2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1306+ words) The Iran-backed Houthis’ swift advance in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia have left the Gulf Arab kingdom with few options to respond, all of which carry heavy costs. The key message emanating from the kingdom is that Riyadh does…...

32+ min ago   (1081+ words) President Donald Trump wants to reverse the decades-long decline in the number of US refineries in operation, which he believes is key to lowering gas prices, and he recently called oil executives to the White House to make that push....

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (403+ words) Iranian state media has claimed an Iranian commercial vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz late Saturday, killing one person, amid an ongoing battle between the US and Iran for control over the crucial energy chokepoint. The attack, which…...

16+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1221+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his department pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation, according…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago   (446+ words) The Iran war has lasted far longer than many expected — and so has a functioning oil market....

22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (783+ words) Desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. As the Houthis advanced, backup support from Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (87+ words) CNN speaks with experts about the challenges facing the US, the economic pressure on Iran and whether the conflict could push Tehran back to the negotiating table. Pickaxe Mountain activity, US intelligence gaps and more CNN speaks with experts about…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (119+ words) During a speech at the Pentagon memorial for the 9/11 attacks, President Trump referred to Iran as the "world's number one sponsor of terror" and celebrated the soldiers that fought in the country's war on terror. ‘The Islamic Republic of Iran…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (779+ words) A narrow waterway located at the mouth of the Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti has provided an escape hatch for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly shaky. For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (852+ words) A key oil pipeline system in Saudi Arabia was struck by projectiles on Thursday, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said in a statement posted to its website Friday that the pipeline…...