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Brent crude above $114 as Trump prepares for months-long Hormuz blockade
Trump signals a months-long Hormuz blockade while rejecting Iran's ceasefire offer. Brent above $114. The UAE has left OPEC. The supply crisis has no visible exit.
TotalEnergies Q1 2026 earnings beat: Adjusted net income jumps 29% to $5.4bn as Patrick Pouyanne lifts dividend 5.9% despite Middle East shutdowns
TotalEnergies posted $5.4B adjusted net income but lost 15% of production to Middle East shutdowns. Pouyanne's dividend hike answers a different question entirely.
UAE quits OPEC after nearly six decades, dealing structural blow to oil cartel as Iran war reshapes Gulf energy landscape
The UAE is leaving OPEC during the worst Gulf energy crisis in decades. The real question is whether Saudi Arabia can hold the cartel together without it.
Why Boeing’s $166.8 m C-17 spares win could matter more than it looks for BA stock
Boeing won a $166.8 million C-17 contract modification. Read what it means for BA stock, defense cash flow, allied airlift support, and Boeing’s 2026 outlook.
Lavrov in Beijing as China and Russia coordinate on Iran war and Trump threatens 50% tariff over weapons shipment
China's Wang Yi condemned the US Iran port blockade as Russia's Lavrov visited Beijing, with a weapons shipment intelligence report deepening US-China friction.
‘Fed up’ Starmer calls out Trump and Putin over UK energy bills as Europe splits from US on Iran war
UK PM Starmer condemns Trump's Iran rhetoric and leads Hormuz diplomacy as European NATO allies refuse military involvement in the US-Iran ceasefire crisis.
Iran calls ceasefire a ‘victory’ as Trump pulls back from threat to destroy Iranian civilization
Iran confirms Trump's two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. Strait of Hormuz to allow coordinated passage. Islamabad talks begin April 10, 2026.
Himanta Biswa Sarma rejects Congress passport allegations, vows defamation case against Pawan Khera ahead of April 9 state polls
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma rejects Congress allegations of foreign passports and undisclosed Dubai assets, vows defamation case against Pawan Khera before April 9 polls.
US forces rescue both F-15E crew members from Iran in separate covert operations involving CIA deception campaign
US special forces rescued both crew members of a downed F-15E in Iran. CIA ran a deception campaign. Trump confirms operation in Truth Social post.
First US jet downed by enemy fire in 23 years: F-15E crew search enters second day inside Iran
US forces search for missing F-15E weapons systems officer in Iran as President Trump's 48-hour Strait of Hormuz ultimatum is rejected by Tehran.