Most of Iran's exported oil goes to China and is carried on so-called "shadow ships," tankers that actively conceal their activities to evade sanctions or other restrictions. The U.S. has recently escalated its sanctions enforcement on shadow fleets in an attempt to limit their activities.

“Our force protection in the region is at the highest level and the base has responded to defend our people."

The Associated Press’ David McHugh reported that “oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.”

Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.

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Residents of Chicago’s North Shore neighborhoods respond to U.S. and Israel’s coordinated attack on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Treasurys sold off, sending yields higher, as the U.S. and Israel bombed Iran in an escalating conflict that disrupted energy markets and sparked a flight for safety.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was one of the first world leaders to back the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which started on Feb. 28. For Ukraine, the choice was logical: Iran is a