Maduro ally deported to US over alleged billion-dollar corruption scheme tied to oil, food program
A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been deported by Venezuela to the United States, according to...
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Second suspected oil slick near Iran raises fears of major disaster in vital global oil corridor
A second suspected oil slick has been detected near Iran’s Kharg Island export hub, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward...
Trump blockade squeezing Iran so hard regime may be dumping oil into Gulf, experts say
Satellite imagery revealed a massive suspected oil slick spreading near Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, in what experts...
US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
A new U.S.-backed proposal to build a network of overland energy pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is gaining attention...
Trump’s ‘Economic Fury’ squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure?
As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is...
Iran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade
Sanctioned tankers disguised as Iraqi vessels are moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian crude as President Donald Trump...
US targets Chinese refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Distress call captures tanker under fire, Iran shuts Hormuz trapping thousands of sailors
Hundreds of commercial tankers are stranded on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut the critical chokepoint...
Trump criticizes Spain amid Iran, NATO rift as PM Sanchez faces questions over political motives
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain has tried to position himself as the European counterweight to President Donald Trump, but...
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade as Trump says island ‘has to survive’
The U.S. government will allow a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, effectively easing a blockade that...
Trump’s AI-Powered World Wars
In the last few days, President Donald Trump has said that the U.S-Israel war on Iran will end soon, after...
US strike on key Iran oil hub would fit Trump’s ‘energy dominance doctrine,’ expert says
Kharg Island, which handles the bulk of Iran’s crude exports and was once floated by President Donald Trump as a...
It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”
Smoke and flames rise at the site of U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. Photo:...
Millions lose power across Cuba as Trump sanctions continue to fuel ongoing energy crisis
A large-scale blackout struck western Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions without power in the latest outage to hit the island...
