Dan Schwartzman

Iran said earlier that any ships wanting to pass through will need army approval.

Iran's ports and maritime organization published two safe routes for shipping, but ship owners continue to wait for clarification on the status of the crucial waterway.

Right now, more than 800 freighters are stuck, with just three ships observed leaving the region on Wednesday.

Ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg shows, in normal times, about 135 vessels cross daily.

The Iranian attacks on the east-west Saudi Arabian pipeline has led to a loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day.

That's according to the Saudi press agency citing an official source at the Ministry of Energy.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke in Washington today after meeting privately with President Trump Wednesday evening.

Rutte says Europe will have to take more responsibility in the alliance.

Rutte also admitted that some NATO allies may have dragged their feet when the US asked for some assistance.

That's NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

First Lady Melania Trump, speaking at the White House, addressed rumors that she knew Jeffrey Epstein and had knowledge of his crimes.

Melania Trump called on Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Epstein's crimes with a chance to testify before lawmakers.

The first lady's press conference seemed strangely timed after the president had appeared to have shifted the conversation about his own ties to Epstein to the background.

Elevated oil prices from the Iran war are raising fears of stagflation in the market, but White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett says he still sees the economy growing by four to five percent this year thanks to deregulation and tax cuts.

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett making the comments on Fox Business.

Oil recovered, gaining about 5% after its biggest one-day drop since April of 2020, with West Texas Intermediate trading at just over $99 a barrel.

Intel with some big news.

As a chipmaker says, Google has committed to using future generations of its Xeon processors and other chips.

As part of the agreement, the search engine giant will customize Intel's IPUS, or Infrastructure Processing Units.

Intel shares rose by close to 5% on the day.