Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016. Rouhollah Vahdati/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo DUBAI,

The strikes on Kharg Island hit military sites, including those storing missiles and mines, a U.S. military official said, adding that economic infrastructure was not targeted. Oil prices have risen by more than 40 percent since the start of the war.

By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran has allowed two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas carriers to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said,

Following U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the Middle East faces a widening war. This collection tracks the resulting leadership crisis in Tehran, mounting military and civilian casualties,

Meanwhile, Iran says it has launched missile attacks on Israel jointly with Hezbollah, after Israel earlier carried out strikes on Tehran.

How the war in Iran is going, and what the ultimate goal is, depends on the day, the hour and which administration official is speaking at that moment

The United States is sending a 2,500-strong Marine expedionary force to the Middle East, a U.S. official said, as President Donald Trump declared he would end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran "when I feel it in my bones.

The White House confirmed that it was looking into waiving Jones Act requirements this week, in a temporary measure that would arrive amid wider efforts to counter steep oil prices and cargo

Iran has paralyzed tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz with escalating attacks on commercial vessels in the strait and surrounding bodies of water, including the Persian Gulf. Two forei

An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack of a medical tech company, in what appears to be the first significant instance of Iran hacking an American company since the s

Meanwhile, Iran says it has launched missile attacks on Israel jointly with Hezbollah, after Israel earlier carried out strikes on Tehran.