Category: US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

World’s Energy Order Tested Again as Iran War’s Reach Extends Further

The New York Times – Business:
“We are entering an age of prolonged insecurity,” one former U.S. energy official said of what have become chronic threats on the Middle East’s energy core.
America’s Favorite Fruit Is Being Bruised by the Iran War

The New York Times – Business:
The journey of one banana from farm to store shows how the war’s economic effects have cascaded into some surprising industries.
The Winning Stock Funds This Time Weren’t Tech. They Were Energy.

The New York Times – Business:
Stock and bond fund returns for the quarter were bad nearly everywhere you looked, our columnist says. Energy stocks, lifted by the war with Iran, were an exception.
Oil Prices Jump on Outburst of Violence in the Middle East

The New York Times – Business:
Attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz have continued as a war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia intensified.
Geography Is Back With a Vengeance

The New York Times – Business:
Trade blockages in the Persian Gulf have reminded the world that there are forces as great as or greater than technology and globalization.
Burst of Attacks in Gulf Heightens Fears Over Fragile Energy Trade

The New York Times – Business:
Strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia came as the region’s exporters were getting more oil to the world market.
Trump Says Economy Has ‘Public Relations’ Problem Amid High Prices and Slow Hiring

The New York Times – Business:
The president, who had hoped to tout a growing economy on the campaign trail, has found it hard to break through as workers’ wages fail to keep up.
US Sanctions A7, a Russia Firm That Helps Sidestep Economic Restrictions

The New York Times – Business:
The move follows recent reports detailing how A7, a Russian financial firm, used shell companies around the world to move funds on behalf of restricted Russian businesses.
Trump’s Threat to Ban Diesel Exports Sets Off Global Alarms

The New York Times – Business:
A reduction in refineries has already driven the price of diesel to record highs, threatening economies. An U.S. export ban would be “tremendous shock and blow.”
U.S. Bond Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2002

The New York Times – Business:
The trends pushing up yields, including the war in Iran and high government debt levels, are unlikely to dissipate soon.
Oil Is Flowing From the Persian Gulf, but Prices Remain High. Why?

The New York Times – Business:
Crude oil costs close to $100 a barrel because traders are worried hostilities could soon restart and the world is burning through its emergency stockpiles.
How Middle East Oil Exports Started Recovering

The New York Times – Business:
Our business reporter Peter Eavis describes how oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded this month, getting closer to the levels seen before the Iran war.