World Oct 28 American taxpayers' bill for Iran war grows to estimated $47.1 billion By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
World Oct 26 Watch 10:33 Netanyahu faces Israeli voters in first election since Oct. 7 and Gaza war Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday in what many describe as the most consequential election in years. It’s the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s war in Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu has been campaigning… By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Karl Bostic, Thomas Dallal, Netta Asher, Zeba Warsi
World Oct 26 Delegations meet in Iran with the Middle East on edge over potential for renewed fighting Iran says diplomacy remains possible but rejects U.S. demands for surrender. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Oct 25 Iranians fear a possible return to all-out war as U.S. and Israeli elections approach Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a close vote Tuesday, says Iran's leadership must be eliminated. U.S. President Donald Trump vows to “finish the job” in Iran eight months after the war began, as a third aircraft carrier and… By Amir-Hussein Radjy, Associated Press
Politics Oct 24 U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran In a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams “have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel.”… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Oct 22 Iran says 7 oil tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, and other Middle East news By Associated Press Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers either caught fire or were damaged by mines overnight Wednesday into Thursday after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Oct 20 British police rearrest 2 men on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Police have been investigating a suspected terror plot on September 27 against the U.S.-run base in western England. Continue reading
Oct 20 UN says besieged Yemen city at 'grave risk' as Houthis attack By Samy Magdy, Marzouk Al-Jaberi, Associated Press Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city, killing two teenage girls. The strike on Tuesday renewed attention to the dangers faced by civilians in Taiz. Continue reading
Oct 19 Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike Yemen's government forces with ballistic missiles, killing at least 53 By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The escalating fighting shattered a 2022 ceasefire deal that largely stopped fighting in Yemen's civil war. Continue reading
Oct 15 Saudi diplomat says Iran is encouraging Houthi escalation of attacks on the kingdom By Victoria Eastwood, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The escalation between the Saudis and the rebels in neighboring Yemen has exposed the kingdom’s challenges in intercepting the attacks in the latest front in the Iran war, while further rattling global markets. Continue reading