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Washington has moved against Iran's shadow oil machine at its weakest point — the middlemen. By sanctioning vessel managers, petrochemical traders, and a sprawling multi-jurisdiction shipping…
Two Democratic lawmakers want to shut the back door on Chinese connected vehicles — literally. Their new bill targets the Canada…
The Trump administration has drawn a hard line against a digital dollar, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling a CBDC a…
Second Lady Usha Vance took her Summer Reading Challenge to one of America's most storied sports venues — the US Olympic &…
Treasury Secretary Bessent's White House defence of Trump's Russia sanctions record was a pointed political argument as much as a…
Iran shot down a US drone over Bushehr, fired warning shots at four vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, and launched IRGC strikes…
The Trump administration is claiming a diplomatic milestone: getting Iran to discuss — and potentially commit to abandoning — its…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a sharp line at the White House: America is the world's AI superpower, and China is a…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has put a number to the Hormuz crisis: nearly 2,000 ships are queued to exit the Gulf. With…
