#iran-war

#iran-war

Hegseth isn't the architect of this conflict - that might be Benjamin Netanyahu - but he's the chief cheerleader, the face of the chaos and carnage. He's been unrepentant about the U.S. blowing up an Iranian school, and he refused to walk back a statement that the American military would allow 'no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.'

Despite President Trump's claims of a successful military operation, the Iran War has not ended, and the conflict remains unresolved with ongoing threats from Iran's military capabilities.

The Maritime Information Cooperation and Awareness Center (MICA center) detects any form of bombardment and immediately sends nearby ships an encrypted message, sharing the nature of the event, its context and exact position.

Warren pressed Hegseth on the alleged prevalence of insider trading related to the Iran War within President Donald Trump's administration, citing reports that there has been a pattern between a surge in oil bets, a Trump post on Truth Social regarding the conflict and then a huge shift in oil prices in the space of minutes with insiders making out like bandits using secret information about the war.

Hegseth stated, 'A quagmire my generation served in a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan. Years and years of nebulous missions and utopian national building that led us to nothing.'

The Bank of Canada said it was holding its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday. The bank was widely expected to look past the high cost of energy brought on by the war in Iran and hold rates.

Only 22 percent of respondents back Trump's performance on the cost of living. Affordability has been a top issue for US voters, especially amid rising inflation.

Consumers are singing the blues. They aren't happy with high prices for gas, housing, electricity and many other items. It's clear consumers aren't going to feel much better until there's an end to the Middle East conflict.

Hegseth accused the legacy Trump-hating press of a politically motivated animus that blinded it to the brilliance of our American warriors.

"When people stop coming, it spreads retail, logistics, everything. Dubai runs on visitors. Take that away and the whole machine slows down," said Kurian.

Even post-conflict, we expect [that] some of the trade flows [will] tend to reset rather than return to what they were before the war, said Rob Wilson of the energy data and consulting firm East Daley Analytics.

Nearly eight weeks into a war that the President said would last six weeks at most. He told reporters today, Don't rush me. I'm Kaitlan Collins. And this is THE SOURCE.

California's gas prices have risen 30% since the start of the year, with the average price for regular gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach jumping from $4.67 in February to $5.93 in March. In San Francisco, the average increased from $4.83 to $5.99 during the same period.

Colbert mocked the further extension of the ceasefire as proof that the war wasn't ending anytime soon, quipping, 'I'm beginning to think this war might not be over by Memorial Day.'

China's stockpiling surged in 2025 due to relatively low oil prices tied to softer demand, rising geopolitical risks, and a new domestic energy law requiring more reserves.

"The impact is that it has affected how much African carriers purchase aviation fuel for their operations," Dominick Andoh, managing partner of AviationGhana, told DW.

Germany's largest carrier Lufthansa announced it had canceled 20,000 flights between May and October to try and save fuel, removing approximately 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel, the price of which has doubled since the outbreak of the Iran conflict.