Brent oil prices are on pace for the biggest monthly surge on record, as the Iran war has entered its fifth week with President Donald Trump threatening to destroy the Islamic Republic’s oil wells. International benchmark Brent crude futures with May delivery rose 0.19%, or 21 cents, to close at $112.78 per barrel. Brent has…
ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake. Few exits, easily controlled. Hidden from the highway by high buildings lining either side. So when the strike team trailed Lt. Col. Ali Ashaal into this quiet neighborhood on the western edge of Aden, they were ready. A Toyota Voxy minivan with…
In his announcement unveiling U.S. attacks on Iran, President Trump assailed the Islamic Republic’s “proxies” in the region. “From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts,” Trump declared Saturday. The United States, Trump vowed, was determined to…