News about U.S.
Iran has attacked the Diego Garcia base, owned by the US and UK, in the Indian Ocean with two medium-range ballistic missiles. This is the first case of such a threat to US interests outside the Middle East – 4,000 kilometers from Iran.
Western and southwestern U.S. states are experiencing an unprecedented March heat wave that is already setting historic records and causing growing alarm among climatologists and authorities.
The chaotic crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has made clear how power works in the twenty-first century. It reminds us that the greatest long-term threat to the United States is not China’s military buildup or Russian aggression, but the gradual fragmentation of the system of alliances that has provided its global leadership since World War II.
A court in the US has ruled that the Donald Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Voice of America radio station was illegal and ordered it to put 1,042 employees of the media outlet back to work.
The U.S. Defense Department has proposed to the White House several options for further funding of the military campaign against Iran, Logos Press reported, citing the Washington Post.
US President Donald Trump has vowed to “blow up everything” in Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran attacks Qatari gas fields again.
Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned after publicly stating his disagreement with President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to launch a military operation against Iran.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in conjunction with the agency that oversees the commodities markets, has published informal guidelines it will use to classify cryptocurrency securities.
The military conflict over Iran is beginning to affect not only oil markets, but also a much less obvious segment – the global pistachio trade.
US President Donald Trump, during a meeting at the White House, called on the Federal Reserve to hold a special meeting to cut the rate, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Two publications, believed to be insiders, have reported the resumption of direct contacts between US President Steve Whitkoff’s special envoy and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in recent days. However, the latter denied this information.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei threatened Romania with an “adequate political and legal response” over that country’s decision to allow Americans to use military bases to refuel planes used in missions in the Middle East.
The U.S. administration is increasing pressure on its allies and China in an attempt to involve them in an international coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy corridors.
Three U.S. refueling planes landed at Base 90 in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Sunday. They are the first planes to arrive after Romania approved America’s request to send troops to Romania to fight in the war in the Middle East.
The winners of the 98th Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles. The main triumphants of the evening were “Battle Beyond the Battle” and “Sinners”, who shared the key awards between them.
American oil companies may sharply increase their revenues due to the growth of world oil prices amid the conflict with Iran, analysts believe. Top managers and experts predict their increase up to $200 per barrel.
The first week of the war with Iran cost the United States more than $11.3 billion. Those are the Pentagon’s new estimates for the U.S. Congress, and they double the “cost” of military action in the first seven days.
The United States is interested in sending aircraft to the Kogalnichanu base for possible interventions in the Middle East.
There is a simple rule in the global financial system: money runs away from risk. Today, this principle may affect one of the richest regions of the planet. Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf countries control trillions of dollars. And if the war over Iran changes their investment strategy, the consequences could be felt by markets around the world.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that America First Refining (AFR) will build a new refinery in the state of Texas. This means that the US will have the first major refinery built in the last 50 years.
