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Iran war
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Joe Kent resigns as Trump’s top counterterrorism official, citing lack of imminent threat from Iran
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over the United States war with Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to national security.
March 18, 2026
Hezbollah link in Michigan: IDF says Temple Israel attacker’s brother ran weapons ops for Badr Unit
IDF says Michigan synagogue attacker Ayman Ghazali's brother was a Hezbollah Badr Unit commander killed in an Israeli airstrike days before the March 12 attack.
March 16, 2026
Brent crude tops $105 as Strait of Hormuz remains shut in largest supply disruption in global oil market history
Oil rises to $105 as US-Israeli war on Iran threatens Gulf export terminals and keeps Strait of Hormuz shut in the biggest supply disruption in history.
March 16, 2026
Trump administration authorises 172 million barrel SPR drawdown as 32 IEA nations coordinate record emergency oil release
US releases 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as IEA coordinates a record 400 million barrel drawdown amid Iran war supply disruption.
March 12, 2026
Toronto shooting at US consulate follows synagogue attacks; investigators examine Iran war link
Two suspects fired at the US consulate in Toronto on March 10, 2026. No injuries. RCMP opens national security probe; motive under investigation.
March 11, 2026
Aramco CEO says 6.7 million barrels a day lost as Hormuz shutdown surpasses every prior Gulf energy crisis
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warns of catastrophic consequences for global oil markets as the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens. Read our full analysis.
March 10, 2026
Oil’s $40 single-day collapse: Trump’s Iran war comment rewrites the market in one hour
Trump told CBS News the Iran war is "very complete," reversing a near-$120 oil spike. Dow closed up 239 points after plunging 900 in a historic single-session swing.
March 10, 2026