The disruption to the Middle East’s prodigious energy exports could have far-reaching economic consequences.

U.S. tankers are now deployed in Israel, with others scattered around the region, which could unlock the full potential of the IAF.

Benchmark Brent crude oil prices rose in recent weeks to around $70 a barrel, their highest since August 2025 as investors braced for military confrontation in the Middle East.

Global financial markets expect a damaging spike in the oil price tomorrow, with a critical shipping route for the Middle East's biggest producers now a war zone.

Ahmad Vahidi has been named Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief, Iranian media reported on Sunday, hours after Revolutionary Guards commander and Supreme Leader Khamenei were killed.

By Jonathan Saul and Florence Tan LONDON/SINGAPORE, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping oil has surged to the highest in six years, fuelled by a wave of crude exports from the Middle East as traders accelerate charters ahead of possible military conflict between the U.

The Binkov's Battlegrounds video (uploaded before the attack started) provides one of the clearest, equipment-focused baselines for the current escalation.

The U.S. and Israel have begun a major military operation that is aimed directly at the regime, its nuclear ambitions and its ability to wage war in the future.

Here's what we know so far about the US and Israel's strikes on Iran, which led to counterattacks and fears of a wider regional war.