A coordinated release of 400 million barrels from strategic stockpiles aims to ease soaring prices and supply disruptions linked to attacks affecting energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz
Greece joins 134 nations in backing a resolution demanding Iran halt attacks on Gulf states, while Iran rejects the measure as biased and Israel warns of Tehran’s ongoing regional aggression
Israeli settlers have killed at least five Palestinians in the West Bank since February, as wartime roadblocks and military measures delay medical aid and leave villages vulnerable, rights groups say.
The U.S. has turned down requests to escort ships in the strait. The IEA will launch the largest-ever oil release from emergency stocks
The European Union has approved new sanctions targeting 19 Iranian officials and entities accused of serious human rights abuses, with the measures awaiting final approval from the Council of the EU
One member of Iran's women's soccer squad who initially sought asylum in Australia has decided to return home, while others who accepted offers are now in Kuala Lumpur, as officials work to ensure their safety and dignity
The International Energy Agency will recommend a record 400M-barrel strategic oil release at 1300 GMT (1500 EE) to stabilize markets disrupted by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as Japan and G7 nations coordinate emergency measures
Tehran is letting ships carrying its crude go through the strait, while it scares off others that would dare
Tehran says it will halt Middle East oil exports if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue, while Donald Trump warns Washington would intensify strikes if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is blocked
Players who refused to sing Iran’s national anthem during the Asian Cup sought asylum fearing persecution, prompting Australia to grant humanitarian visas and place them under protection
So far the conflagration has hit more than a dozen other countries, eight bases with a U.S. presence and four commercial ships
Hits on critical infrastructure were exchanged, with Israeli strikes on Iranian fuel-storage complexes lighting up the Tehran skyline
Over the weekend Kuwait began cutting production, the latest regional supplier to rein in output after Iraq and Qatar
An Iranian ballistic missile entering Turkish airspace was intercepted by NATO defenses in the eastern Mediterranean, according to Turkey’s Defense Ministry, marking the second such incident in a week. Debris fell in southeastern Turkey with no reported casualties
A council known as the Assembly of Experts picked Mojtaba Khamenei as the Islamic Republic’s top political authority
Greek tourism has not yet been hit by the Middle East conflict, but industry leaders are closely monitoring bookings as uncertainty grows. Analysts say Greece could benefit from redirected travel demand, if the crisis ends soon.
Bahrain, which says Iran damaged a plant, depends heavily on purified seawater
Iranian media and clerics say the body responsible for selecting Iran’s top authority has chosen a successor after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, though the decision has yet to be formally announced.
Trump rules out talks as U.S. and Israeli strikes intensify, Iran's president retracts his apology to Gulf neighbors, a blast hits the U.S. embassy in Oslo, and Tehran's clerical body moves closer to naming a new supreme leader.
Merops drones, from a company owned by Google’s Eric Schmidt, are favored by Kyiv’s troops against Russian Shahed attacks