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Like Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaire’s Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels

A Bloomberg investigation in January found Khamenei has avoided putting investments in his own name, but they totaled more than $138 million.

By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026

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Dubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict

By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Iran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say

By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026

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Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full

By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

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Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They’re doing it again

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 9, 2026

Odds of a stock market meltdown with 1970s-style stagflation jump to 35% this year, veteran strategist warns

By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026

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Middle East Saudi Arabia tells Iran it will be ‘the biggest loser’ as drone strikes spray Arab states

By The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

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Energy Oil price moderates after Macron, as leader of G7, confirms ‘the use of strategic reserves is an envisaged option’

By Alex Veiga, Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

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Energy The Iran oil shock is really bad for countries in a region where cars and roads transport almost all food: Africa

By The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

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Middle East Iran’s Assembly of Experts picks 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei as next Supreme Leader

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

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Energy Dow, Nasdaq, S&P all falling as oil spikes briefly over $120 per barrel

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Matt Ott and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

Energy Oil over $100, markets in free fall, and Iran’s new supreme leader is Trump’s ‘worst case’ scenario

By Jim EdwardsMarch 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump salutes during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Economy When it comes to the war in Iran don’t go betting on the TACO trade, says top J.P. Morgan investment strategist

By Eleanor PringleMarch 9, 2026

Economy Oil prices soar past $110 while Dow futures sink 1,000 points as Iran war spirals into worst-case fears and U.S. eyes special forces mission

By Jason MaMarch 8, 2026

Middle East Iran picks Khamenei’s son as next supreme leader, Fars says

By Patrick Sykes and BloombergMarch 8, 2026

Middle East Pentagon says 7th U.S. service member has died in Mideast war after being injured in Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia

By The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026

Energy Despite rising prices, Trump downplays need to tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ‘There’s a lot of oil out there. That’ll get healed very quickly’

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026

Middle East Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about U.S. military targets in the Mideast, marking first sign Moscow is getting involved in the war

By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026

Middle East U.S. considers idea of special operation to seize Iran’s uranium

By Jonathan Tirone, Donato Paolo Mancini, Josh Wingrove and BloombergMarch 8, 2026

Middle East Tehran engulfed in fire, smoke and acid rain following strikes

By Golnar Motevalli, Arsalan Shahla and BloombergMarch 8, 2026

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Energy ‘Nightmare scenario’ looms as global markets head for the biggest oil output disruption in history, top energy guru warns

By Jason MaMarch 8, 2026

Energy Oil market chaos to deepen as more Gulf giants cut output

By Yongchang Chin and BloombergMarch 8, 2026

Energy The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations

By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026

Middle East Mideast’s water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026

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By Indrani SenMarch 8, 2026

Middle East Iran sends conflicting signals on war, highlighting split between leaders looking to de-escalate vs. hard-liners bent on fighting the U.S. and Israel

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Middle East Trump says he ruled out having Kurdish forces join Iran war

By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergMarch 7, 2026

Energy UAE and Kuwait start oil output cuts after Hormuz blockage

By Fiona MacDonald, Anthony Di Paola and BloombergMarch 7, 2026

Middle East Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

By Seung Min Kim, Julia Demaree Nikhinson and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Energy Forget the U.S. Navy. The best protection for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz may be claiming to be a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Muslim’ vessel

By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026

North America Trump calls on regional leaders at ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit to use their militaries against drug cartels

By Aamer Madhani, Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Middle East The U.S. is sending an AI-powered anti-drone system to the Mideast as response to countering Iran’s Shahed has been ‘disappointing’

By Emma Burrows and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Middle East Saudi Arabia intensifies engagement with Iran to defuse war

By Donato Paolo Mancini, Fiona MacDonald, Samy Adghirni, Sam Dagher and BloombergMarch 7, 2026

Middle East Trump says U.S. may target new parts of Iran in escalating war

By Arsalan Shahla, Kateryna Kadabashy and BloombergMarch 7, 2026

Energy Regular gasoline is now $3.41 a gallon, up 43 cents since Trump launched his war on Iran, as oil prices soar 36% from a week ago

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Middle East As Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply

By Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

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