As Tehran launched a new wave of attacks across the Gulf, the U.S. announced it was easing sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea in a bid to stabilize markets. Israel says that its military has begun a new “wide-scale waves of strikes” in Tehran this morning.

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with further attacks after the Islamic Republic’s new leader signaled defiance and suggested there would be no easing of a war that’s upending energy flows and global markets.

Trump said Iran’s national soccer team was welcome at the World Cup but questioned whether it was safe for them to participate.

President Trump stepped up his rhetoric against Iran, saying in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. is “totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran” militarily and economically. He warned the country’s leaders that the U.

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and how to declare victory even as the conflict spreads across the Middle East.

In today’s newsletter: Iran’s regime shows it can still impact the global economy.

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill on the "Breaking Points" podcast talks about Iran's interest in continuing the war with the U.S. and Israel, their planning for such a strike, and the objectives they hope to achieve.

March 12 (Reuters) - As oil prices surged on Thursday amid an intensifying Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump again demanded Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cut interest rates. "He should be dropping Interest Rates,