America’s vast economic powers are able to wear down an adversary’s economy but are insufficient to topple leaders on their ...

Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.

As the United States assembles a large military force for a potential strike on Iran, a PolitiFact reader asked us about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent comments that the U.S. engineered a ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that Washington helped spark recent protests in Iran by creating a U.S. dollar shortage, leading to runaway inflation.

Members of Iran’s ruling elite are said to have moved "tens of millions of dollars" out of the country as the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions over the regime’s violent protest crackdown, according to ...

The sanctions landscape of 2025 marked a shift in U.S. economic statecraft, with sanctions increasingly integrated alongside tariffs, trade controls, and enforcement actions to advance strategic ...

The U.S. is contemplating easing additional sanctions on Venezuela to enhance its oil sales, potentially as early as next week. This move could have substantial implications for the global oil market ...

Iran remains at the forefront of economic upheaval and political unrest. While protests continue to escalate, the Iranian regime continues its unwillingness to yield in its pursuit and development of ...