Live Updates: Iran’s war tactic of punishing U.S. Gulf allies sends oil prices back up and stock markets down

Oil prices rose back above $100 and stocks sank Thursday as Iran’s attempts to hit supplies in the Middle East and bring down the global economy overshadowed a record release of strategic crude reserves by the International Energy Agency. Stock markets in Asia closed down Thursday and European markets opened with losses as investors saw … Read more

Trump to tap strategic oil reserve to bring down gas prices

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‘Unprecedented’ agreement releases emergency oil reserves as gas prices spark concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After deliberating and assessing the global oil market situation in the face of Middle Eastern conflicts stemming from the United States’ attack on Iran, a cohort of 32 different developed nations agreed to make an “unprecedented” move to help address “oil market challenges.”  The International Energy Agency … Read more

Trump administration releasing 172 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve as Iran war causes soaring prices

President Trump ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Wednesday, after oil prices rocketed to their highest levels in years amid the U.S.’s war with Iran. The releases will start next week and take about 120 days, Energy Secretary Christopher Wright said Wednesday in a … Read more

Newsom knocked for ‘insane’ California gas prices after blaming Trump for rising costs

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom blames President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran for the price of gas, critics are calling him out for “insane” climate policies as the state’s prices at the pump soar significantly above the national average. On Tuesday, Newsom, who is widely considered … Read more