Foreign policy
Hormuz blockade could deepen world’s worst energy crisis — and risk a dangerous misstep
Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, dimming hopes for a quick end to the conflict in the Middle […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump lashes out at Iran and the Pope
US President Donald Trump attends UFC 327: Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg at Kaseya Center in Miami, on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition […]
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Trump blasts Pope Leo for criticism of U.S. foreign policy
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile after the Easter Mass as part of the Holy Week celebrations, at St Peter’s square in the Vatican on April 5, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday bashed Pope Leo XIV over the U.S.-born Roman Catholic pontiff’s criticism […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump goes from opening the Strait of Hormuz to blockading it
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, gestures while speaking with media in a media conference at a conference hall in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 2, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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Asia markets set for mixed open as oil surges after U.S. moves to blockade Iran ports
Debris of a NATO air defence system that intercepted a missile launched from Iran is seen in Dortyol, in southern Hatay province, Turkey, March 4, 2026 in this screengrab from video. Ihlas News Agency | Via Reuters Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday, as investors weigh a U.S. naval blockade on Iran’s ports […]
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Oil prices surge above $100 as U.S. Navy to blockade Iran’s ports after peace talks fail
Oil tankers and gas tankers were affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a global energy crisis stemming from the war in the Middle East. Photos For You | Moment | Getty Images Crude oil prices surged on Sunday, as the U.S. Navy prepares to impose a blockade on Iran’s ports […]
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Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks held in Pakistan to end the Iran war hit the skids. “Effective immediately, […]
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China offers incentives to Taiwan following opposition leader’s visit
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee, meets with a delegation of the Chinese Kuomintang KMT party led by its chairwoman Cheng Li-wun in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images China […]
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Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, U.S.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – APRIL 12: People arrive to cast their votes during the Hungarian parliamentary elections at a polling station on April 12, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images) Janos Kummer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hungarians started voting on Sunday in an election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year hold […]
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Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid Iran war fallout
A boy holds an Iraqi flag near the Iranian embassy during a gathering following the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2026. Ahmed Saad | Reuters Iraq’s parliament voted Saturday to elect Nizar Amidi, a political official with one […]
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