Oil prices are leaping and stocks are falling Friday over worries that Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The price of a barrel of West Texas intermediate — the benchmark U.S. crude — jumped close to … Read more
Israel’s attack on Iran, its nuclear sites and its military leadership are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s larger ambition to reform the dynamics of the Middle East and vanquish longtime foes. With the Islamic Republic weakened by the near defeat over the past year of key proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah, the final … Read more
The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said Wednesday. The State Department said it has ordered the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. … Read more