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Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz

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The Iran War’s Impact on Gas Markets May Be Felt for Years

The Iran War’s Impact on Gas Markets May Be Felt for Years

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23.03.2026 6

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Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War

Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War

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18.03.2026 8

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Trump’s Efforts to Defuse the Oil Spike Aren’t Working

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12.03.2026 5

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Oil Markets Are Starting to Take the Iran War Seriously

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09.03.2026 6

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Why Aren’t Energy Markets Reacting More to the Iran War?

There are many reasons to be increasingly concerned by the U.S.-Iran war’s impact on energy markets, but so far, none of them have translated into...

05.03.2026 6

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Trump’s War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation

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04.03.2026 10

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The U.S. War on Iran Rattles Energy Markets

Middle East and North Africa Oil prices jumped significantly on Monday, the third day of the U.S. war on Iran, with a roller-coaster rise of between 7...

02.03.2026 10

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Oil Markets Brace for Disruption After U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran

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28.02.2026 10

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Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Energy Have Two Targets

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25.02.2026 9

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What’s Next for Trump’s Trade War

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23.02.2026 10

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules

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20.02.2026 4

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Trump’s Puzzlingly Rosy Jobs Numbers

12.02.2026 4

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Venezuela Reformed Its Oil Law. Now What?

06.02.2026 7

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Trump Taps Kevin Warsh to Head Federal Reserve

30.01.2026 6

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Trump Is Getting His Weaker Dollar After All

28.01.2026 6

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trump-Lisa Cook Case

22.01.2026 10

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Trump’s Resource Grabs Don’t Add Up

20.01.2026 9

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Tariffs Have Hurt, Not Helped, the U.S. Economy

14.01.2026 20

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Trump and the Fed Are Now at War

13.01.2026 7

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Intervening in Venezuela for the Oil Makes Little Sense

05.01.2026 10

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Trump Announces Blockade on Sanctioned Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela

17.12.2025 7

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Europe Is Racing the Clock to Tap Russia’s Frozen Assets

17.12.2025 8

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Trump Threatens Mexico With Tariffs Over Water

10.12.2025 8

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Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil

03.12.2025 10

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Has Trump’s America Gone Rogue?

25.11.2025 8

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Trump’s Russia Sanctions Are Really Putting the Hurt On

11.11.2025 5

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Initial Supreme Court Arguments on Tariffs Case Offer Some Hints

06.11.2025 9

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What the U.S. Supreme Court Tariffs Case Is Really About

04.11.2025 40

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Add This to the Canon of Great Diplomacy Books

31.10.2025 10

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Russia Aims to Freeze Ukraine Into Submission

29.10.2025 10

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Will Trump’s Russia Oil Sanctions Finally Sway Putin?

23.10.2025 6

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Trump Faces MAGA Backlash for Argentina Bailout

22.10.2025 8

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Trump Goes After Colombia—and Risks Weakening the Fight Against Drugs

21.10.2025 8

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Russia’s Oil Earnings May Get Clobbered by OPEC

17.10.2025 8

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Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel

13.10.2025 8

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Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries

10.10.2025 10

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U.S. Ratchets Up Pressure on Iranian Energy

09.10.2025 10

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The China-Russia Axis Is Getting Firmer, and It’s Built on Gas

03.10.2025 9

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Is Globalization a Lost Cause?

03.10.2025 20

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Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina’s Milei?

01.10.2025 10

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Europe Is Going After Russia’s Frozen Assets After All

27.09.2025 8

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Europe Outlines New Sanctions on Russia

20.09.2025 10

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The Biggest Threat to the Dollar Is Coming From Inside the White House

17.09.2025 10

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The Iran Deal That Isn’t Quite Yet

15.09.2025 10

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Europe and the U.S. Still Haven’t Choked Off Russia’s Energy Riches

09.09.2025 8

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European Countries Trigger the ‘Snapback’ of Iran Sanctions

29.08.2025 8

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As Trump’s Higher India Tariffs Go Into Effect, Oil Markets Shrug

28.08.2025 10

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Trump’s Latest Attack on the Fed Is Cause for Alarm

27.08.2025 10

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7 Lingering Questions After the Trump Ukraine Summit

Ongoing reports and analysis After a strange, made-for-television summit in Washington on Monday meant to bring Russia’s escalating war on Ukraine...

19.08.2025 10

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