President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out overnight airstrikes along Yemen’s northern border with the kingdom and its western coastline. Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to the claim.

President Donald Trump blasted the Houthis on Truth Social, saying the U.S. previously "bombed the HELL out of them" and accusing the group of reemerging "probably at the behest of Iran." Meanwhile, a missile struck Saudi oil giant Aramco's Dhahran complex,

Worries over supply disruptions due to escalating tensions in the Middle East helped to push oil prices higher.

By Yuka Obayashi and Emily Chow TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after two vessels were struck in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian officials told Reuters they were deploying new tactics to target ships,

The British head of domestic intelligence said Tuesday that recent attacks and attempts were part of a plot by Iran.

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique.

Iran’s stock market is raising eyebrows with a sustained rally even as the country’s economy struggles with dwindling foreign-currency inflows, energy shortages and uncertainty over the war. The divergence is particularly striking after the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast Iran's economy would contract 7.

Diesel supply is expected to remain tight into 2027 as Iran war-related disruption, falling inventories and resilient demand strain the market, the IEA said.

Iran has made a "major shift" in its efforts to attack the United Kingdom, including going after harder targets such as military bases, the head of MI5 warned.