Rising oil prices and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz renew discussions about pipelines, exports and long-term revenue resources ...

Transportation is by far the largest market for oil, which is the main ingredient in fuels like gas and diesel. But demand is growing in the petrochemicals category, which includes rubber, chemicals ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the ...

March 5, 2026 • A panel of clerics in Iran are meeting to decide on the next leader of the fundamentalist regime after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in recent airstrikes. After nearly 40 years of ...