With the Strait of Hormuz largely shut, global oil prices have surged, shaking markets worldwide. Meanwhile, a proposal from former Iranian diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif hints at possible negotiations, though fighting continues and uncertainty dominates the region.

Strikes on key sites, rising civilian casualties, and Iran’s continued attacks across the Gulf are intensifying fears of a prolonged war. Meanwhile, global efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled, driving oil prices higher and deepening economic uncertainty worldwide.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran.

Iran fired on targets across the Middle East, sparking multiple blazes at a Kuwaiti oil refinery

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general

Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie “It Ends With Us” were dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who left intact three claims, including retaliation, that will let a jury hear many of the allegations anyway.

Iran said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain open to global shipping but “closed” to its enemies and their regional bases.

Steve Bannon, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump, has called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair Netanyahu to be expelled from the United States and sent to fight on the front lines as the two countries' joint strikes on Iran continue.

Iran's president asked the people of the United States if the Middle East conflict was truly putting "America First", accusing the US of war crimes and being influenced by Israel ahead of a much-anticipated address by Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump made fun of the French president and his wife during a private lunch Wednesday, as he lambasted NATO allies for not joining the war against Iran that has roiled the Middle East.

Iran on Thursday threatened "crushing" attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic "back to the Stone Ages".

India's defence exports "skyrocketed" to an all-time high of more than $4 billion in the last fiscal year, as it looks to boost its arms manufacturing sector, the government said Thursday.