Oil prices surge past $103 a barrel after US announces blockade of Iran
Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets.

Asian stocks fall as naval blockade threat injects new turmoil into financial markets.









Trump needs to take decisive action to secure regional peace and a win in the midterm elections.
US Navy to enforce blockade, Trump says after condemning Iran for blocking waterway, complaining of no deal in Pakistan.
Mexican President Sheinbaum says FIFA will not relocate Iran’s fixtures from US despite repeated requests.

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
The past month and a half have shown that the nature of modern warfare is shifting.
The Ministry of Energy says the East-West pipeline is back to pumping about 7 million barrels per day.
Who got hit in the war on Iran? The attacks, the damage and the people caught in between.
US-Iran talks in Islamabad end without a deal, with each side blaming the other for the failure.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has insisted the US and Iran must uphold their ceasefire agreement.
US VP Vance says Iran is choosing not to accept US terms, while Iran says it did not expect a deal at the first meeting.