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Weakened by War, Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway

The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.

Mar 13, 2026 8:14 AM ET
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Weakened by War, Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway

An oil tanker anchored in Muscat, Oman, on Thursday. Iran has throttled traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil was passing before the war began.Credit...Benoit...

Putin is trying to pitch himself as peacemaker in Iran, but Russia also sees opportunity

Russia may benefit in the short term as oil prices rise and the Iran war diverts global attention elsewhere

Mar 12, 2026 8:37 AM ET
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Putin is trying to pitch himself as peacemaker in Iran, but Russia also sees opportunity

An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, on Wednesday. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Iran Shows The World The Limits Of US Power

What the Iran crisis means for the future world order

Mar 13, 2026 8:16 AM ET

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Iran shows the world the limits of US power

US President Donald Trump © Al Drago / Getty Images

Putin Envoy Meets Witkoff And Kushner: Says U.S. Now Understands ‘Destructive Nature’ Of Russian Oil Sanctions

Mar 12, 2026 8:39 AM ET

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Putin Envoy Meets Witkoff And Kushner: Says U.S. Now Understands ‘Destructive Nature’ Of Russian Oil Sanctions

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JPMorgan And Jeffrey Epstein: The Long Goodbye

Red flags were raised about the sex offender’s activity since the early 2000s — but the bank continued with him for years after his arrest

Mar 12, 2026 9:19 AM ET

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JPMorgan and Jeffrey Epstein: the long goodbye

Even after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea, he continued to rely on JPMorgan’s banking services. Bottom right: the millionaire’s private island in the US Virgin Islands © FT montage/AP

Lebanon At ‘Tipping Point’ As It Seeks To Curb Hezbollah’s Influence

Mar 06, 2026 11:09 AM ET

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Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Curb Hezbollah’s Influence

Hezbollah supporters gathering in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday to mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Credit...Hassan Ammar/Associated Press