iran are advancing and that Tehran has offered a “gift” related to gas, oil and the Strait of Hormuz.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 05:55 UTC

  Analysts warn $200 oil is no longer a far-fetched scenario

  

  Oil prices could surpass $150 per barrel and approach $200 if the Strait of Hormuz blockade persists, according to energy industry analysts — a level that would make a global recession virtually inevitable.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 01:58 UTC

  Dollar falls and São Paulo stock exchange surges after Trump's truce signal with Iran

  

  Brazilian financial markets posted one of their best sessions of the year on Monday after President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure, citing “productive conversations” with Tehran.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 01:09 UTC

  Milei willing to send troops to the Middle East if requested by Trump

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's willingness to send troops to the Middle East if requested by the United States has fuelled growing concern in Argentina, a country that has historically maintained an equidistant stance on international conflicts and where fears of possible reprisals are emerging.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 00:45 UTC

  Trump delays strikes on Iran's energy grid by five days, claims “productive” talks

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Monday a five-day moratorium on the threatened attacks against Iran's energy infrastructure, hours before the 48-hour ultimatum he issued on Saturday demanding Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz was set to expire.