Oil and Gas

Lead photograph accompanying Al Jazeera's report on the Russian diesel agreement

Trump Eases Russian Diesel Sanctions to Tackle High US Prices

Trump announced staged Russian diesel supplies to US and global markets as Washington temporarily eased restrictions on the trade. Ukraine’s president condemned the decision ahead of November’s midterm elections.

October 10, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Satellite image of Hurricane Isaias over the Gulf of Mexico heading toward the northern Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias Bears Down on Gulf Coast as Evacuations Begin and Oil Output Is Shut In

Hurricane Isaias, packing 85 mph winds, is forecast to strike the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Evacuations have begun, and energy companies have shut in offshore oil and gas

October 8, 2026

News

Demonstrators hold signs reading Hold Big Oil accountable and SCOTUS hands off Boulder outside the US Supreme Court

Eight Justices Weigh If Exxon and Suncor Must Face Boulder’s Climate Suit

Eight Supreme Court justices spent nearly two hours on Boulder's bid to make Exxon and Suncor answer for climate damage. With Justice Samuel Alito recused, a 4-4 split would let the case

October 5, 2026

Climate·Government and Politics·News

Iranian officials traveling to the UN General Assembly in New York

Iran’s Top Diplomat Rejects Force as the Fix for Hormuz, Sanctions and the Nuclear File

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at the UN that sanctions are economic terrorism, that more than 5,000 Iranians died in the war, and that force will never restore safe passage

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Oil traders at a trading desk monitoring crude oil prices as Iran's foreign minister proposes reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Dow Jones (DJIA) Falls 0.31% to 51,350 on September 25: Iran’s Hormuz Offer Cuts Oil to $103, Steadying Wall Street’s Worst Week in Months

Dow Jones fell 0.31% to 51,349.98 on Thursday as Iran's foreign minister offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, slashing Brent crude by $5 to $103 and halting Wall

September 25, 2026

Business·Economy·News

UN Security Council session on Iran ceasefire with Germany abstaining from France and UK resolution

Germany Broke With France and the UK at the UN. It Is Not a Small Thing.

Germany abstained from the Western counter-resolution on Iran at the UN Security Council on September 24, breaking with France and the United Kingdom on a major Iran vote for the first time

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the United Nations during ceasefire roadmap talks with US envoys in New York

Iran Handed Washington a Written Ceasefire Plan. The Clock Starts Now.

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi handed US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner a written 60-day ceasefire roadmap at the UN on September 23. Tehran's proposal phases a Strait of Hormuz reopening against

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iraq Popular Mobilization Forces militia fighters at checkpoint near Baghdad

Baghdad Set June 2027 to Disarm Iran’s Militias. They Refused.

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi set June 2027 as the deadline for Iran-backed militias to disarm, after Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba rejected the original September 30 date. A 90-day mutual freeze starting

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid the 2026 Iran-Israel war tanker conflict

An Indian Sailor Is Dead in the Hormuz. Iran Was at the UN Negotiating Peace That Day.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps drones and torpedoes struck the MV Cape Dao in the Strait of Hormuz on September 23, killing Indian wiper Suraj Yadav of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. Iran's foreign minister

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Delcy Rodriguez addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23 2026

Venezuela Pledged Democracy at the UN. The Oil Deal Was Already Done.

Delcy Rodriguez promised elections at the United Nations General Assembly without a date, a framework, or an international monitoring mechanism. Chevron's oil deal with Venezuela had been signed weeks before she spoke.

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Trump Eases Russian Diesel Sanctions to Tackle High US Prices

Hurricane Isaias Bears Down on Gulf Coast as Evacuations Begin and Oil Output Is Shut In

Eight Justices Weigh If Exxon and Suncor Must Face Boulder’s Climate Suit

Iran’s Top Diplomat Rejects Force as the Fix for Hormuz, Sanctions and the Nuclear File

Dow Jones (DJIA) Falls 0.31% to 51,350 on September 25: Iran’s Hormuz Offer Cuts Oil to $103, Steadying Wall Street’s Worst Week in Months

Germany Broke With France and the UK at the UN. It Is Not a Small Thing.

Iran Handed Washington a Written Ceasefire Plan. The Clock Starts Now.

Baghdad Set June 2027 to Disarm Iran’s Militias. They Refused.

An Indian Sailor Is Dead in the Hormuz. Iran Was at the UN Negotiating Peace That Day.

Venezuela Pledged Democracy at the UN. The Oil Deal Was Already Done.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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