News Iran: GOP Rep. Ralph Norman Who Warned Months Ago About National Debt Justifies Iran War Costs
Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman, who previously raised alarms about America’s rising national debt, defended new spending tied to operations in Iran on Monday, saying national security takes priority over fiscal concerns.
News Iran: US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran
The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The unprecedented figure highlights competing administration priorities, from passing a massive tax law and boosting defense spending and immigration enforcement to chipping away at the debt itself — the latter of which Donald Trump promised to do as both a candidate and as president. The Government Accountability Office outlines some of the impact of rising government debt on Americans — including higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages and cars, lower wages from businesses having less money available to invest, and more expensive goods and services.
News Iran: Something is different about Trump’s $1 trillion war on Iran and its stress on the national debt, Harvard Kennedy scholar says
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, debt held by the public was around $4 trillion. Now it's $31 trillion, and 15% of the budget pays down interest.
News Iran: Trump on Iran talks: 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation'
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn't think about the financial situation of Americans when he's considering making a deal with Iran to end the war.
News Iran: US-Iran War highlights: Trump says final details of Iran deal being discussed, ‘will be announced shortly’
US-Iran War News highlights: The ceasefire between US and Iran is likely to be extended by 60 days, the Financial Times reported, citing mediators. The reports of extending the truce comes amid fresh diplomatic push after mediator Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir met top Iranian leadership in Tehran | World News
News Iran: WATCH: 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation' when negotiating with Iran, Trump says
A reporter asked Trump on Tuesday to what extent Americans' financial straits are motivating him to make a deal.
News Iran: Bessent urges allies to help dismantle Iran’s financial networks
Investing.com -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged allies to more aggressively disrupt Iran's financing operations and announced plans to remove outdated designations from the Treasury's sanctions list to help financial institutions better identify sophisticated terrorist financing schemes.
News Iran: The war in Iran has shaken up financial markets. See the impact of the conflict, in five charts
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil is above $100 for the first time since the summer of 2022 and gasoline prices have soared. The biggest concern for global stock markets early in 2026 was artificial intelligence — whether some companies were spending too much on it and whether others would be rendered obsolete by the technology. Investors have probably forgotten their concerns about President Donald Trump's spat with the European Union over his suggestion the U.S. take over Greenland.
News Iran: Iran May Have Found a New Way to Threaten Trump’s Economy — And It’s Not Oil
The stock market has spent much of 2026 acting like geopolitical risk is just background noise. The S&P 500 keeps pushing toward record highs, AI spending remains red hot, and investors have largely shrugged off the widening conflict involving Iran. But what if Tehran found a pressure point far more dangerous than oil tankers? That’s ... Iran May Have Found a New Way to Threaten Trump’s Economy — And It’s Not Oil
News Iran: Bitcoin surges above $71,000 as Trump postpones Iran strikes for 5 days
Trump said that the two countries held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East." ...
News Iran: US officials predict quick end to Iran war
US officials responding to economic uncertainty over high oil prices predicted yesterday that the US-Israeli war on Iran would end within weeks and that a drop in energy costs would follow, despite ...
News Iran: Oil, tourism and security: Why Gulf states loom as losers in US-Israel-Iran war
The US-Israel-Iran war has been ongoing for more than two weeks already, and as the war engulfs further, the cracks seem to appear more visible. The war has lasted longer than many expected, and as the fighting intensifies, the consequences are no longer confined to the battlefield; economic pressures, energy insecurity, and widening instability are spreading across the Middle East.
News Iran: Iran launches 10mn rial banknote as war triggers dash for cash
Iranians queue to get hold of highest-ever denomination bills as US-Israeli strikes fuel demand for hard currency ...
News Iran: Markets wait for Trump and Iran to follow through on Hormuz threats that carry potentially catastrophic results
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte backed the Iran war and predicted the alliance would eventually come around to support it too.
News Iran: Parents of J&K students stranded in Azerbaijan seek Centre's urgent intervention
Parents of over 200 Jammu and Kashmir students stranded at the Azerbaijan border on Sunday demanded urgent Central government intervention for the safe return of their children. Anxious parents have...
News Iran: The World’s Shared Past Under Threat: Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iran
Iranâs ancient cultural sites face growing threats from war, environmental damage, and limited preservation resources, putting irreplaceable parts of humanityâs shared historical heritage at risk.
News Iran: How the energy crisis fueled by the war in Iran is affecting Asia
Asia is feeling the energy shock of the war on Iran. NPR's A Martinez talks to Sam Reynolds of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
News Iran: Iran built its own financial system, and has created a cyberfront in the war
One reason the U.S.-Iran war is not having a direct impact on U.S. banks is because they do very little business in Iran. Obviously. The country has lived with heavy sanctions for five decades and in ...
