GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS: The global economy faces "major threat" and the current energy crisis is worse than the oil shocks of the 1970s, the International Energy Agency warned, as Asian markets tumbled on the escalating threats. The U.S. moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging prices, but that could be a boon for Tehran.

With his latest Iran ultimatum looming, US President Donald Trump has pushed an anxious Persian Gulf region to the brink of further uncertainty and danger.

“Dear citizens of Israel — we are at the midway point, but the direction is clear,” Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said. “In about a week, on Passover, the Festival of Freedom, we will continue to fight for our freedom and our future.”

US President Donald Trump has described the assistance Ukraine is providing to countries in the Middle East as political PR by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Iran on Monday threatened to attack Mideast electrical plants powering American military bases as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approaches.

A defiant Iran is threatening to destroy energy infrastructure in Israel and in neighboring countries with U.S. military bases if President Trump follows through on his threat to attack power plants in Iran.

President Donald Trump says the US is considering "winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East," he wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday. "We are getting very close to meeting

Macron calls for Middle East de-escalation while Trump and Israel push military pressure against Iran, exposing growing diplomatic rifts over regional strategy.

As oil tops $100, the Iran war is testing Trump’s push for fossil fuels — and leaving U.S. consumers exposed to price spikes, experts say.