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US to Tap Oil Reserves Following Trump's '180'

Release of 172M barrels aims to ease war-driven price spike and reassure markets

(Newser) - President Trump is cracking open the nation's oil piggy bank, despite opposition to a similar move by President Biden. The Trump administration will release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a push to cool surging prices tied to the US war with Iran and attacks on tankers...

Iran Strikes 2 Fuel Tankers in Iraqi Waters

UN Security Council condemns Gulf attacks as Iran steps up attacks on shipping

(Newser) - Two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters were attacked by Iran late Wednesday, setting both ablaze and killing at least one crew member, according to port officials and maritime security firms. The strikes, an escalation in Iran's attacks on shipping and oil infrastructure, came hours after three other commercial vessels...

Iranian School Appeared on US List of Targets

Officials say Central Command relied on outdated information

(Newser) - A school in southern Iran where more than 170 people, many of them children, were killed in the early hours of the US and Israeli airstrikes was on an American target list and may have been misidentified as a military site, the Washington Post reports. The ongoing military investigation has...

400M Barrels of Oil Is a Lot, but Maybe Not Enough

Impact on global fuel prices during war could be limited, experts suggest

(Newser) - Oil's emergency parachute was just yanked, but no one's sure how much softer the landing will be. The Guardian 's Heather Stewart reports that the International Energy Agency is coordinating its biggest-ever drawdown of emergency oil reserves: 400 million barrels , roughly a third of members' government stockpiles,...

FBI Alert: Iran 'Allegedly Aspired' to Strike California

FBI alert cites unconfirmed threat tied to possible US strikes

(Newser) - Iran may be thousands of miles away, but an FBI alert viewed by ABC News suggests it may have Pacific Coast ambitions. ABC News reports the bureau quietly warned California law enforcement agencies late last month that Iran "allegedly aspired" to strike the state if the US struck it...

Rogan: Trump Supporters 'Betrayed' by 'Insane' War

President ran on 'end these stupid, senseless wars,' podcaster says

(Newser) - Joe Rogan, whose podcast helped President Trump make gains with young men before the 2024 election, is starting to sound like a disappointed voter. On a podcast episode with conservative writer Michael Shellenberger released on Tuesday, Rogan questioned the war on Iran, saying many supporters feel "betrayed" after Trump...

A US Move Is Unnerving South Korea
A US Move Is
Unnerving South Korea
Mar 11, 2026 2:00 PM CDT

A US Move Is Unnerving South Korea

Components of THAAD system deployed 9 years ago are reportedly being moved out

(Newser) - Nine years ago, locals protested when a US missile shield was deployed on a golf course in Seongju, South Korea, as a means to counter any potential North Korean threat. Now come protests over its removal. The Washington Post cited two officials on Monday who said parts of a Terminal...

Report: Pentagon Isn't Telling Full Story of Troop Injuries

Dozens hospitalized with burns and brain injuries after Iran strike in Kuwait, per CBS News

(Newser) - The Pentagon's early description of a deadly drone strike in Kuwait greatly downplayed the severity, according to CBS News . Multiple sources tell the outlet that the March 1 Iranian drone attack on a US tactical operations center at Shuaiba port not only killed six US service members , but left...

2 Pipelines Could Ease the Pressure on Trump

Saudi, UAE lines bypassing Hormuz chokepoint are keeping crisis from spiraling, for now

(Newser) - Two long-ignored desert pipelines are suddenly doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the global oil system. With shipping through the Strait of Hormuz throttled by the Iran war and more than 1,000 vessels backed up, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are pushing crude through overland...

IEA Weighs Record Oil Reserve Release to Counter Supply Shock
IEA OKs Historic Oil
Release Amid Iran War
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Mar 11, 2026 10:25 AM CDT

IEA OKs Historic Oil Release Amid Iran War

400M barrels easily top 182M released after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine

(Newser) - The International Energy Agency said Wednesday its 32 member nations will jointly release 400 million barrels from strategic stockpiles to blunt the energy shock from the war in Iran. That's its biggest coordinated drawdown on record and only the sixth such move. IEA chief Fatih Birol called it a...

One Critical Island Remains Off-Limits in US Strikes on Iran

Fears of oil shock, long-term instability deter strike on terminal that handles 90% of Iranian oil exports

(Newser) - One island in the Persian Gulf has become the target many hawks talk about—but no one has yet dared to hit. As the Guardian reports, Kharg Island, a five-mile-long coral outpost that handles roughly 90% of Iran's oil exports, has so far been spared in the US-Israel air...

Analysis: Iran Has Managed to Hit 17 US Sites

Damaged locations include embassies in Kuwait City and Riyadh

(Newser) - Iran's response to the US-Israeli offensive has left a visible trail across the Middle East, one that the New York Times has mapped. In a satellite-driven analysis, the paper identifies at least 17 US sites and related installations that have been damaged since Feb. 28, including two embassies and...

Amid Bombardment, Iranian Cities Empty Out

Iranians seek refuge in the countryside

(Newser) - Terrified by explosions shaking their homes in Tehran and other cities, tens of thousands of Iranians have packed up and left, finding refuge in small, remote towns to wait out the massive bombardment by Israel and the United States. Pouya Akhgari, 22, is holed up in a family house with...

Pentagon: 140 US Troops Wounded in War, 8 Severely

108 troops injured since start of Iran war have already returned to duty, Parnell says

(Newser) - The Pentagon is offering the clearest tally yet of US casualties as the 11-day-old war with Iran grinds on. About 140 American service members have been wounded since fighting began, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday in an emailed statement, per Stars and Stripes . Parnell said the vast majority of...

Iran Security Leader Issues a Personal Warning to Trump

Don't 'get eliminated yourself,' senior security official Ali Larijani cautioned Trump in online post

(Newser) - Iran's war of words with Washington just escalated alongside a sharp squeeze on global oil. Responding to President Trump's warning that any Iranian move to stymie oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would bring US retaliation "twenty times harder," senior security official Ali Larijani wrote...

Hegseth: Iran Is in for 'Most Intense Day'

Defense secretary promises heavy action as Iran missile launches continue to decline

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Tuesday's action against Iran will mark the heaviest US aerial assault since the conflict began 10 days ago. Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine, Hegseth said Iran "stands alone" and is "badly losing," claiming Tehran has launched its fewest missiles...

Ukraine's New Leverage With US: Drone Expertise

Zelensky sends interceptor drones, experts after request from US in the Iranian war

(Newser) - Perhaps no country on earth has become as adept at shooting down enemy drones as Ukraine because of its war with Russia. Now that the US is facing essentially the same drones in the Iran war, Volodymyr Zelensky's nation is sending interceptor drones and a team of experts to...

Munitions for Iran Strikes Ran $5.6B in First Two Days

Lawmakers, allies worry about the rate precision weapons, are being used

(Newser) - The opening barrage of US strikes on Iran consumed an estimated $5.6 billion in munitions over two days, three officials told Congress on Monday. The estimate is intensifying concerns on Capitol Hill over how quickly the attacks are drawing down advanced weapons stocks, the Washington Post reports, as well...

Trump: Iran Would Have Attacked 'Within a Week'

He says war will be over 'pretty soon'

(Newser) - At a news conference Monday, President Trump was asked about his comments earlier in the day in which he told a reporter that the war was "very complete," while the Pentagon said on social media: "We Have Only Just Begun to Fight." Trump was asked whether...

Trump: Iran War Is 'Pretty Much' Complete

He says it's 'very far ahead of schedule'

(Newser) - President Trump suggested Monday that the war in Iran could be nearing the finish line. "I think the war is very complete, pretty much," he told CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang. "They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force. Their missiles are down...

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