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BREAKING: Iranian Revolutionary Guards say they are preparing for a 'new order' in the Gulf

BREAKING: Massive strikes reported in Tehran

BREAKING: Trump announces halt to any plans for strikes on Iranian power plants

BREAKING: South Korea stock market plunges by 6%

BREAKING: US Treasury Secretary says that 'no price tag would make the Iran war unaffordable'

International Energy Agency chief says that Europe has 'maybe six weeks' of jet fuel left, says current shock is 'the largest energy crisis we have ever faced', according to AP report.

The Pentagon has approached automakers General Motors and Ford about shifting some capacity to 'make arms and military supplies', according to Wall Street Journal.

US crude oil prices have now doubled since the start of 2026, rising from $57 to current $115.

The Iran war has 'eroded faith in the US role as protector of the high seas' and raised 'growing doubts about Washington's ability to manage the consequences of the war', according to Bloomberg report.

BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis join the war, following missile attack on Israel.

BREAKING: Iran contradicts Trump and says it did not ask for a pause in strikes, according to WSJ report.

BREAKING: Spain's prime minister says regarding Iran war, that 'Spain is against this disaster' and that it is unacceptable for some to 'use the smoke of war to hide their failures' and 'fill the pockets of a few'.

The Democratic Party now has a 86% chance of winning the US House of Representatives, according to prediction market @Kalshi.

BREAKING: Missile launch from Iran towards Israel

BREAKING: Republican Congressman Pat Fallon says regarding troop deployment in Iran, 'I just don't see any other way', adding that 'I personally think it’s going to be boots - at least special ops, American special operators - on the ground, with allies in the region and air cover'.

BREAKING: 4,500 US sailors and Marines are 'heading to the Middle East', according to Washington Post report, in preparation for a 'battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz and key energy installations'.

BREAKING: Iranian Revolutionary Guards say the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its previous state, particularly for the United States and Israel.

BREAKING: Fox News reports Trump's speech is set to outline ground troops might be needed to take uranium in Iran

BREAKING: Tanker has been struck off the coast of Qatar

BREAKING: Israel's government approves calling of up to 400,000 reservists

BREAKING: Trump tells Financial Times that the US could 'take the oil in Iran' and he is 'considering seizing strategic Kharg Island'

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US Vice President JD Vance says Iran has engaged in 'economic terrorism' against the world.

Bitcoin price Six months ago: $114,300 Now: $67,500

BREAKING: Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its accompanying warships are deploying to the Middle East, making it the third US aircraft carrier in the region, according to Wall Street Journal.

BREAKING: Pentagon has 'drawn up scenarios for deploying troops to seize various targets within Iran', according to CNN report.

BREAKING: Iran rejected proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in exchange for temporary ceasefire, according to Wall Street Journal report.

BREAKING: Trump criticism of NATO

BREAKING: Iranian military says that President Trump's threats are 'delusional' and will not compensate for his country's 'humiliation and disgrace'

BREAKING: US, Iran and regional mediators are discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire, according to Axios report.

BREAKING: Gold price falls to $4340, lowest price this year.

BREAKING: Trump announces ceasefire

BREAKING: US KC-135 Stratotanker declares emergency over Jordan's airspace

BREAKING: The United States share market loses over $1 trillion in market value today

BREAKING: Trump's top aides have made the case that 'Iran’s power-generating facilities and bridges are legitimate military targets because destroying them could cripple the country’s missile and nuclear programs', according to Wall Street Journal report.

US Vice President JD Vance says if Iran commits to not have a nuclear weapon, 'we are going to make Iran economically thrive'.