The US military has launched a series of air strikes against Iran in response to Tehran targeting US bases in Jordan. The attacks were launched as Donald Trump vowed to hit Iran ‘very hard’ after a one-day pause in fighting. Iran has expanded its military attacks in the region, raising fears of an all-out war.
July 30, 2026 8:12 am, EDT | Update: July 30, 2026 10:13 am, EDT Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, on July 29. (Farid Abdulwahed/AP) key takeaways: Crude oil prices remained volatile after the US said early on July 30 that it had launched
July 27, 2026 8:20 am, EDT A line of cars at the Gulf Oil Station on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Boston on July 19. (Gene J. Puskar/AP/File) key takeaways: Oil prices fell as the US and Iran avoided fighting while discussing a possible resumption of talks on an interim ceasefire agreement. The Fed is meeting
July 21, 2026 8:02 am, EDT | Update: July 21, 2026 10:48 am, EDT People stand on a bridge destroyed after an attack in Hormozgan province in southern Iran on July 18. (Amirhossein Khorgoui/Iranian Student News Agency via AP) key takeaways: Oil prices climbed as the US announced another round of strikes targeting Iran for
July 16, 2026 8:17 am, EDT An oil facility on Kharg Island, Iran. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Oil prices remain high as the US escalates attacks against Iran. Iran targeted Kuwait and Bahrain with missile and drone attacks. World stocks mostly fell. HONG KONG – Stocks around the world mostly fell on 16 July
July 15, 2026 5:30 pm, EDT Commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Amirhossein Khorgui/ISNA via Associated Press) key takeaways: The US carried out airstrikes on Iran for the fifth consecutive day, targeting missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb Island on 15 July. The renewed conflict has restricted shipping
July 15, 2026 10:10 am, EDT The Eneos Endeavor supertanker conducted a dark transit through the Strait of Hormuz in May. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Supertankers have increasingly been involved in recent attacks on commercial shipping during the Iran war, highlighting the challenges of reviving the flow of the region’s oil to the global
A woman stands on the water’s edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background after an explosion near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on July 13. (Razieh Paudat/ISNA via AP) July 13, 2026 8:27 am, EDT key takeaways: The United States and Iran exchanged attacks on July 13, while both
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Oil tankers and cargo ships are anchored off the coast of Oman. (Elke Scolliers/Getty Images/Bloomberg) July 9, 2026 11:40 am, EDT key takeaways: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to a near halt on July 9 as US strikes on Iran for the second day disrupted the fragile ceasefire and disrupted shipping movements. The