More on Iran

• U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions amid Iran war energy crisis

  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 allowing Petróleos de Venezuela S.A, or PDVSA,...

  World

  Mar 18
• Gas prices hit highest level since 2023 in U.S. amid Iran war

  The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped to over US$3.84 on Wednesday, up from US$2.98 consumers were paying before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

  Consumer

  Mar 18
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• Gabbard says Iran’s regime ‘degraded,’ won’t say it posed imminent threat

  U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified that the regime remains intact and Tehran and its proxies remain capable of attacking U.S. and allies' interests.

  U.S. News

  Mar 18
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• Bank of Canada holds interest rates as Iran war rattles global economies

  The Bank of Canada held its benchmark lending rate at 2.25 per cent, but Governor Tiff Macklem is keeping an eye on how the Iran war could impact Canada's economy.

  Economy

  Mar 18
• Global markets drop, oil wobbles as Iran war economic costs deepen

  U.S. benchmark crude fell US$1.24 to US$94.53 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose to US$104.17 per barrel. That's down from more than US$106 on Monday.

  World

  Mar 18
• Ukraine, allies seek support against Russia as Iran war shifts focus

  Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukraine's allies not to forget about his country, and suggested the U.S. and others should make use of Ukraine's anti-drone technology during the war.

  World

  Mar 17
• Canada knew ‘from the beginning’ CAF wouldn’t help attack Iran: minister

  Defence Minister David McGuinty said the Canadian Armed Forces 'are not involved in the prosecution of this war' while underscoring that position is not going to change.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• Iran war is ‘a dark cloud’ over Bank of Canada and the spring fiscal update

  The Bank of Canada is set to update interest rates on Wednesday as the Iran war brings a dark cloud over the Canadian economy and ahead of Ottawa's expected spring fiscal update.

  Canada

  Mar 17
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• Trump delays China trip as Iran war takes focus: ‘They were fine with it’

  Trump’s visit to China is seen as an opportunity to build on a fragile trade truce, but it has become tangled in his effort to find an endgame to the war in Iran.

  U.S. News

  Mar 17
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• NATO hasn’t received formal request for Strait of Hormuz help, Anand says

  On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said 'numerous countries' had told him they were 'on the way' to help the U.S. with the Strait of Hormuz.

  Politics

  Mar 17