Iran's New Leader Issues First Statement in War with US
Mojtaba Khamenei made defiant first statement as Supreme Leader, vowing revenge and continued closure of Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing war.
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Mojtaba Khamenei made defiant first statement as Supreme Leader, vowing revenge and continued closure of Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing war.
Both leaders refuse to back down in escalating conflict, keeping oil prices unstable despite US intervention efforts.
Israeli airstrikes on Tehran trigger regional retaliation, disrupting Gulf shipping routes and sending global oil prices surging.
Trump's energy dominance strategy faces mounting criticism as gas prices surge 60 cents per gallon despite record U.S. oil production.
The International Energy Agency announces its largest-ever oil reserve release of 400 million barrels to counter energy price spikes.
US President Donald Trump canceled a trip by two envoys to Pakistan, dealing a setback to Iran war mediation efforts.
Donald Trump threatened a US Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz if Iran imposes a toll, following failed ceasefire talks.
Two US Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran nuclear talks continued in Oman and Islamabad.
US VP JD Vance and Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Ghalibaf met in Islamabad in the highest-level US-Iran face-to-face talks in decades.
Ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes on Lebanon, and Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure dominate global headlines in April 2026.
Israeli police arrested 21 protesters in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem amid demonstrations over government policy toward Iran.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi are reportedly at odds over economic and social policies.