DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies.

The ongoing American-Israeli war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A surge in oil prices points to what may be Iran’s most effective weapon and the United States ...

Iran international footballer Sardar Azmoun is under investigation over alleged unpatriotic behaviour and has had properties and assets seized, local news reports have said. Sports portal Varzesh3 said that Azmoun is among 16 people under investigation by prosecutors in the north-eastern Golestan province for support of the United States and Israel in the Middle East war.

US threats against energy infrastructure, and Iran's retaliation on its Gulf neighbours, signal a clear change.

The head of the International Energy Agency says the global economy faces a “major, major threat” because of the Iran war.

Israel expands military operations against Iran amid ongoing missile attacks, while international tensions rise and humanitarian concerns grow due to escalating conflict.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed in a letter to the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization (IMO) that the Strait of Hormuz, the critical maritime passage for the oil and shipping trades,