U.S. offers aid as Zelensky drops foreign trip due to Russian advance

Dubai, oasis for business and partying, confronts war

Iranian airstrikes have shaken Persian Gulf countries, undermining their reputations as havens of wealth and stability and forcing them to take sides in a war they opposed....

Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates

The figure, accounting for the war’s first two days, is likely to intensify concerns in Congress that U.S. forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry....

Iran rallies around new leader after 10 days of war as oil prices spike

President Donald Trump called surging oil costs a “very small price to pay.” Group of Seven leaders are set to convene Monday to assess the economic fallout....

7th U.S. service member killed in war with Iran; Khamenei’s son named supreme leader

The new supreme leader was selected as environmental fallout from Israeli strikes on fuel depots blanketed parts of Tehran....

For Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump grants wishes, but his support carries risks

Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet....

Trump said he ended a war in Africa. U.S. sanctions say otherwise.

The administration says Rwandan-backed militants violated a Trump-brokered peace accord within days....

Trump says Iran targets will expand, honors U.S. troops killed in war

President Donald Trump honors slain U.S. service members at Dover, threatens to widen U.S. targets after Iran’s president dismissed the notion of surrender....

Laden Iranian ships depart Chinese port tied to key military chemicals

Experts said the vessels are probably carrying a key precursor for rocket fuel, making it notable that Beijing let them sail while the U.S. and Iran are at war....

Ukrainian forces halt advance in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv officials say

Ukraine has claimed a slew of successes on the front line in recent days, underscoring the effectiveness of its weapons systems, including anti-drone interceptors....

Trump team bashed Europe for a year. Now he wants support in war on Iran.

European leaders are ramping up their response to the crisis spreading outside Iran but remain wary of a conflict that could have untold ramifications....

Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime

A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign....

Why is the U.S. at war with Iran? Here’s what the Trump administration says.

President Donald Trump and top administration officials have offered a range of rationales for launching Operation Epic Fury....

Trump demands ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’ from Iran; U.S. evacuates citizens from Middle East

On Day 7 of the war, Israel launched attacks on Tehran and bombarded Lebanon. Iran retaliated against Israel and the region....

Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help

Swarms of low-cost drones used by the Russians in Ukraine have been breaching U.S. air defense systems and striking targets across the Middle East....

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say

The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said....

Army unit’s moves trigger speculation as U.S. plots next steps in Iran war

The abrupt cancelation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions....

Trump wants role in picking Iran’s leader; Israel warns Lebanese to flee for their lives

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon intensified, and countries including Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia reported fresh attacks....

Israel issues more evacuation warnings in eastern Lebanon

Russia sees chance it may benefit from Middle East war

Some in the Kremlin believe a prolonged U.S. war could work in Russia’s favor by boosting oil prices and diverting key weapons from Ukraine....

Live updates: Senate rejects war powers resolution; NATO shoots down Iran’s missile heading toward Turkey

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. and Israeli forces will obtain “complete control of Iranian skies” within days, and will soon begin a second massive air assault....

Spanish prime minister rebukes Trump’s war in Iran, escalating feud

By criticizing the U.S.-led attack and refusing to bow to Trump’s threat of trade retaliation, Pedro Sánchez set himself apart from other European leaders....

From Hamas attack to U.S. war with Iran, violence forges a new Middle East

Anthropic’s AI tool Claude central to U.S. campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud

Anthropic’s AI tool Claude is playing a key role in the U.S. military’s campaign in Iran, amid a bitter fight with the Pentagon over the terms of its use in war....

Live updates: 4 U.S. soldiers killed in Iran conflict identified; U.S. Consulate in Dubai hit

U.S. diplomatic outposts in Kuwait, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia were closed on Tuesday as Israel struck Iran and Lebanon, and war spread into the fourth day....

State Dept. scrambles to aid stranded Americans amid attacks, airport closures

At least three U.S. embassies have closed since the Trump administration warned Americans in 14 countries to “LEAVE NOW” as Iran steps up retaliatory strikes....

White House rationale for war keeps shifting

The president and top aides have offered varying justifications for attacking Iran — from regime change to preemption to eliminating its nuclear program and ballistic missiles....

Oil prices soar amid worries of sustained war in Iran

Live updates: As war with Iran expands, U.S. pledges to send more troops and expects further casualties

Four U.S. service members have been killed, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine said in a news briefing that more deaths are likely....

Who runs Iran now? An uncertain path to new supreme leader after Khamenei’s death.

Iran’s constitution calls for an assembly of experts to choose the next supreme leader, but that may not be possible in wartime....

Democrats demand immediate vote to restrain Trump on Iran

Congress is expected to vote on two resolutions that seek to block further military action, the latest test of a long-shot strategy to reassert lawmakers’ war powers....