Port Blockade Intensifies Iran Pressure as Oil Markets Soar

On day 62 of the US-Israel confrontation with Iran, Trump touts a port blockade as Tehran is urged to 'give up,' while Iran says the measures haven’t halted oil output and diplomacy remains possible. The blockage fuels an energy shock, with Brent near $120 a barrel and US gas prices at four-year highs, as the two sides clash over uranium stockpiles, seized assets, and war reparations, with regional spillovers to Bahrain and Gaza and comments from Putin and U.S. lawmakers about cost and strategy.