Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 13, 2026.
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Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 13, 2026.
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a…

Tarek Chouiref
20 April 2026•Update: 20 April 2026
Iran confirmed early Monday that US forces seized an Iranian vessel and warned that it would retaliate “soon.”
According to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, the Khatam al-Anbiya…
U.S. Fires on Iranian Cargo Ship in Arabian Sea The New York Times

Investors should prepare for another tense week ahead as Middle East tension continues.
Tension between the US and Iran shows little sign of abating as of late Sunday,…

Iran will never relinquish control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian lawmaker has stated,
Oil and Gas Prices Surge After US Seizes Iranian Ship Bloomberg.com
Oil prices jump after US seizes Iran ship, Strait of Hormuz setbacks Axios

The fate of the war between Iran and America hangs on just three letters: HEU — highly enriched uranium — an essential ingredient for nuclear weapons.
It’s believed Iran currently has enough HEU to eventually make 10 atomic bombs. But…

The United States has carried out a flagrant act of aggression on an Iranian merchant vessel in the waters of the Sea of Oman.