Energy and Metals

Oil Prices Spike as US and Iran Trade Heavy Threats
Oil prices look completely ready to jump even higher this Monday morning. Last week, the global energy market closed at its highest level in almost

USA-Iran Conflict: The Biden Years Trying and Failing
Joe Biden walked into the White House promising to fix Trump’s mistakes. He would rejoin the nuclear deal. He would restore diplomacy. He would make

Energy Sites Burn as Iran and Israel Trade Heavy Strikes
Iran and Israel aggressively attacked each other’s major energy facilities this week. The fierce strikes push the Middle East closer to total chaos and severely

USA-Iran Conflict: The European Allies Caught in Middle
The European diplomats shuttled between Tehran and Washington for months. They carried messages back and forth because the two sides would not talk directly. They

USA-Iran Conflict: The Israel Lobby Pushing for War
Walk through the halls of Congress and you will see their influence everywhere. Resolutions condemning Iran pass with overwhelming majorities. Letters demanding tougher sanctions get

Federal Reserve Expected to Keep Interest Rates Steady Amid Inflation Fears
Key Points: The Federal Reserve has kept a very low profile during the first few months of 2026. As the first quarter rapidly approaches its

USA-Iran Conflict: The Afghanistan Withdrawal Echoes
The last American plane lifted off from Kabul airport in August 2021. Below it, thousands of Afghans who helped America for twenty years watched in

US Allies Reject Trump Request for Warships as Conflict Escalates
United States allies officially rejected President Donald Trump’s direct request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Trump quickly criticized his Western partners, accusing

USA-Iran Conflict: The Gulf Arabs Hedging Their Bets
The crown prince of Abu Dhabi picked up the phone and called Tehran. His country spent years fighting Iranian proxies in Yemen. His country normalized

Trump Demands Better Deal as Middle East War Closes Hormuz
President Donald Trump says Iran wants to negotiate a deal to end the current war. However, the American leader refuses to accept the current terms.

Gold Prices Drop Near $5,000 as Middle East War Fuels Inflation
Gold prices took a noticeable hit this Friday, pushing the precious metal toward its second straight weekly decline. The ongoing war in the Middle East

USA-Iran Conflict: The Oil Tankers Playing Cat and Mouse
The oil tanker moved slowly through the South China Sea. Its transponder broadcast a Malaysian flag and a destination in Asia. But the ship really

Iranian President Demands Three Strict Conditions to End the War
Today, March 12, 2026, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian finally revealed his official terms to stop the raging conflict with the United States and Israel. After

Iran New Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Hormuz Closed
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei just made his first public statement as the new supreme leader of Iran. The fifty-six-year-old hardline cleric took power after a recent

USA-Iran Conflict: The Mullahs Who Hold Final Power
His picture hangs in every government office, every school, every military base across Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks down from those frames with his white

Record Oil Release Fails to Stop Rising Global Prices
Global oil prices climbed into the high eighty-dollar range this Wednesday. The Group of Seven nations agreed to release four hundred million barrels of oil

Middle East War Disrupts Global Humanitarian Aid Deliveries
The United Nations recently warned that the intense conflict in the Middle East is severely damaging humanitarian operations around the world. UN aid chief Tom

USA-Iran Conflict: The Protests Iran Crushes With Force
Mahsa Amini walked into a Tehran police station on September 13, 2022. She walked out in a coma. She died three days later. The morality

US and Israel Intensify War on Iran as Global Oil Prices Soar
The United States and Israel are launching their heaviest military attacks yet against Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the armed forces will not rest

USA-Iran Conflict: The Revolutionary Guards Running the Country
Walk through any Iranian city and you will see their presence. The men with beards and stern faces. The buildings with no signs but heavy

USA-Iran Conflict: The Prisoners Swapped in Secret Deals
Xiyue Wang spent three years in Evin prison. The Iranian government accused him of spying. His family said he just did academic research on Iranian

USA-Iran Conflict: The Cyber War Nobody Sees
The computers at a Saudi petrochemical plant started behaving strangely. Pumps spun faster than they should. Valves opened without commands. Safety systems shut down for

Kuwait Slashes Oil Production as Gulf Conflict Halts Shipping
Kuwait is slashing its oil and fuel production because cargo ships can no longer safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The ongoing conflict with

USA-Iran Conflict: The Nuclear Program That Scares Everyone
The centrifuges spin in underground halls buried deep inside Iranian mountains. Nobody knows exactly how many there are today. The inspectors left years ago. The



