
The Guardian - 42 min 24 sec ago
Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 years Middle East crisis latest updates The Brent crude oil price is on track for its biggest monthly gain on record in March after the Iran war caused mayhem in the markets. Brent crude, the international benchmark, has climbed by 51% since the start of March, LSEG data shows, beating the previous monthly record of 46% in September 1990 after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, leading to the first Gulf war...

The Guardian - 1 hour 6 min ago
After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it's almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East but its president is desperate and narcissistic Concern is justifiably growing that a cornered Donald Trump will send US ground troops into combat on Iranian soil to avoid being personally and politically humiliated in a war he started, mismanaged and cannot end. Yet such a self-serving escalation, even if ostensibly limited in duration and scope, could itself prove catastrophic...

The Hill - 2 hours 2 min ago
During his briefing on the Iran war last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested that Americans take a knee and pray to Jesus for the success of U.S. forces in the Middle East. A few days later, he read out a sermon praying that "wicked souls" be "delivered to the eternal damnation" in the fight...

NBC News - 3 hours 2 min ago
With the world's attention shifting to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Russia is pushing forward with a spring offensive in Ukraine despite months of peace talks that no longer appear to be Washington's priority.

ABC News - 6 hours 7 min ago
Regional powers plan to meet in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East after about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war...

ABC News - 6 hours 7 min ago
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the monthlong war in the Middle East and claimed they launched missiles toward Israel...

The Guardian - 6 hours 58 min ago
War continues to escalate with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis confirming a second wave of attacks on Israel since they joined the war on Saturday Read the full report Iran Guards say strikes on Bahrain and UAE aluminium plants are retaliation for US-Israeli attacks Iran's Revolutionary Guards says it launched missile and drone strikes on aluminium plants in Bahrain and the UAE over the weekend in retaliation for a US-Israeli attack on Iranian industrial infrastructure launched from bases in...

The Independent - 7 hours 2 min ago
It comes amid speculation of an impending ground invasion...

NBC News - 13 hours 6 min ago
From rising gas prices to falling markets, the war with Iran has hit the global economy hard. New economic risks are growing as some financial experts warn the disruption from the war could last years and that the markets may be underestimating the impact of the war. NBC News' Brian Cheung has the latest.

New York Times - 13 hours 38 min ago
Emergency responders at the site of a strike in Eshtaol, Israel on Saturday.

NBC News - 13 hours 58 min ago
In this extended interview, Ukraine's president tells NBC News about Russia's intelligence support to Iran, how Putin is benefitting from the war in the Middle East, and how Ukraine is sharing its drone war expertise.

NPR - 14 hours 28 min ago
At least 15 U.S. military personnel were wounded in an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war with an attack on Israel.

The Independent - 17 hours 31 min ago
Rebel group vowed to keep fighting until aggression' by the US and Israel ends on all fronts...

The Guardian - 17 hours 44 min ago
CNN team detained while reporting on aftermath of attack by settlers in West Bank, Foreign Press Association says Middle East crisis live updates An international media association has condemned what it described as a "violent assault" by Israeli soldiers who detained a CNN crew in the occupied West Bank this week. A CNN team was reporting on the aftermath of an assault by Israeli settlers and the establishment of an illegal outpost near the Palestinian village of Tayasir on Thursday when...

The Guardian - 18 hours 1 min ago
Allan government says measure is temporary as energy shock from Middle East conflict sees petrol prices soar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Public transport will be free in Victoria for a month, in an effort to encourage people to switch from driving and alleviate the surge in demand for fuel. The Allan government announced on Sunday that it would make all metro and regional V/Line trams, trains and buses free from 31 March until the end of April. Continue reading....

The Hill - 18 hours 43 min ago
U.S. sailors and Marines aboard the USS Tripoli arrived at the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area in the Middle East on Friday. Centcom stated Saturday that the flagship delivered about 3,500 sailors and Marines from the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with "transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well...

The Guardian - 19 hours 21 min ago
Israeli military says primary target, killed in a missile strike far from the frontlines, was a Hezbollah terrorist' Middle East crisis live updates Israel killed three journalists in south Lebanon on Saturday, their TV channels and authorities said, prompting condemnation from the Lebanese government who called the killings a "blatant war crime". Ali Shoeib, from the Hezbollah-owned al-Manar television station, Fatima Ftouni and her brother and cameraman Mohammed Ftouni from the pro-Hezbollah...

Newser - 19 hours 32 min ago
A deployment of 2,500 Marines arrived on the USS Tripoli in the Middle East on Saturday, US military officials said, accompanied by 2,500 sailors. The Marines come from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is normally stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and are part of the Tripoli amphibious ready...

The Independent - 19 hours 39 min ago
Previously, thousands of Marines and multiple warships were deployed to the region, joining the roughly 50,000 troops already stationed there...

The Independent - 19 hours 45 min ago
The boy had been shot in the Dheisheh camp during an Israeli military raid, the Palestinian WAFA state news agency reported...

The Independent - 20 hours 12 min ago
The number of Americans wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base...

The Independent - 20 hours 29 min ago
Top officials in Lebanon condemned the strike, with President Joseph Aoun calling it a flagrant crime that violates all laws and agreements that protect journalists'...

UPI - 21 hours 33 min ago
The Iranian-backed Houthis launched missile strikes toward Israel, marking Yemen's first foray into the wider Middle East conflict involving Iran.

The Independent - 21 hours 41 min ago
Donald Trump maintains that both sides want to make a deal, even as Iran says otherwise. Analysts say the current plan is bound to be rejected' with the war as it stands, writes James C. Reynolds...