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New York CNN — The American oil industry is on high alert for an escalation of the violence in the Middle East that disrupts the flow of oil out of the region. Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, worries there is a growing chance the crisis will intensify and derail oil supplies.
In the past two weeks, American forces have killed Houthi militants in the Red Sea and a senior official in an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, as well as striking Hizbollah targets in Iraq. The Houthis have mounted repeated attacks in the Red Sea, prompting shipping companies to avoid the vital sea lane. Washington’s close ally […]
Listen to article (2 minutes) America’s top diplomats are converging on the Middle East as they make a full-court press to prevent the war in the Gaza Strip from sparking a broader, more destabilizing regional conflict. President Biden has sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken and one of his most trusted White House advisers to […]
Americans are divided about how much the United States should involve itself in resolving the Israel-Hamas war, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by Gallup, found that roughly four in ten U.S. adults say the nation’s leaders are doing the “right amount” to resolve the conflict. By comparison, 39 percent say the U.S. is […]
CNN — US officials are grappling with how to respond to escalating attacks by Iran-backed proxy groups on US troops and
So far, the war in Gaza prompted by Hamas’s attack on 7 October has not precipitated the nightmare scenario – a wider Middle East conflict drawing in the US and Iran. But after events of the past few days, that risk appears to be becoming more serious. The centre of the danger is in the […]
An American destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday as it responded to a call for help from a container ship that was hit separately, the US Central Command (Centcom) said. Centcom said the US destroyers Gravely and Laboon responded to a request for assistance from the Maersk Hangzhou, a […]
CNN — Escalating attacks on US troops and commercial shipping and incidents often involving Iran and its proxies are causing new concerns that . . .
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors focused on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and optimism the U.S. Federal Reserve would soon start cutting interest rates, lifting global economic growth and fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $79.13 a barrel by […]
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli supporters converge at a demonstration of New York University students in November. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli supporters converge at a demonstration of New York University students in November. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The conflict between Israel and Hamas […]