Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

A U.S. intelligence assessment completed shortly before the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran had determined ...

Prices as the pump continue their upward climb this week. The conflict in Iran is choking off major supplies of oil and gas to world markets.

President Trump is dismissing skyrocketing gas prices as Americans start to feel the economic ripple effects of his war with ...

Gas prices have already jumped nearly 50 cents in a week, and analysts warn they could climb much higher if disruptions in the Middle East continue.

Oil prices jumped about 7% on Monday to settle at their highest since 2022 as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members cut ...

President Trump suggested the war with Iran could be coming to a close during a press conference at his Miami resort on Monday, which immediately followed his address to House Republicans at their ...

President Trump's assurances that a rising U.S. death toll and soaring energy prices will be temporary and worth the pain are ...

Trump warned Saturday that Iran would soon "be hit very hard," adding that the U.S. may expand its target list to "new areas ...

The price for a barrel of Brent crude at one point spiked to nearly $120, but dropped precipitously to settle at under $90 per barrel.

Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader and long considered a contender, ...

Further inflaming tensions, Hungary on Thursday temporarily detained seven Ukrainian state bank employees and seized two ...