In many ways, it’s conceivable that Israel's Operation Rising Lion will alter the military balance of power in the Middle East more so than the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

The costs of chartering tankers to move oil from the Middle East to Asia have climbed and ship bookings have slowed as the Israel-Iran conflict fuels worries of potential disruptions, industry sources told Reuters on Monday.

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

Attacks force shift in U.S. plan for diplomatic deal in Iran and efforts to disentangle from region.

Smoke billowed above fuel tanks in Tehran and gas plants on Iran’s south coast on Sunday as energy became the latest front line in its conflict with Israel. Iran’s creaking energy sector, starved of foreign investment for years by sanctions,

It's often more important in times of heightened tensions in the Middle East to look more at what is not happening, rather than fixating on the dramatic headlines of tit-for-tat air and missile strikes between Israel and Iran.

The US State and Defense departments on Wednesday made efforts to arrange the departure of non-essential personnel from locations around the Middle East, according to US officials and sources familiar with the efforts.

President Donald Trump will travel to Alberta, Canada, later today to participate in the Group of Seven meeting amid a widening conflict between Israel and Iran and his ongoing trade war.