Higher oil prices and limited supply will accelerate a turn toward cleaner technologies, especially in Asia and Europe.

Higher oil prices and limited supply will accelerate a turn toward cleaner technologies, especially in Asia and Europe.

Trump’s war on Iran is dangerous for everyone.

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Trump’s war on Iran is dangerous for everyone.

The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.

An oil blockade could pressure Iran. Sanctions relief would do the opposite.

Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.