By JON GAMBRELL, MIKE CORDER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with allies who have been unwilling to help the U.S. war effort, telling them to "go get your own oil" as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon. He made the comments on social media after U.S. strikes hit a city that is home to one of Iran's main nuclear sites. Tehran meanwhile attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday. The attacks showed the intensity of the war more than a month after the U.S. and Israel launched their first strikes. The conflict has left more than 3,000 dead.
By JON GAMBRELL, MIKE CORDER, MUNIR AHMED and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press
Iran dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries. Iran's defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran on Wednesday and as the US deployed paratroopers and more Marines to the region. Two Pakistani officials familiar with the US ceasefire proposal said it addresses sanctions relief, a rollback of Iran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil shipments that has been virtually shut since the war began late last month. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on state TV that his government has not engaged in talks to end the war, "and we do not plan on any negotiations."
By BASSEM MROUE, JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
Fears of a global energy crisis persist as the war in the Middle East rages on. More U.S.-Israeli strikes hit the Iranian capital Monday and Israel again bombarded Lebanon. An Iranian drone strike temporarily shut Dubai's airport. That's a crucial global travel hub and the attack underscored the threats to the world economy. Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran more than two weeks ago, Tehran has regularly fired on Israel, American bases in the region, and Gulf Arab countries' energy infrastructure. It has also effectively stopped shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. That has dramatically increased the price of oil and put pressure on Washington to do something to ease the pain consumers are feeling.
By JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
Oil prices surged and stock markets slid after hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader. His appointment on Monday, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel. The war has choked off major supplies of oil and gas to world markets, led foreigners to flee from business hubs and prompted millions to seek shelter as bombs hit military bases, government buildings, oil and water installations, hotels and at least one school. Khamenei is a secretive 56-year-old cleric and only the third supreme leader in the history of the Islamic Republic.
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its "unconditional surrender." Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war. The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who fired rockets at Israel in the opening days of the latest conflict. More than 95,000 people have fled Beirut's suburbs and southern Lebanon after sweeping Israeli evacuation warnings. The U.S. and Israel have battered Iran with strikes, targeting their military capabilities, leadership and nuclear program. The stated goals and timelines for the war have repeatedly shifted.
By JON GAMBRELL, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
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Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and a nuclear research site, and Iran retaliated against Israel and across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said it struck Hezbollah militants — the American embassy in Saudi Arabia came under drone attack. Four days into a war that President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks but perhaps longer, hundreds of people have been killed in Iran, including people Trump said he had considered as possible future leaders of the country. As the conflict expanded across the region, the State Department said Tuesday it's preparing military and charter flights for Americans who want to leave the Middle East.
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump said the campaign would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states and targets critical to the world's energy production. The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iran's supreme leader, and the lack of any apparent exit plan indicated the conflict would not end anytime soon. Israel launched retaliatory attacks in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired missiles at it, and an Israeli military official did not rule out another ground invasion.
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
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Top Trump administration officials came to Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers about President Donald Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites. CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Kaine are expected to give the classified briefing to senators on Thursday. It comes as questions swirl in Congress about the effectiveness of the attack and what's ahead for America's military involvement in the Middle East. Also, senators are weighing their support for a resolution affirming that Trump should seek authorization from Congress before launching more military action against Iran.
European nations worked Monday to keep alive diplomatic efforts to curb the Israel-Iran war as the two countries traded strikes following the United States' weekend attack on Iran's nuclear program. Calls for Tehran to enter talks with Washington appeared to fall on deaf ears. Tehran reached out to ally Russia for support instead. At a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, diplomats expressed concern about the potential for Iranian retaliation to spark a wider war and global economic instability. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged Iran to meet European officials and to open talks with the U.S. But Iran has rejected negotiations with Washington and a European official said no more talks with Iran are currently planned.
