Robert Torres

The European Commission moves to cut electricity taxes and expand state aid subsidies across all 27 member states, after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran triggered an energy price surge that added €3 billion in import costs to European economies in just the first 10 days of the conflict.

The US Pentagon ordered an additional 5,000 Marines and sailors to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, directly contradicting recent presidential statements and raising immediate concerns about a potential ground war escalation.

U.S. Apache attack helicopters are actively striking Iranian-aligned militias inside Iraq, military officials confirmed Thursday, expanding the three-week conflict from strategic infrastructure bombings in Iran to close-quarters combat across a volatile secondary battlefield.

A US Air Force F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet was struck by suspected Iranian fire during a combat mission over Iran on March 19, 2026, forcing an emergency landing at a regional US airbase in the Middle East, with the pilot confirmed safe but the incident now under active military investigation.

Six allied nations pivoted sharply on Thursday, declaring readiness to join military efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of stalling, with global energy markets teetering on the edge of a prolonged supply shock.

Iran launched a sweeping retaliatory campaign against Gulf energy infrastructure on Thursday, striking facilities in Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE hours after Israel bombed the South Pars gas field — the world's largest — sending oil prices above $110 a barrel and triggering a diplomatic rupture between Doha and Tehran.