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Why Israel wants 60,000 one-tonne US bombs

$2.8b deal would replenish depleted stocks as concerns grow over use in populated areas

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Smoke and fire rise after a house was targeted by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on September 9.

Trump, Gulf leaders to discuss Iran war endgame

Six GCC states invited for talks that could expand to other Arab and Muslim leaders

The State Department sent initial invitations on Wednesday, according to Axios.

Trump says US-Iran war may be 'nearing end'

Oil tops $107 as Saudi pipeline outage deepens Hormuz supply fears

Saudi-led coalition downs Houthi drone heading for Mecca as Iran oil exports near zero

US met Houthis; US, Israeli ships spared from attacks

Previously undisclosed talks held at US Embassy in Muscat as Yemen conflict escalates

Houthi caretaker prime minister Mohammed Ahmed Miftah attends a press conference in Sanaa on September 12. The group has held previously undisclosed talks with US officials in Oman.

US-Iran conflict: 5 things UAE residents need to know

The practical issues to watch remain travel, shipping, and energy prices

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most critical arteries of global trade

$100 oil hits streets as fuel anger spreads worldwide

Governments must choose between passing fuel costs to consumers or taking on more debt

French fishermen make a fire as they block the access of the oil depot of Frontignan, near Sete, south of France, on September 16, 2026 during a a protest aimed at drawing the governments attention to rising fuel prices and the deterioration in their working conditions.

Iran war costs US more than $38b, budget office says

US war costs soar, Red Sea tensions spike as Hormuz blockade squeezes global trade

Commercial vessels are anchored off Yemen's coast at Bab al-Mandeb, in the straits connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

Just four vessels cross Hormuz as oil crisis deepens

Iran rejects US talks as attacks intensify and Brent crude stays above $108

A vessel lies anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Commodity-vessel traffic through the strategic waterway fell to just four transits on Monday as regional attacks intensified.

As Saudi oil pipeline shut, Houthis seize more islands

Damage threatens a route capable of carrying 7 million barrels of Saudi crude a day

Satellite image shows damage and fires at a pumping station along Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline following the September 11 attack.

How Iran’s internal power struggle is shaping the war

Rogue attacks, a ‘phantom’ leader and a push for war expose deep divisions in Tehran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly pushed for talks with Washington as hardliners backed a strategy of wider military escalation.

How Iran is gaining leverage by widening the war

Tehran raises costs for Washington as widening conflict creates fresh bargaining power

Commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.

How Houthis seized 2 Red Sea prizes in just 36 hours

US advisers provided intelligence, but promised air cover never came as militants advance

Houthi caretaker prime minister Mohammed Ahmed Miftah arrives for a press conference on September 12 in Sanaa after 210 prisoners were released following the Houthis’ Red Sea coast offensive.

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