Sunday, March 29, 2026

ENERGY

Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon in U.S., $6 in California

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square)  The average U.S. gallon of gas neared $4 on Wednesday as California closed in on $6, with prices fueled by the uncertainty around the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. With no clear end in sight for the Iran conflict that has killed nearly 3,000 people across...

US Arms Control Official Refuses To Comment When Asked If Israel Has Nuclear Weapons

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior US arms control official on Wednesday refused to comment when asked during a congressional hearing if Israel has nuclear weapons, maintaining the US government’s ambiguity over Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal. “I can’t comment on that specific question. I’d have to refer you to the Israelis on...

Iran Says It Will Completely Close Strait of Hormuz If US Bombs Iranian Power Plants

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Iranian military has warned that if the US or Israel bomb Iran’s power plants or other energy infrastructure, it will completely close the Strait of Hormuz and target similar infrastructure in Israel and regional countries hosting US bases. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya...

Jet Smashes into Fire Truck at NY Airport, Killing 2

(Headline USA) An Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on the runway after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, crushing the nose of the plane, according to authorities and photos of the wreckage. Two people were killed, according to a person familiar with the investigation into...

Iran Strikes Near Israeli Nuclear Research Center

(Headline USA) Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in dual attacks not far from Israel’s main nuclear research center, while President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iranian power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz...

Trump Officials Announce 10-Gigawatt Data Center, Gas Plants for Former Ohio Uranium Site

(Headline USA) The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a public-private partnership to develop a major data center with its own power supply on the site of a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio, as it pushes commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant...

Israel Strikes World’s Largest Natural Gas Field in Iran

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Israel bombed facilities at the South Pars natural gas field in Iran. The world’s largest natural gas field is under the Persian Gulf and is split between Iran and Qatar. On Wednesday, strikes hit facilities in Iran’s Bushehr province tied to the gas field. Following the attack,...

As Oil Hits $120 a Barrel, Damage to Energy Industry is Done, Energy Insiders Say

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) As conflict in Iran escalates, Middle Eastern refineries have been hit and the Strait of Hormuz remains compromised, and oil futures hit $120 a barrel. Physical cargos of crude from Oman and the UAE have already hit $150 a barrel for May delivery. Prices at...

Surging U.S. Diesel Prices Stoke Concerns Over Inflation

U.S. diesel prices have risen almost 38% in the 20 days since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran…

US Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions as Trump Seeks to Boost World Oil Supply During Iran War

(Headline USA)  U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war. The Treasury issued a broad authorization...

Winds, Blizzards and Triple-Digit Heat Put Over Half of the US in the Path of Extreme Weather

(Headline USA) From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme cfonditions. Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some of the nation’s...

‘Not Our War’: US Allies Decline Trump’s Request To Send Ships To Open Strait of Hormuz

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Several US-allied nations have already publicly declined President Donald Trump’s request for them to send warships to the Middle East to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which is not being tightly controlled by the Iranian military. “What does … Donald Trump expect a handful or two...
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