Tag: Iran

Hasan Piker attends a press conference during day three of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. (Noushad Variyattiyakkal/SOPA Images via Newscom)

Piker says Middle East would be more secure if Iran had a nuclear weapon

Emily Hallas · September 18, 2026 11:46 am

Strait of Hormuz Iran oil gas prices energy supply chain inflation

No, the Iran conflict didn’t ‘break’ economics. The media just wants your panic

Eric Wargotz · September 18, 2026 8:00 am

Trump.

Trump got a second chance. He’s blowing it

Peter Laffin · September 18, 2026 6:00 am

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

UN investigators conclude ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe certain US strikes in Iran were war crimes

Mike Brest · September 17, 2026 3:33 pm

Fuel prices are displayed outside a truck stop.

Energy and Environment

Gas and diesel prices set to spike again, analysts warn

Maydeen Merino · September 17, 2026 10:58 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Gastonia Municipal Airport.

Republicans frustrated with Trump could lead to ‘civil war’: Bob Cusack

Britta Miller · September 17, 2026 9:58 am

Members of the Saudi military band wait to perform during a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Must a Houthi drone hit Mecca before Saudi Arabia wakes up?

Jose Lev Alvarez · September 17, 2026 8:00 am

Vice President JD Vance waves as he steps off Air Force Two, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri with a blue sky behind him.

JD Vance isn’t betraying Israel or in bed with Iran — the GOP just can’t handle ‘America First’

Den Kalmyk · September 17, 2026 7:00 am

Flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters.

Iran is bulldozing a crime scene — and the UN is standing by

Ken Blackwell · September 17, 2026 6:00 am

Chinese Foreign Minister Wag Yi, stands with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, left, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi

America must confront the ‘Axis of Aggressors’

Washington Examiner · September 17, 2026 5:00 am

Israeli captive, Eli Sharabi, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, stands on a stage escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.

US court finds Iran and North Korea liable for terrorist attacks harming Americans

Hudson Crozier · September 16, 2026 7:00 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with supporters after filing his reelection paperwork.

House sends Russia and Iran sanctions bill to Trump’s desk

Hailey Bullis · September 16, 2026 6:50 pm