President Donald Trump met with his top national security aides on Monday to discuss a new Iranian proposal aimed at resolving the conflict with Tehran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed to reporters. The disclosure is brief: no details of the proposal's contents have been made public. The meeting signals that some form of diplomatic back-channel or formal communication from Iran reached the White House, though the origin, format, and scope of the proposal remain undisclosed. The key question now is whether this leads to a structured negotiating process. U.S.-Iran tensions have carried significant implications for global oil markets, regional security in the Middle East, and the broader posture of American foreign policy. Any movement toward talks could affect sanctions enforcement, oil supply expectations, and the diplomatic calculus of U.S. allies and adversaries in the region. For now, the White House has confirmed only that the discussion took place, leaving the substance and next steps unclear.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
