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Iran war enters its third week Iran said the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE and urged people to evacuate areas where it said U.S. forces sheltered.
These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast war As Congress responds to Trump's attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard.
The Latest: About 140 US troops injured, 8 severely, so far in Iran war, Pentagon says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its…
As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy Some experts are hoping that rising energy prices and disruption of shipping will encourage countries to ditch fossil fuel dependency.
How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. But you don't have to drive a ca…
