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US President Donald Trump and ​Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2025.
Analysis

The Saudi crown prince returns to Washington

For the first time in seven years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is returning to Washington, DC, this week. It is now the great power-chess game between the US and China, rather than oil, that is making the Washington and Riyadh join forces.

Oil cranes with the caption "Trump hits oil states"
Podcasts

Trump hits oil states

US President Donald Trump has been piling the pressure on Russia and Venezuela in recent weeks. He placed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil firms and bolstered the country’s military presence around Venezuela – while continuing to bomb ships coming off Venezuela’s shores. But what exactly are Trump’s goals? And can he achieve them? And how are Russia and Venezuela, two of the largest oil producers in the world, responding? GZERO reporters Zac Weisz and Riley Callanan discuss.

​Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on October 24, 2025.
Analysis

Will Trump’s new Russia sanctions work?

The US president imposed sanctions on the two largest Russian oil firms. The effectiveness of this strategy depends on whether it forces China and India to stop buying Russian crude.

Big oil is getting big mad at Trump
The Debrief

Big oil is getting big mad at Trump

His honeymoon with American oil companies may be coming to an end.

Graphic Truth: Who is still buying Russian oil?
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Who is still buying Russian oil?

Trump and Putin's Alaska showdown is all about oil
The Debrief

Trump and Putin's Alaska showdown is all about oil

Trump and Putin are heading to Alaska this Friday for a summit to end the war in Ukraine, but both leaders will have the price of oil very much on their minds, says Eurasia Group's Gregory Brew in the first episode of The Debrief.

Graphic Truth: India dismisses Trump’s threats on Russian oil
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: India dismisses Trump’s threats on Russian oil

An oil tanker is being loaded at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: OPEC+ further expands oil output, Ukraine attacks drone corruption, UK releases gonorrhoea vaccine, & More

​A demonstrator outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., USA, on May 15, 2025.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: SCOTUS hears birthright case, Tensions flare between Guyana and Venezuela, More strikes in Gaza, The cat’s out of the gene pool

US may target Iranian tankers
What We're Watching

US may target Iranian tankers

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a strategy to disrupt Iran’s oil exports by stopping and inspecting Iranian oil tankers at sea. The US would use the Proliferation Security Initiative, established in 2003 to prevent the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction, as a legal justification for the inspections.