Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, leading President Trump to threaten to escalate attacks. U.S. forces said they had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels. Approximately 140 U.S.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. NEW YORK — A widening war in Iran has halted oil tankers, made targets of refineries and spooked ...

Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. But you don't have to drive a car to be affected. Nearly all goods — including food — that ...

NEW YORK(AP) — As the war in Iran ratchets up, the price of crude oil has been swinging sharply. Consumers are already feeling the effects of the war and its destabilizing effect on worldwide energy ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday it was taking steps to further ease sanctions on Russian oil as crude prices surge during the Iran war. The agency ...

• Focus on strait: The US military said it destroyed Iranian naval ships — including 16 minelayers — near the Strait of Hormuz. Sources told CNN earlier that Tehran has begun laying mines in the ...

Iran remained defiant as fresh explosions thundered out in Tehran on Tuesday, insisting it was not seeking a ceasefire even as US President Donald Trump upped his threats surrounding the strategic ...

About 140 U.S. troops wounded as U.S. launches ‘most intense' strikes on Iran With oil prices soaring and then dipping, Iran warned it will not allow "a single liter of oil" to leave the Middle East ...