As Operation Epic Fury enters its third week, relentless attacks by cheap Iranian drones are being fended off by multi-million-dollar U.S. interceptors. How long can the math hold up?
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Khamenei’s killing renews questions about US assassinating foreign leaders
Technology allowed the U.S. and Israel to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, but raised longstanding questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be assassinating foreign leaders.
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Gasoline prices are still rising as the Iran war stretches into its third week
U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month.
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Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help
With the Iran war entering a third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO countries and China to help the U.S. secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. military names six killed in plane crash as Iran war enters third week
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.
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U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, Trump says
President Trump said on Friday the U.S. military had “totally obliterated” military targets in Kharg Island, home to the primary terminal that handles Iran’s oil exports. This as all six crew members on a refueling plane that went down in western Iraq were confirmed dead.
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Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf
Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq’s southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.
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Countries agree to a historic release of stockpiled oil to ease global disruption
Members of the International Energy Agency have announced a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of stockpiled oil in an attempt to counter the disruption in oil trade triggered by the Iran war.
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U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war
Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war’s rationale.
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Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2
More than a week of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world’s energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.
