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Live Updates: US-Israeli Attacks on Iran and Global Energy Impacts
On February 28, the US and Israel launched new attacks on Iran targeting primarily the country's leadership, security forces, and missile program.
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by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Erica Downs, Ira Joseph, Richard Nephew, Daniel Sternoff, Karen E. Young, Robin Mills & Neelesh Nerurkar • April 1, 2026
Podcasts
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Dan Steingart on Battery Innovation and the Future of Energy Storage
The conflict in Iran is a reminder of how quickly global energy markets can be disrupted. It also underscores why advances in things like battery technology — from...
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April 9, 2026
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Five Weeks of Conflict with Iran: Trajectories, Risks, and Global Implications
More than a month into the Iran conflict, the United States and Iran are at a critical inflection point.
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NatGas Futures Fall on Ceasefire, but Physical LNG Flows Face Lengthy Road to Recovery
NatGas Futures Fall on Ceasefire, but Physical LNG Flows Face Lengthy Road to Recovery. Get expert analysis on the impact of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire on natural gas prices, LNG production, and global energy markets. Explore the latest developments and future outlook for the industry.
The Choke Point as Conflict Hostage: The Fallout from the Strait of Hormuz
That waterways — including straits — have a way of deciding which countries rise and which ones fall was a "known known" of history long before the Strait of
Four-star general slams Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ rhetoric: ‘Unhinged, incoherent’
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire after President Trump threatened Iran's “whole civilization will die.” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has not ruled out U.S. military action to acquire nuclear material inside of Iran. Co-host of MS NOW's "The Weekend" Jackie Alemany has the latest from outside the White House. MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid, Senior Research Scholar for the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy Richard Nephew and retired four-star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey join Alex Witt with analysis of the conflict.
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The Iran Shock
Within days of the initial U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, 2026, the world was plunged into an energy crisis.
Once Again, Energy Is Power
Energy has reemerged this year as a central force shaping our world—both a geopolitical weapon and an economic fault line.
Why Russia Can’t Capitalize on the Iran War’s Gas Shock
When the Iran War disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and tightened global gas balances, a familiar assumption quickly resurfaced: Russia, possessing the largest proven natural gas reserves in the world, would inevitably emerge as one of the principal beneficiaries.
