5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (257+ words) Energy Tensions Escalate as Diplomacy Falters in Middle East Devdiscourse Energy Tensions Escalate as Diplomacy Falters in Middle East Oil prices surged after the postponement of a key diplomatic meeting and attacks around vital Middle Eastern oil routes heightened tension…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (854+ words) September 14, 2026 at 8:55 am Palestinians produce fuel by processing the waste plastics they collect with some chemicals in different processes due to the difficulties in the supply of bottled gas and fuel for vehicles in Gaza City, Gaza on May 02, 2025. [Mahmoud…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (219+ words) A narrow waterway at the mouth of Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti has provided an escape route for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly shaky. For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1071+ words) Saudi pipeline shutdown and Houthi gains raise fresh fears over the world’s most critical oil and shipping routes Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (356+ words) Disabling cameras, ‘excessive invasive’ searches: 20 years on, Iran faces UN council over nuclear probe The Times of India The UN’s nuclear watchdog has asked the UN Security Council to hold Iran accountable for its failure to comply with safeguards…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (801+ words) Good thing the war will be over right after the mid-terms! I mean, who could have predicted that a protracted conflict in the Middle East would affect oil prices? And yet, CNBC reports: Brent crude oil tops $101 to close at…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (428+ words) Ambassador Jennifer Locetta Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York Thank you to France in your capacity as President of the Security Council for convening this meeting and for doing so despite those on this Council who…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (582+ words) The UN nuclear watchdog spotted fresh building activity at a heavily fortified mountain complex near Natanz, just as Iran was referred to the Security Council for the first time in two decades. The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed construction…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (300+ words) U.S. Statement – As Delivered by Ambassador Griffith – Agenda Item 6d – Nuclear Verification: Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement and relevant provisions of the United Nations Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran Vienna, Austria, September 9, 2026 I take the floor today…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1373+ words) The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency is asking the body to hold Iran accountable for failing to stick with safeguards meant to prevent the development of nuclear weapons, diplomatic officials announced Wednesday. It’s the latest chapter in a more than decade-long…...