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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


Iran aiming to increase missile range despite U.S. sanctions

Tehran insists its missile program is purely defensive but has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, if Washington tries to strangle its exports.

Iran displays its arsenal of missiles

Iranian President Rouhani says U.S. will not prevent Iranian oil exports

"If one day they want to prevent the export of Iran's oil, then no oil will be exported from the Persian Gulf," Rouhani said.

Hassan Rouhani

Germany’s largest telecom company stops service for Iranian ‘terror bank’

The US re-imposed sanctions on Iranian banks, including Bank Melli, on November 5.due to their role in illicit terrorist activities and support for the country's nuclear and rocket programs.

Cell phone in rocket shelter

Rouhani says Iran will break U.S. sanctions

On Monday, the US announced a new raft of sanctions and threatened further action to pressure its old adversary.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York

Avoiding detection: The team tracking Iran’s attempt to cloak its oil exports

Samir Madani and Lisa Ward run an online service that shows how tankers seek to hide their movements. On the eve of Iran sanctions, the tracking takes on great importance.

People shop at the Grand Bazaar in the center of Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017

Iran plot in Paris 'lays bare' terrorist intentions, Pompeo says

Tehran has 'ramped up' terror plans, claims State Department paper.

An Iranian student holds a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a protest against Trump’s latest speech on Iran, in Tehran.

Khamenei: The defeat of sanctions is the defeat of America

Khamenei expressed that Iran must deliver a slap to America by defeating sanctions.

 A woman looks at exchange rates by the window of a currency exchange shop in Tehran's business district, Iran

Iraq sending team to U.S. to arrange deal to circumvent Iran sanctions

Baghdad is in a difficult position - its two biggest allies are the United States and Iran, themselves arch-adversaries.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a news conference during his visit to Najaf, south of Baghdad,

France restricts diplomatic travel to Iran

Any staffer who travelled to Iran for personal reasons would not be shielded by diplomatic immunity, even if holding a diplomatic passport.

A cleric speaks in front of the French embassy in Tehran during a protest

Report: Iraq to ask U.S. for exemptions on some Iran sanctions

Iraq imports food, cars, construction parts from Iran. Iraqi officials are expected to ask for exemptions in Washington.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi in Tehran, Iran