Iran War Live Updates: ‘No Guarantees’ Oil Prices Drop Soon, U.S. Official Says
Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz to America and its allies. The U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright, acknowledged energy prices could remain high, even as President Trump has called for other countries to send warships to secure the passage.
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Middle East crisis live: Israel says it has launched ‘extensive strikes’ on Iran as Trump says US ‘not ready’ to make a deal to end war
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Ukraine eyes money and tech in return for Middle East drone support
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Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians
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Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping tripIsraeli police have killed two young Palestinian brothers and their parents in the occupied West Bank, shooting all four in the head and face as the family returned from a Ramadan shopping trip.Mohammed, five, Othman, seven, who was blind and had special needs, their mother, Waad Bani Odeh, 35, and father, Ali Bani Odeh, 37, were driving through their home town of Tamoun late on Saturday when Israeli forces opened fire. Continue reading...