Tom Kloza, founder and chairman of Kloza Advisors and an independent oil analyst, says diesel prices deserve more attention than crude. He says U.S. refineries are operating at 97% to 98% of capacity and calls a possible diesel export ban “a nuclear option.”

BBloomberg Television2026-09-18 22:44

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians joined a government-organized rally Friday, pledging to take up arms in a defiant display after months of war. It was the largest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-18 21:31

Retired Gen. Joseph Votel, a former CENTCOM commander, discusses activity around Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain. The report also says Saudi Arabia will halt October oil sales to European buyers, while Trump warns Iran not to “get cute.”

FFox News2026-09-18 19:15

A flawed AI-assisted intelligence report circulated through the US military this spring during the war with Iran and claimed that a Chinese ship was carrying components for a nuclear weapons program in the Middle East. The report prompted plans to intercept the vessel, with armed personnel preparing to board, according to sources familiar with the episode.

CCNN2026-09-18 18:14

Diesel prices have climbed to a record high, with the national average at about $6.45 per gallon, according to AAA. That is a 70% increase since the war with Iran began, as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz continues to produce economic consequences.

NNBC News2026-09-18 17:35

Ireland’s finance minister rejected US claims that Ukraine is responsible for the global energy crisis, arguing that de-escalation in the Middle East is the only solution.

Eeuronews2026-09-18 17:28

The United States has approved visas for top Iranian leaders to attend a high-level UN meeting, an unusual step amid more than six months of conflict between Washington and Tehran. There is no sign that agreements to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or resume nuclear talks are near, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified attacks on Saudi infrastructure and Red Sea shipping, contributing to a surge in global oil prices.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-18 16:00

UN investigators say they have found evidence of likely US war crimes in Iran, including deadly strikes on Minab School. International lawyer and former UN judge Geoffrey Robertson offers his analysis of the findings.

TTRT World2026-09-18 13:25

President Lee Jae Myung says South Korea will not become militarily involved in the Middle East conflict, although it may expand its naval role in protecting ships and vital oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. He also addressed ties with the United States and North Korea amid public dissatisfaction with his administration.

CCNA2026-09-18 13:17

UN experts have released findings suggesting the US may have committed war crimes during the opening days of its war on Iran, including strikes on a girls’ school in Minab that killed at least 150 people and on a sports complex in Lamerd that killed 22 civilians. Luigi Daniele of the University of Molise assesses the findings.

TTRT World2026-09-18 13:05

The United States has sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange over alleged payments linked to passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran is also easing currency rules and expanding trade channels based on crypto.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-18 12:27

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will avoid deploying military assets to the Middle East if that could risk drawing the country into the conflict.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-18 11:15

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said Thursday that there were reasonable grounds to believe the United States was responsible for two February strikes on a school and a sports facility in Iran, which it said amounted to war crimes. The mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-18 09:31

The UN Security Council rejected a US-drafted proposal to extend the mandate of the UN expert panel monitoring Iran sanctions for another year. The measure lost 11-2, while Somalia and Pakistan abstained amid Russian and Chinese vetoes.

Eeuronews2026-09-18 08:18

Omar Shakir, executive director of Democracy in the Arab World Now, analyses the latest UN mission report on the US-Iran War, which says the United States likely committed war crimes in Iran.

TTRT World2026-09-18 02:32

Middle East Institute adjunct fellow Nazee Moinian assesses reports that President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Gulf leaders and discusses the state of the U.S.-Iran conflict.

FFox News2026-09-17 23:45

The US has approved visas allowing senior Iranian officials to attend a high-level United Nations General Assembly meeting despite the war. The program also examines energy infrastructure constraints and warnings that Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend checks would be unequivocally inflationary and could push the Federal Reserve to raise rates further.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-17 23:16

A UN investigation says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the US committed war crimes in Iran. It examines at least two February air strikes, including one on a school that killed more than 150 people, most of them children. The attacks became an early symbol of the war’s human cost and intensified Iran’s calls for retaliation.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-17 22:15

Top Iranian officials have been cleared to travel to New York next week for the UN General Assembly, though it remains uncertain whether they will meet US officials. President Donald Trump told Axios he faces a major decision on Iran.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-17 21:39

Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst examines reports of a near-term meeting between President Donald Trump and Gulf leaders, along with the Iran conflict’s widening front.

FFox News2026-09-17 20:45

The United Nations says there is evidence that the United States committed war crimes in Iran. China is urging Iran to rein in Yemen’s Houthi rebels, while Canada and Europe pursue a new alliance. The United States has also acknowledged possessing weapons in space, in remarks intended to deter Russia and China.

RReuters2026-09-17 20:32

UN human rights experts say there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran that killed at least 177 civilians. A UN fact-finding mission says February missile attacks on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd were indiscriminate attacks that killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure. The US has not commented immediately and previously denied striking targets in Iran.

BBBC News2026-09-17 20:15

Massad Boulos, the US president’s senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, said Donald Trump was working to end the months-long war soon, describing him as someone who delivers on his commitments.

Eeuronews2026-09-17 18:45

Former U.S. CENTCOM Deputy Commander Robert Harward discusses on “America Reports” President Donald Trump’s upcoming decisions on the conflict with Iran, along with the regional response to the Houthis and the strategic challenges facing the Middle East.

FFox News2026-09-17 18:45