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Middle East · Breaking
A coordinated US-Israeli air campaign struck Iran's capital, Mehrabad Airport, and military installations across the country in a single night. Oil is surging. Gulf states are on high alert. Here is everything we know.
Read more →Energy · Markets
How one night of military operations turned into the most violent week ever seen in crude oil markets — and what happens if the Strait of Hormuz becomes a battlefield.
Read more →Gulf · Defense
With Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the Gulf for the first time in this conflict, the island hosting America's most critical naval base has become both symbol and target.
Read more →Bahrain · Iran · Breaking
Bahrain's Interior Ministry confirmed fires and structural damage to houses and surrounding buildings in Manama following the latest wave of Iranian strikes on Gulf targets.
Saudi Arabia · Defense
Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry confirmed an Iranian ballistic missile landed in an uninhabited area after being launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base, a key US-Saudi military installation.
Kuwait · Energy · Markets
KPC invoked force majeure — a legal clause suspending contractual obligations due to extraordinary events — as the regional conflict threatens oil infrastructure and shipping routes.
Iran · Regional
The Iranian parliament speaker accused a country to Iran's south of allowing its air bases to be used to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure — a direct accusation pointing toward the Gulf states.
Israel · Lebanon · Defense
Both soldiers sustained moderate injuries in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile strike in southern Lebanon, as Israeli ground operations in the area continue into their second day.
Iran · Tehran
New fires and visible smoke were reported near Mehrabad Airport on Saturday morning, suggesting continued strikes or secondary fires from the original attack on the facility.
Israel · Military
Israel had reportedly used the cover of the broader Iran campaign to attempt a covert operation targeting intelligence on Ron Arad, the IAF navigator missing since 1986. The mission came up empty.
UAE · Defense
The UAE's defense minister held discussions with counterparts from multiple friendly nations as Gulf states coordinate a collective security posture in response to the expanding regional conflict.
US Policy · White House
A limited ground presence in Iran would mark an entirely new phase of American warfare, with no clear precedent and acute constitutional questions.
Geopolitics · Intelligence
Moscow's public calls for restraint contradict Western intelligence reports that Russian advisors are providing Iran with real-time missile targeting data.
US · Army
The abrupt cancellation of a major Fort Bragg exercise for America's most ready rapid-deployment division has set off intense speculation about where the 82nd may be heading.
Saudi Arabia · Pakistan · Iran
Riyadh's defense minister has spoken directly with Pakistan's army chief about halting Iranian aggression — bringing a nuclear-armed state into the diplomatic effort for the first time.
US · Weather
While the world watches the Middle East, two American states are under active tornado emergency. The storms are moving east.
US · Israel · Congress
Invoking rarely used emergency authority, Secretary Rubio approved an immediate ammunition transfer, cutting off a review process that lawmakers from both parties have demanded.
Global · Economy
The conflict is severing key transit corridors for fertilizer precursors. Global farmers may face the worst input cost crisis in decades.
Global · Shipping
Multiple vessels are transmitting false AIS signals to appear Chinese-flagged. The tactic reveals how profoundly Iran's targeting doctrine has reshaped commercial navigation.
US · Military
The Dignified Transfer puts a human face on a conflict that has until now been measured in missile counts and oil prices. Six flag-draped transfer cases will arrive tomorrow morning.
Iran · Strait of Hormuz
An IRGC general says Iranian forces are targeting only vessels linked to the US and Israel. The statement is simultaneously a de-escalation signal and a direct threat to global shipping.
US · Iran
A federal jury returned a guilty verdict in a case prosecutors called the most brazen Iranian assassination scheme ever brought to trial on American soil.
US · Defense
New imagery suggests a key US missile defense radar was hit. If confirmed, it marks the first time American strategic defense infrastructure has been physically degraded in this conflict.
Lebanon · Military
Opening a second front while conducting the largest air campaign against Iran in history is a military gamble of historic proportions. Israel is making it anyway.
Iraq · US
A massive fire at America's largest military contractor signals a deliberate expansion of Iran's proxy strategy — targeting economic infrastructure, not just military personnel.