Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Getting the tanker war right will be a challenge for the US because of the factors involved. The White House is already signaling that the conflict and high oil prices will continue through midterms.

The 10 consecutive nights of U.S. airstrikes haven’t compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the strait, through which about a fifth of all crude oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.

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Houthi rebels effectively completed a rapid push to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline on Friday, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important shipping routes and delivering a ...

Iran-backed Houthi fighters have staged a sweeping military offensive to close in on one of the world’s most important shipping routes, threatening major consequences for the global economy. The ...

DUBAI/CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Middle East war intensified on Tuesday with Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi cities, further embroiling a U.S. ally in the ...

Some ⁠80 countries ⁠demanded the urgent reopening of ​the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday and ‌condemned Iran and ‌its Houthi ...

The Trump administration is running out of good options in the Middle East after Iranian-backed Houthi militants seized more strategic territory — and further squeezed world energy markets. The ...

Houthis say drones and missiles hit airbase and multiple Saudi oil targets US says it destroys five Iranian crude oil carriers Oil prices rise anew but still short of $100 per barrel Iran says it ...