Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on a school in southern Iran until after the US midterm elections at the earliest, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

Monaco is among several nations poised to exit a global financial watchdog’s dirty money watchlist next month, marking a change in fortune for the city-state that’s home to the world’s highest concentration of millionaires and billionaires.

The US government is pursuing a major stake in Venezuelan oil reserves via a potential partnership between the Department of Defense and Alejandro Betancourt, a controversial energy investor who has become a key middleman between the two countries.

The US government is pursuing a major stake in Venezuelan oil reserves via a potential partnership between the Department of Defense and Alejandro Betancourt, a controversial energy investor who has become a key middleman between the two countries.

Venezuela is considering whether it should quit OPEC, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially delivering a fresh blow to the oil cartel it helped create more than six decades ago.

Con las grandes petroleras todavía reacias a invertir en Venezuela, Alejandro Betancourt ayuda a dirigir oportunidades hacia operadores estadounidenses más pequeños.

A Venezuelan mogul who minted a fortune selling power turbines and pumping oil has emerged as the Trump administration’s fixer for promoting “America First” deals for favored US companies, as Washington moves to exert more influence in the resource-rich South American country.

The US imposed sanctions on Iranian financier Ali Ansari, accusing him of managing a global network of assets for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior regime figures, the latest fracture in the truce between Washington and Tehran.

President Donald Trump said the US would continue talks with Iran but considers the ceasefire between the countries to be over. His administration quickly moved to add additional pressure on Tehran.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE backed Affinity Partners in hopes of gaining White House influence and investment returns. The US war with Iran that they opposed has shown the constraints of that approach.

As the US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz tightens around Iran’s oil trade, exports have plunged in recent weeks and storage is rapidly filling. Already, the country has begun curbing production, according to a senior Iranian official.

The prospect of Iran agreeing to more in-person peace talks with the US is being hindered by President Donald Trump’s threats and brash social media posts, according to several officials with knowledge of the diplomatic efforts to end their war.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his war against Iran is intended to prevent Tehran from ever getting a nuclear weapon. But when it comes to core nuclear issues, he risks ending up with a worse deal than the one he abandoned in his first term.

US President Donald Trump said a currency swap with the United Arab Emirates is under consideration, as the Gulf state floats the prospect of financial assistance to weather the fallout from the Iran war.

The US is still awaiting a green light from Iran for peace talks to take place before a ceasefire expires on Wednesday, with the sides deadlocked on issues including access to the Strait of Hormuz.

The Trump administration sanctioned more than a dozen entities tied to the network of Iranian oil kingpin Hossein Shamkhani, part of its campaign to maintain pressure on Tehran amid diplomatic talks and a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.

The top US derivatives regulator is investigating a series of suspiciously well-timed trades in the oil futures market ahead of recent policy pivots by President Donald Trump related to the war in Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

The top US derivatives regulator is investigating a series of suspiciously well-timed trades in the oil futures market ahead of recent policy pivots by President Donald Trump related to the war in Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

Iran is considering a short-term pause to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid testing a US blockade and scuppering a fresh round of peace talks, according to a person familiar with Tehran’s deliberations.