Donald Trump drew a backlash on Sunday for suggesting US efforts to protect the Strait of Hormuz were unnecessary – and that “maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all” because his country has plenty of oil of its own.
The president made the…
The Iran war is entering its third week with no clear end in sight, as military strikes intersect with deepening uncertainty over Tehran’s leadership and looming cultural celebrations that could spark unrest.
If the United States assumed, before attacking Iran, that the major oil producer would be reluctant to close the Strait of Hormuz for fear of blocking its own oil exports, it miscalculated.
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If the United States assumed, before attacking Iran, that the major oil producer would be reluctant to close the Strait of Hormuz for fear of blocking its own oil exports, it miscalculated.
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The supreme court will hear arguments in a case challenging legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, after the government urged the…