Iran war disrupts energy supplies as Iran's new leader resolves to keep fighting AP NewsBoth sides trade strikes and threats as the Iran war approaches the two-week mark ReutersTrump threatens Iran following a new wave of attacks on the Gulf states and Israel NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth‘We've won': Trump's declarations of victory in war with Iran defy reality MS NOW
The Trump administration temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil "stranded at sea" Thursday in an effort to contain skyrocketing energy prices due to Iranian threats against tanker ships.
The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington.