President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit. By Greg Jaffe Reporting from Washington From the moment the Iran war ...

President Donald Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1. Story Eric Cortellessa Donald Trump was in the Oval Office during the third week of the Iran war when a group of his ...

One disquieting lesson of history is that, although world wars affect nearly everyone, the task of avoiding them falls to a tiny number of decisionmakers. And those decisionmakers are sometimes fools.

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran ‌war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock of the crisis will be ...

As the U.S. enters more than a month and a half of conflict with Iran, the cost of the war is climbing rapidly — and estimates vary widely depending on the source. Both estimates, though, point to ...

The White House had long circled Tax Day as the unofficial start to a critical midterm campaign meant to highlight how much money the administration was putting back in voters’ pockets. Then President ...

President Donald Trump had threatened attacks on Iran that would wipe out “a whole civilization.” But as his ultimatum deadline approached, he tried a different tact. He announced a two-week ceasefire ...

Airlines are raising fares, increasing fees to check bags and adding fuel surcharges to offset higher jet fuel prices amid the Iran war. The hikes will strap budget-conscious consumers, travel experts ...

Vice President JD Vance led the highest-level talks between the United States and Iran in nearly 50 years. By Tyler Pager Tyler Pager is a White House correspondent. He traveled with Vice President JD ...

In the past year, the U.S. economy has seemed to defy gravity, withstanding a chaotic trade war, shocks to the labor supply, and wild swings in the stock market. Now it is absorbing a global oil shock ...

On Tuesday night at a windy Castel Gandolfo, I asked Pope Leo XIV a question. With war potentially escalating in the Middle East, I wanted to know if he had a message for President Donald Trump and ...

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