An aerial view taken from an helicopter during a media visit shows five platforms over the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea some 140 kilometres west from the town of Stavanger, Norway, on December 3, 2019. (Photo by Tom LITTLE / AFP) (Photo by TOM LITTLE/AFP via Getty Images) Tom Little | Afp…
APA Corporation’s Beryl Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Courtesy: APA Corporation Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz and reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports, raising concerns over potential disruptions to global crude supplies. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures…
Large commercial vessels and a small boat navigate the waters off the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran on June 21, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was reported to have been struck by a projectile on Saturday, the latest escalation of tensions between the U.S….
APA Corporation’s Forties Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Courtesy: APA Corporation Brent oil futures fell on Monday after mediators Qatar and Pakistan said U.S. and Iranian officials had agreed on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal within 60 days. In a joint statement following talks at Switzerland’s Bürgenstock resort, the mediators…
Officials from Iran and the United States are expected to begin the next phase of talks to end the war in the Middle East on Sunday at a remote, high-altitude resort in Switzerland beloved by Hollywood stars of yore. Bürgenstock is a mountain and home to the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, overlooking the waters below….
The preliminary U.S.-Iranian deal could lower fuel prices, but don’t expect cheaper flights anytime soon. The conflict caused jet fuel prices to nearly double, forcing airlines to operate fewer flights and raise fares. The framework deal American and Iranian officials are expected to sign on Friday would restore oil exports from the Middle East, but…
When Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany presented President Trump with a soccer jersey emblazoned with the number 47 on Tuesday morning, it was the kind of gesture that a foreign leader might have made during his first term: flattering, emollient, and calculated to please. But Mr. Merz was doing it after a rancorous stretch, in…
Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left, works with Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, at 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Andy Rain | Bloomberg | Getty Images World leaders welcomed the U.S.-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war, with some European nations signaling they were prepared to lift sanctions…
June 10, 2026, 8:01 p.m. ET Visual investigations An analysis of satellite images and videos suggest a precision strike on an Iranian water facility. A damaged building in Bemani, southern Iran, seen on a photo published by Iranian media, where a surviving wall still urges residents not to waste water: “Water is the pulse of…
For weeks, the parameters of a preliminary agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran have been clear to its negotiators. The hang-up? How to devise a deal so each side can claim a win. Washington and Tehran — both neither fully victorious nor completely defeated in the war — badly want…
