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Why Gas Prices Rose Despite Record U.S. Oil Output

U.S. crude output has hit record highs, but that alone does not determine what drivers pay at the pump. Gasoline prices are the result of a chain of factors—many outside domestic production levels—that can push prices...

Wright Outlines Plan to Ease Rising Energy Costs

At a press briefing, Chris Wright addressed mounting public concern about sharply higher energy prices, acknowledging the strain on households and businesses and describing a set of short- and long-term responses...

Video Purports to Show Strikes on Kharg Island

A video circulating online appears to show explosions, rising smoke and fires on or near Iran’s Kharg Island — footage that some observers have attributed to U.S. strikes. The material has not been independently...

Blast Disrupts Quds Day Rally in Tehran

An explosion occurred in central Tehran during Quds Day rallies, triggering panic as crowds fled and prompting a rapid security response, witnesses and online footage showed. Videos from the scene displayed smoke and...

U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker Crashes in Iraq

U.S. Central Command reported that a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft crashed while conducting operations in Iraq. The command did not immediately release specific details about the crash...