The influx of troops, medics and weaponry follows the deaths of three U.S. soldiers in an Iranian attack at a base in Jordan.

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

The State Department has issued a worldwide caution for travelers because of escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran, ...

As Houthi attacks disrupt Red Sea shipping, analysts warn of 'brinkmanship' that could yet spiral into all-out conflict Saudi ...

Children are paying the price of conflict-related shipping disruptions — including those living far beyond the region, UNICEF warns in a new report.

Yemen's Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea - a move that threatens to further escalate the ...

The attack threatened to all but halt traffic through the crucial waterway again four months into the war with the Islamic ...

Gold fell ​more than 2% ​on Thursday, retreating from a ​two-week high hit in the previous session, as the Middle East conflict drove energy prices higher.

Global supply disrupted by US-Iran aggression in strait of Hormuz and Houthi threats in Bab el-Mandeb ...

The oil market is under intense pressure as tensions in the Middle East disrupt key shipping routes, contributing to higher ...

Rep. Jason Crow, who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, says of the Iran war, “we are done, Americans are ...

Global oil prices climbed toward the $ 100-per-barrel mark on Thursday as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran heightened fears of prolonged supply disruptions across the Middle East, ...