Edward Wong

AFTER meeting with China's top diplomat in Malaysia last summer, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio uttered a line that made few waves at the time but would later help pave the way for an abrupt change.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the United States would attack Iran for as long as it tried to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz, as the prospect of a prolonged conflict pushed the price of oil to its highest level in over a month.

The price of Brent crude rose to almost $99 a barrel after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers. Overnight, the U.S. and Iran showed no letup in their fighting.

The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio has deported Cubans to Africa. Now it’s negotiating with a South American country.

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Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.

The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holders and asylum applicants, has begun its review. Cancellations could occur in waves.

The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.

The Pentagon's little-known Office of Strategic Capital is the leading U.S. government entity in forming a partnership with a private oil producer founded by Alejandro Betancourt López.