U.S., Israel and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Oil prices fell more than 3% on Friday as President Donald Trump holds off for now on helping Israel to destroy OPEC member Iran’s nuclear program. Global benchmark Brent fell $2.78, or 3.53%, to $76.07 per barrel….
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva has raised “vehement objection” to Iran addressing the Human Rights Council ahead of talks with European counterparts in Geneva to try to de-escalate the conflict, according to a letter seen by Reuters. “Affording the Iranian foreign minister the floor before this…
Iran built its most critical nuclear enrichment facility, Fordo, deep inside a mountain to shield it from attacks. But the United States has a bomb that experts think could probably reach the subterranean site. President Trump is considering a plan to use it. Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound GBU-57, or Massive Ordnance Penetrator,…
Home » Hong Kong News » Hong Kong Government Issues Black Travel Alert For Israel And Iran Over Unpredictable Security Situation Friday, June 20, 2025 The Hong Kong government has issued a “black” travel alert for Israel and Iran, the highest level of its outbound travel advisory, due to the increasingly volatile and unpredictable security…
Peskov also said the direct participation of other actors in the conflict “is potentially even more dangerous,” as the U.S. mulls providing military support to Israel. “It will lead only to another circle of confrontation and escalation of tension in the region,” he added. Russia, for its part, has been carrying out a full-scale invasion…
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats,…
What to know about evacuation flights bringing Americans home from Israel – CBS News Watch CBS News Americans in Israel are trying to get out from under the curtain of missile fire. Some are boarding private, non-emergency flights, including one that arrived in Tampa. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
A general view of the partially collapsed buildings damaged by some of the ballistic missiles launched by Iran on June 18, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nir Keidar | Anadolu | Getty Images The conflict between Israel and Iran is intensifying, with both countries not backing down from strikes and their leaders continuing to issue…
Iran fired at least one missile at Israel that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military said on Thursday, the first reported use of cluster munitions in the seven-day-old war. Smokes rises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 2, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were lower ahead of Friday’s session, with investors monitoring conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, and potential direct U.S. involvement. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 154 points, or 0.3%. Nasdaq…