Crude prices dropped to a one-week low on after reports that Saudi Arabia was moving oil through Oman, easing fears of supply disruptions in the Middle East.

Iran is under mounting military and economic pressure that could force the regime to escalate its conflict with the U.S. or eventually implode.

When Trump addressed the United Nations a year ago, he touted the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites just months earlier as "totally obliterating everything" and said he had brought peace between Israel and Iran.

China was by the far the largest importer of Russian fossil fuels in August, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

Vance warned Wednesday that a U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East would trigger a “worldwide energy crisis” as Iran continues targeting commercial shipping.

- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff ​bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sending the bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law .

US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman ‌over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast.

Democrats' measure passed with bipartisan support, though a presidential veto would be all but certain.

European militaries are increasingly exploring cheaper missiles and interceptors after conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East exposed the limits of small inventories of high-end weapons.

U.S. diesel prices hit a record national average of $6.23 a gallon Monday, according to AAA, while regular gasoline averaged $4.32. Brent crude climbed as high as roughly $110 a barrel during the day.

And if the situation in the Middle East does not improve, and it certainly will not improve, then, most likely, the trend of rising energy prices will continue. This is a fatal blow to the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump.

The world has probably never seen such a disgraceful fall of the American presidency. The last step taken by the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, was that he refused Saudi Arabia's aid in hostilities against Yemeni Houthis.

Washington can’t reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.

Much like BRICS, the China-dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation offers few benefits to New Delhi.

Maximum pressure sanctions have made Iran poorer, but history shows economic pain alone has never forced Tehran to surrender.

The Case Against Pessimism and the Path to a New Allied Order.

Diminished U.S. leadership and strained alliances have forced Europe, Ukraine, and other actors to adjust to a less reliable great-power order. They will have to explore new security arrangements and deepen alternative partnerships to the United States.

And Where Trump Went Wrong.

How America Gets Stuck in Its Allies’ Fights.

Putin Sees Little Need to Negotiate.