Diesel tops $5 as gas prices continue to rise
U.S. energy costs are at a grim milestone.
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House Republicans’ $95 billion Iran war package clears first hurdle
Republicans on the House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion package Thursday for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, moving forward on a party-line vote despite trouble in the full House — and the Senate.
US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’ as it retaliates
The United States intensified its strikes against Iran on Thursday, hitting targets farther north and firing into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
AAA: Oil, gas prices increase due to Iran war
Renewed fighting in Iran continues to drive up oil and gas prices.
US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports
The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
House Republicans unveil $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion package focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.
US military restores blockade in response to Iran’s attacks on ships on the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military said Tuesday that it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships on the Strait of Hormuz, as the interim ceasefire deal unravels and concerns grow about a return to all-out war.
Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage.
US and Iran exchange more attacks across the Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
Three tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says
Three tankers were struck by projectiles Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said, in the latest attacks targeting vessels moving through the fuel-shipping waterway that is central to negotiations seeking a permanent end to the war between the U.S. and Iran.
