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U.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say

A U.S. intelligence assessment completed shortly before the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran had determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic, according to two people familiar with the finding. The National Intelligence Council’s assessment in February concluded that neither limited airstrikes nor a larger, prolonged […]

By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026

Like Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels

By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026

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Dubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict

By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Iran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say

By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026

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Trump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full

By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026

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Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War, but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They’re doing it again

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 9, 2026

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Middle East As Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply

By Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Middle East The U.S. and Gulf states have made repeated requests for Ukraine’s interceptor drones, but Kyiv banned weapons exports after Russia’s invasion

By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

Middle East With little or no help from the U.S. government, Americans stranded in the Mideast used WhatsApp and social media to figure out how to get home

By Hallie Golden, Rio Yamat, Michael Casey and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026

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Energy Oil and gas shutdowns in Iraq and Kuwait widen the Iran war’s impact on energy prices, while the U.S. lines up insurance and naval escorts in response

By Jordan BlumMarch 7, 2026

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Energy Iran conflict could ‘bring down the economies of the world,’ warns one of the Middle East’s biggest energy exporters

By Tristan BoveMarch 6, 2026

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Commentary Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war

By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026

Middle East Critical minerals demand snowballed to $2.5 trillion last year and could triple by 2030, UN projects

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026

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Europe Axel Springer strikes $766 million deal to buy the Telegraph with goal to become ‘leading center-right media outlet’

By The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026

Photo: US President Donald Trump during an event with Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Inter Miami CF is visiting the White House to celebrate their 2025 championship win.

Politics Iran is turning out to be a more effective enemy than many thought, and U.S. allies are losing their patience with the war

By Jim EdwardsMarch 6, 2026

Europe The President is surprised by the lack of European support for military action against Iran—he shouldn’t be

By Kamal AhmedMarch 6, 2026

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Middle East Pete Hegseth called it ‘quiet death’—the first time a U.S. sub fired a torpedo and hit an enemy ship since the 1940s

By James Dwyer and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026

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Middle East 23,000 canceled flights and debris raining on Dubai hotels: The Iran war is jeopardizing the $12 trillion global travel industry

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 6, 2026

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Middle East The Iran conflict will be the ’straw that breaks the camel’s back’ for the U.S. economy if it goes on much longer, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman warns

By Tristan BoveMarch 6, 2026

Politics House narrowly rejects resolution to halt Trump’s war on Iran. ‘Donald Trump is not a king,’ says top Dem on Foreign Affairs Committee

By The Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Stephen GrovesMarch 5, 2026

Middle East Trump will take ‘any assistance from any country’ including asking Zelenskyy and Ukraine for help on countering Iran’s Shahed drones

By The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026

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Energy Trump has been pushing India to stop buying Russian oil, but he just cut off their massive supply from Iran

By Anton L. Delgado, Aniruddha Ghosal and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026

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Middle East Former Trump official on White House’s ‘challenge’ with standard practice of agreeing a rationale to go to war

By Laurie Kellman, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026

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Middle East Trump says ‘I have to be involved’ in choosing next Iran leader, ‘like with Delcy in Venezuela’

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Elena Becatoros, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026

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Economy Dow drops 1,000 as oil spikes on Trump’s Middle Eastern regime change adventure

By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026

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Middle East Bill Gates-backed firm gets permission to build sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Wyoming

By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026

Photo: Volunteers stand amid the debris of destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on March 5, 2026. Israel launched on March 5 a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the Middle East war spread throughout the region and beyond. (Photo by Mouhammad al-ZANATY / AFP)

Politics In the Iran war, it’s not the oil that’s important—it’s the water

By Jim EdwardsMarch 5, 2026

A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)

Energy Trump pledged the ‘free flow of energy’ from the Middle East, and he has a week to show progress before prices really spike again

By Jordan BlumMarch 5, 2026

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Middle East Despite a $200 billion price tag, Trump admits the Iran war could just swap one bad leader for another

By Tristan BoveMarch 4, 2026

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Commentary One key difference on America and Iran, then and now: the CIA had a plan for what would happen in 1953

By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationMarch 4, 2026

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Politics Canada’s Carney says Trump didn’t tip him off before striking Iran, but he supports the war ‘with some regret’

By Rod McGuirk and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026

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Middle East Meet Mojtaba Khamenei, ‘the power behind the robes’ and presumptive favorite to assume power as Iran’s Supreme Leader

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026

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Middle East The hottest ticket in Dubai is a $200,000 spot on a private jet out of town

By Simina Mistreanu, Stefanie Dazio and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026

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Middle East The U.S. has shown China and Russia ‘who really is a military power,’ says Trump’s ex–commerce secretary. Don’t expect them to get involved in Iran

By Eleanor PringleMarch 4, 2026

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Middle East Iran’s revenge: drones damage data centers for Amazon Web Services, reveal west’s Achilles Heel

By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026

A view of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City. Photo: Stringer/dpa (Photo by Stringer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Energy U.S. oil and gas exporters can’t fill the Middle East supply gap, but Trump’s pledge to insure and protect tankers stems the tide on surging prices

By Jordan BlumMarch 3, 2026

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