At its narrowest point, the Persian Gulf is only 55 kilometres wide. One coastline is dotted with US military bases, and the other bank is the border of Iran. The United States has a substantial military footprint across the Middle East, amassed over decades. Several permanent bases in the region house thousands of troops, advanced…
US President Donald Trump (L) greets Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives to address troops at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha on May 15, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images It’s a strange thought that launching attacks on other countries could lead to peace, but that seems to be…
Iran fires missiles at a US military base – with Qatari airspace shut off and Britons told by the Foreign Office to “take shelter”. And then, a ceasefire – announced by Trump on Truth Social – declaring himself the arbiter of world peace and an end not just to US-Iranian hostilities, but to the conflict…
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HE CAME, he bombed, he ended the war—or so President Donald Trump wants the world to believe. Two days after a fleet of stealthy American bombers struck deeply buried Iranian nuclear facilities, Mr Trump announced a “complete and total” ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran. “I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel…
The market’s mild reaction to the U.S.’ bombing of Iran over the weekend isn’t all that unexpected, according to investor Tom Lee. The major averages were mostly steady on Monday, even after the U.S. entered Israel’s war against Iran by striking three Iranian nuclear sites. Stocks were last trading around the flatline. Oil prices were…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer parsed Monday’s market action, explaining why he thinks stocks went higher after the market digested news of the U.S.’s attack on Iran and the country’s response. “Today, the market breathed a bullish sigh of relief when Iran simply fired ordinary missiles at our military bases in the region. At least so far,…
Jun 24, 2025 06:31 AM IST From blasts around Doha to Trump’s Truth Social announcement, here’s a look at how the night unfolded for Qatar. Iran carried out a missile attack on Monday night targeting US military bases in Qatar. The attack at the al-Udeid Air Base in Doha came in response to the US…
WASHINGTON – De-escalation in the Middle East could be good news for gas prices back home. The backstory: The conflict between Israel, Iran, and the United States has some Americans heading to the pump. “That’s definitely on my mind,” said Bryan Trejo, when asked Monday at a gas station in Bethesda whether he was concerned…
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