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Oil, gas prices jump as Iran war disrupts Middle East output

(The Center Square) – U.S. and global oil and gas prices surged higher Monday as concerns grew that attacks by Israel and the U.S. on Iran could spiral into a broader war and disrupt global energy supplies. The U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday that

Rubio says Israel's strike plan triggered US attack on Iran

Rubio says Israel's strike plan triggered US attack on Iran

The United States attacked Iran only after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. "We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack

Number of service members killed in action rises to six

(The Center Square) – The number of American service members killed in action as part of Operation Epic Fury has climbed from four to six, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio vows “the hardest hits are yet to come from the U.S. military.” CENTCOM announced that two additional service members

The law of war | Marc Racicot

The Trump presidency, for far too much of the time, bears more resemblance to a lawless syndicate than to an honorable governmental administration. The repetitive commission of war crimes on the high seas and in Venezuela, the threats to resort to force against Greenland, one of the United States’ closest

Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks mostly fall

Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks mostly fall

Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar rallied on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe. European natural gas prices surged more than 39 percent after Qatar's state-run energy firm said it had halted liquefied natural gas

Qatar downs Iran jets as Tehran targets oil and gas in spiralling Gulf crisis

Qatar downs Iran jets as Tehran targets oil and gas in spiralling Gulf crisis

Qatar downed two Iranian bombers and halted LNG production on Monday, as Tehran widened its attacks to hit oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE in a sharply escalating Gulf crisis that has sent prices soaring. Qatar's air force shot down two Sukhoi Su-24 bombers, the

‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy

‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy

Shortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026 – with missiles targeting cities across the country, some of which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – President Donald Trump declared the objective was to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and give rise to a