Oil prices rise and stocks waver as Middle East violence flares, adding to uncertainty

Oil prices rise and stocks waver as Middle East violence flares, adding to uncertainty  Toronto Star

Oil prices have climbed and Asian shares have wavered as recurring violence in the Iran war heightens uncertainty over the future of the conflict

Oil prices have climbed and Asian shares have wavered as recurring violence in the Iran war heightens uncertainty over the future of the conflict

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, with investor sentiment dampened by reports of a resumption of military exchanges between th

Oil prices gained on Tuesday as the ​resumption of fighting between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East renewed fears of ‌supply disruptions from the world's key crude-producing region.

Sept 1 : Oil prices gained on Tuesday as the resumption of fighting between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East renewed fears of supply disruptions from the world's key crude-producing region. Brent crude futures were up 56 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $91.05 a barrel at 0044 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crud

Oil prices rise as latest fighting resurrects Middle East supply disruption risks  Reuters

For the first time in a month, the US has launched strikes against Iran. The attack targeted the shipping island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it was aimed at preventing Tehran from placing sea mines in the strategic shipping lane, just days after Washington announced it had completed clearing explosive

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in the region US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacks The UAE condemned an Iranian drone attack intercepted over its territorial waters, calling it a “dan

Fighting Flares in Middle East After U.S. Strike on Iranian Rocket Launchers  WSJ

Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.”

Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news  AP News

PHOTOS: US forces refuel Osprey transport aircraft in Middle East  Dawn

The Peshmerga have played a key role over the years fighting ISIS and securing the autonomous Kurdistan Region. However, efforts to reform them have not proceeded as planned.

When US President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran, he called it an “excursion” that would take just a few weeks. Six months later, the conflict has become a nightmare for almost everyone even remotely involved in it. It’s been a disaster for the Iranian people, for the millions living elsewhere across the Mi