Thierry Monasse / Getty Images Stunning Visual of Oil Tanker Movements Shows How Well Trump's Iran Chess Move Paid Off It appears Trump may have had a backup plan all along regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as empty oil tankers are now headed to the USA. By Nick Givas April 13, 2026
Elke Scholiers / Getty Images US Blockades Hormuz, International Tankers Rush to US for Oil as Iran Is Stripped of Leverage President Donald Trump has developed a naval blockade strategy to keep Iran's oil exporting tankers bottled up. By Jack Davis April 13, 2026
Gumpanat / Getty Images Two Airlines Hike Bag Fees as Fuel Prices Create Cost Pressures Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are the latest airlines to raise their checked bag fees by $10 this past week. By Michael Austin April 13, 2026
Citizens of the Planet / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesCommentary Blackmon: Drill, Baby, Drill Makes Modest Comeback According to David Blackmon, energy policy is coming back. The message is clear and loud. Americans want us to drill, baby, drill. By David Blackmon April 12, 2026
Alex Brandon - Pool / Getty ImagesBreaking Breaking: Oil Plummets After Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire “The market has been eager to get good news but it remains to be seen if the Strait of Hormuz opens fully," one analyst said. By C. Douglas Golden April 7, 2026
SimpleImages / Getty Images Power Company Faces Legal Fight For Making Too Much Energy A power company is being legally vindicated for making too much energy. One of the members of the suing group is a far-left church. By Sean Hustedde April 6, 2026
Fadel Senna - AFP / Getty Images Report: A US Ally Is Finally Ready to Join the Fight in Iran At least one Arab nation wants an international force assembled to liberate the Strait of Hormuz from Iran's clutches. By Jack Davis April 1, 2026
Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images Trump Says He Wants to 'Take the Oil in Iran,' Slams 'Stupid People Back in the US' for Objecting Trump says he's prepared to take Kharg Island and seize Iran's oil, though Iran says it's ready for him to try. By V. Saxena March 30, 2026
Jim Watson - AFP / Getty Images Trump Reveals the 'Very Big Present' Iran Gave the United States President Donald Trump revealed what he had described as a very big present that Iran gave the United States. By Jack Davis March 27, 2026
Iranian Presidency Office / AP Iranian Official Behind Strait of Hormuz Closure Reportedly Eliminated Sources confirmed that the Iranian naval commander responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz has been killed by the Israeli military. By Nick Givas March 26, 2026