Though roughly equal in the number of troops, the two militaries bring strikingly different tactics and firepower.

European diplomats held talks with Iran. Israel is waiting for the United States to get directly involved. President Trump said he would make a decision about attacking Iran “within the next two weeks.

To get a better sense of what’s driving the oil market and what economic risks might lie ahead, MM caught up with Rory Johnston, an oil market analyst at research service Commodity Context who’s been following all of this closely.