A cyberattack claimed by pro-Iran hackers has caused a “global network disruption” to a major US medical device maker, according to a company statement.

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast now effectively closed by the war, is so vital for the global economy that governments are working on blueprints to speedily reopen it to oil tankers and other shipping when the shooting stops.

The FBI warned law enforcement agencies last month of ​the possibility that Tehran might try to retaliate for any U.S. strikes on Iran by launching surprise drone attacks in California, ‌according to a security bulletin seen by Reuters.

The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation fears.

The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?

The IEA said Wednesday that its 32 member countries would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves.

The Israeli military says it's responding to strikes from Iran-backed Hezbollah, and warns residents in Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate.

Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States.

Hezbollah prepares guerrilla warfare tactics in south Lebanon as Israel launches airstrikes against Beirut strongholds, with expert predicting Israeli ground invasion.