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WATCH: Fed Chair Powell addresses energy price spikes, challenging job market in Harvard conversation

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that it is important to closely monitor inflation amid a spike in energy prices from the Iran war.

WATCH: Leavitt won't comment on reports U.S. landmines have been spotted in Iran

By Associated Press

The White House refused to comment Monday on a report that U.S.-made landmines are being used in Iran.

Trump issues new threat to Iran's energy infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Mike Corder, Associated Press

Trump's new threat in a social media post and earlier comments in an interview with the Financial Times that suggested American troops could seize the country's Kharg Island oil export hub highlight a frequent tactic.

A Houthi missile attack on Israel raises concerns about Red Sea shipping routes being blocked

By Sami Magdy, Associated Press

A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran's proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes.

Iran warns U.S. ground troops would be 'set on fire' and Pakistan says it will host U.S.-Iran talks

By Munir Ahmed, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it was unclear whether the talks would be direct or indirect.

Iranian attack on Saudi base injures U.S. troops as more American forces arrive in the Middle East

By Aamer Madhani, Samy Magdy, Ben Finley, Associated Press

The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.

Soaring gas prices and supply chain disruptions drive up costs across the economy

By Vidya Mani, The Conversation

U.S. consumers, already feeling pain at the gas pump, can expect higher prices and prolonged shortages for goods of all sorts, including food, as additional consequences of slowed oil production.

Targeted Israeli airstrike kills 3 journalists in southern Lebanon covering the war

By Bassem Mroue, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press

An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said.

Yemen's Houthis claim first missile attack on Israel since war began

By Farnoush Amiri, Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country.

'The planting season is now,' but war in Iran has sparked a global fertilizer shortage

By Aniruddha Ghosal, Allan Olingo, Associated Press

The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled by rising temperatures and erratic weather systems — further at risk, and could lead to people everywhere paying more for food.