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Americans travelling to and from the region should monitor information about airport and airline operations,” the embassy says.

A renewed wave of military action has pushed the Iran war into another dangerous phase, with attacks and threats unfolding across the Gulf and wider

NAPLES, Italy — For the first time in more than two decades there are three aircraft carriers, along with hundreds of Navy aircraft and thousands of sailors and Marines, deployed to the Middle East, U.S. officials said Friday. The arrival of USS George H ...

Middle Eastern oil exporters are scrambling to explore alternative routes to get their oil and gas exports out of the region. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a huge energy supply crisis. Experts say Iran's gambit with the Strait of Hormuz ...

The Iran conflict is reshaping global travel, not just through its monumental impact on Middle East tourism, but also by shifting routes and potentially triggering new traveler behaviors worldwide. ByAlex Ledsom, Senior Contributor. Forbes contributors ...

A few weeks before the horrific events of October 7, 2023, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, went to the United Nations General Assembly and heralded a new age. He brought a prop to the dais, as he often does—this time, a series of maps of ...

"Interlocking conflicts have accelerated the breakdown of the regional order," one expert told Newsweek.

The effects of the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and much of the country's military and nuclear leadership have not been confined to the three direct belligerents. In retaliation, Iran targeted a number of U.S ...

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar held firm on Wednesday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher and revived inflation concerns. The currency's safe-haven appeal has been reinforced by rising Treasury yields and growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike,