
Fox News - 1 hour 13 min ago
United States achieves energy independence with highest oil production ever recorded, reducing Middle East reliance as conflicts disrupt global supply chains.

The Guardian - 1 hour 14 min ago
The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding values As we reach the 13th day of the war in Iran with death and destruction rippling throughout the Middle East it's important to bear in mind where the real failure lies. So far, nearly 2,000 people have been killed, including 175 Iranian schoolchildren and seven US service members. At least 140 US service members have been wounded, several critically. The final tallies on both sides will...

The Independent - 1 hour 15 min ago
The company has been hit by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, with many customers reluctant to fly if they can avoid it...

The Guardian - 1 hour 23 min ago
Hacker group Handala claimed responsibility for attack that caused global disruption' to Stryker Corporation's systems An Iran-linked group said it hacked a US medical company, causing "global disruption" to its systems, in retaliation for the bombing of the Minab school in Iran, in an attack seen as widening the Middle East into the cyber realm. Handala, a hacker group, claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday on the Stryker Corporation, which makes medical devices and...

The Independent - 1 hour 32 min ago
It came as oil prices lifted higher again on Thursday as Iran continued to strike key energy and shipping infrastructure in the Middle East.

NBC News - 1 hour 44 min ago
Iranian strikes are escalating in the Middle East with new attacks aimed at driving up oil prices, hitting infrastructure and attacking ships near the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian official now says the world should brace for oil to reach $200 a barrel. NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

The Independent - 1 hour 49 min ago
Iran continues to claim attacks on commercial ships and lay mines in an effort to squeeze international energy markets and pile pressure onto the US...

BBC - 2 hours 41 min ago
The conflict in the Middle East could raise the cost of petrol, household energy bills and even food.

The Guardian - 2 hours 42 min ago
Campaigners say people unlikely to look favourably' on package for Wael Sawan, which rose to 13.8m in 2025 The chief executive of Shell saw his pay jump more than 60% to almost 14m in 2025 despite a slump in profits at the oil company and prospects of rising pump prices related to war in the Middle East. The package for Wael Sawan, who took the top job in 2023 and has refocused the company on fossil fuels, rose from 8.6m in 2024 to 13.8m in 2025. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 2 hours 58 min ago
President delivered a vague and contradictory forecast on the future of the war in Middle East. Plus, how to recognize a psychopath Don't already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump has said the war in Iran is "very complete, pretty much" , as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation rises, disrupting global oil trade and threatening to engulf the Middle East in a regional war. Any unintended consequences so far? Among others, it has probably...

The Guardian - 3 hours 2 min ago
If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say Middle East crisis live updates Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could drive a popular uprising driven by "wishful thinking" rather than hard intelligence. Iran has now survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and...

NPR - 3 hours 6 min ago
Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.

The Guardian - 3 hours 8 min ago
Golestan palace in Tehran, a world heritage site, and buildings in historic city of Isfahan harmed, despite Unesco sending coordinates Middle East crisis latest updates The governor of the historic Iranian city of Isfahan has accused the US and Israel of a "declaration of war on a civilization" as heritage sites across the country suffer damage in their bombing campaign. The most serious confirmed damage to date has been to Tehran's Golestan palace, dating back to the 14th century, and...

The Independent - 3 hours 8 min ago
Crew members have been killed and global shipping severely disrupted...

Fox News - 3 hours 14 min ago
Cheap Iranian drone attacks are pushing the Pentagon to expand layered air defenses in the Middle East, including interceptor drones and emerging laser systems.

CNBC - 3 hours 16 min ago
Denmark's energy minister called on citizens to reduce their energy use amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

The Independent - 3 hours 50 min ago
The impact is being felt thousands of miles away from the conflict...

New York Times - 4 hours 11 min ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending the dignified transfer of six troops killed in the Middle East last week. For the mission in Iran, Mr. Hegseth signed off on the name "Epic Fury," which connotes retribution and rage.

NPR - 4 hours 29 min ago
President Trump made lowering gas prices the centerpiece of his affordability agenda. He now faces the political perils of the war with Iran, as Middle East energy infrastructure is disrupted.

NPR - 4 hours 30 min ago
The latest on the Iran war and the growing oil crisis across the Middle East from Dubai, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel.

The Independent - 5 hours 44 min ago
The Middle East conflict has seen oil prices surge as the flow of oil tankers has effectively stopped...

The Independent - 5 hours 56 min ago
As the bombing continues across Iran, Lebanon and the Gulf states, a World Health Organisation chief tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Beirut how she fears the conflict could lead to chemical, nuclear or radiological war...

The Guardian - 6 hours 54 min ago
Cathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways join Qantas in increasing prices, as travellers flock to airlines that don't have Middle East stopovers Cathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways are among a growing number of airlines hiking air fares as conflict in the Middle East boosts oil prices and sends travellers flocking to alternative stopover destinations in Asia. The US and Israel's war on Iran has sent the price of oil soaring while restricting access to refineries, with experts predicting...

The Independent - 7 hours 12 min ago
Ukraine could emerge as a new player in modern warfare...