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Iran war, Hormuz disruptions drive first drop in global fossil fuel emissions since 2020 - report

Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall 0.4% in 2026, the first drop since 2020, partly as the Iran war cut oil and gas use. Researchers warn the decline is unlikely to last.

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026; illustrative
An Iranian supertanker off the coast of Gibraltar

How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, September 1, 2026.

Bessent: Iran in 'death throes,' US allies will support efforts to economically 'asphyxiate' IRGC

US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.

US sanctions are hurting Iran, but economic collapse alone may not topple regime, expert says


After US exercises restraint on new sanctions, Iran reveals new missile silo

The nuclear deal extends the ban on Iran's ballistic missile activity for eight years.

Iran tests new precision-guided ballistic missile‏ [File]

‘Increased military aid for Israel is a contradiction’

Interior Minister and Vice Premier Silvan Shalom said on Monday that easing sanctions on Iran would be premature and result in continued confrontation with the international community.

Silvan Shalom

US official: Iran's role in regional events could derail nuclear deal

"We're still quite concerned about state-sponsored terrorism, we're quite concerned about human rights, we're quite concerned by what is happening in Yemen, what's happening in Syria," official says.

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010.

Deal or not, many US states will keep sanctions grip on Iran

Nearly 2 dozen states have enacted sanctions against Iran and plan on lifting them only if Iran is no longer designated to be supporting terrorism or if all federal sanctions are lifted.

AN IRANIAN flag flutters in the breeze

Iran insists on full sanctions lift

US Senate leader vows renewed penalties if no deal by March 31.

Iranian military parade showcasing missiles

Despite Netanyahu claim, cheap oil not seen swaying Iran behavior

"I think it hurts their economy, there's no doubt about that. But I don't think it's decisive," Senator John McCain says.

A view of a petrochemical complex in Assaluyeh seaport on Iran's Persian Gulf coast

Hezbollah’s operations in west Africa

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Iran smuggled $1 billion in cash to bypass internatioanl sanctions

Diplomatic sources say cash was hand-carried by couriers on flights from Dubai or Turkey, or brought across the Iraq-Iran border.

Afghan money lenders trade Iranian rial for dollars

Gallup poll: US public support for Israel not hurt by Iran flap

Reflecting, perhaps, the tension between Netanyahu and Obama, the number of Democrats with a favorable view of Israel dropped from 74% last year to 60% today.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (L) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 2, 2015

Back diplomacy with pressure

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