Investor concerns have risen globally following recent attacks on energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, leading to volatility in the oil market with crude oil prices increasing again. Top American oil executives have warned the Donald Trump administration that the energy crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war on Iran will likely worsen.

US President Donald Trump said he had asked China to postpone his planned trip to Beijing by “a month or so” due to the war in Iran. “I think it’s important that I be here,” Trump told reporters in the White House on Monday. “So it could be that we delay a little bit, not much.” The visit, including a summit with President Xi Jinping, is scheduled to take place from March 31 to April 2. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed suggestions that the potential delay was designed to pressure...

China says takes note of US ‘clarifications’ on possible Trump visit delay The Straits Times

An opinion piece discusses former President Trump's perceived demands for assistance from allies regarding the Hormuz 'coalition', questioning the allies' motivation to participate in a crisis not of their making.

Donald Trump dismisses speculation that Israel would launch a nuclear strike on Iran, reaffirming that such an escalation would ‘never’ happen. Read More:…

The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations.

Israel's ground moves in Lebanon raise pressure on Western countries, Europeans leaders reject Trump's demand to help with the Strait of Hormuz, blackout leaves millions without power in Cuba.

Cuba plunges into darkness as nationwide blackouts hits over 10 million people on the island, worsening an energy crisis fueled by oil shortages and U.S. sanctions.

The late socialite Ivana Trump's palatial New York City townhouse has finally sold after more than three years on the market, reportedly at a significant discount from its initial asking price.

European leaders are rejecting President Trump's demand they send military assets to the Middle East to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which is being obstructed by Iran.