Tag: Strait of Hormuz
Trump’s Hormuz gamble pushes US and Iran toward wider war
Missile and drone strikes, disputed civilian deaths, and escalating threats have raised fears that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are moving away from diplomacy and toward a broader conflict.
War-fueled oil profits deepen what critics call an obscene transfer of...
As TotalEnergies and BP post surging profits tied to oil price shocks from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, critics warn that fossil fuel giants are once again converting geopolitical crisis into shareholder windfalls while households absorb the economic pain.
Trump threatens destruction of Iran as ceasefire unravels and civilian casualties...
Renewed US threats to destroy Iranian infrastructure and Tehran’s refusal to negotiate expose deepening diplomatic breakdown, legal concerns, and the human cost of escalation.
Trump threatens destruction of Iran’s ‘whole civilization’ as calls grow for...
Lawmakers, legal scholars, and advocacy groups say the president’s public threat against Iran’s civilian population raises urgent questions of genocide, war crimes, and presidential fitness.
Trump threatens destruction of Iranian infrastructure as legal experts warn of...
Officials, lawmakers, and human rights organizations warn that attacks on power plants and bridges could violate international law and endanger millions of civilians.
Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s...
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
Trump signals ‘peace’ while expanding military footprint in Iran conflict
Contradictory statements from the White House coincide with troop deployments, market volatility, and renewed scrutiny of the United States’ military infrastructure across the Gulf.
Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and...
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy...
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
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Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.
The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?