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Travelers stranded as Middle East conflict spreads; governments scramble to bring citizens home

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

LONDON (AP) - Governments scrambled Monday to help travelers get home after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down flights through the Middle East. Tourists and business travelers found themselves stuck unexpectedly in hotels, airports and on cruise ships, with... Read More.

Iran conflict disrupts global shipping as tankers are stranded, damaged

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

By Emily Chow, Jeslyn Lerh and Jonathan Saul SINGAPORE/LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupted shipping, leaving at least four tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded... Read More.

Congress will debate an Iran conflict that is well underway

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Congress is about to launch a war powers debate over President Donald Trump's authority to bomb Iran under largely unusual circumstances - he has already done it, and the country is essentially already at war. Bombs are falling, people are... Read More.

Hegseth and Caine will hold a news conference as Iran conflict intensifies in region

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will hold a news conference on Monday about the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran. The briefing will mark the first time since Saturday that the... Read More.

Wall Street futures slide as Middle East conflict escalates

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid more than 1% on Monday as the Middle East conflict showed no signs of cooling, prompting a rush toward safe-haven assets ahead of a busy week of U.S. economic data. Oil prices jumped, while traditional safe... Read More.

Australian airline Qantas’ shares fall more than 10% on US-Iran conflict

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

March 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways slumped more than 10% to their lowest level in 10 months on Monday after the U.S. and Israel launched large-scale strikes on Iran over the weekend, sending oil prices surging. The firm's shares fell... Read More.

Oil jumps as US-Iran conflict escalates, disrupts shipping

Monday, March 2 by SRN News

SINGAPORE, March 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged more than 8% to their highest in months on Monday as Iran and Israel stepped up attacks in the Middle East, damaging tankers and disrupting shipments from the key producing region. Brent crude futures struck a high... Read More.

Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say

Sunday, March 1 by SRN News

By Seher Dareen and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on... Read More.

A new Gallup poll shows how Americans’ sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Friday, February 27 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians, according to new Gallup polling, after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis. That shift accelerated during the war in Gaza. Three years ago, 54% of Americans sympathized more... Read More.

Asia holidays as US, Iran work to avert conflict

Thursday, February 19 by SRN News

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Asian markets were pretty sedate on Thursday with parts of the region still out for the Lunar New Year holiday, though investors remained on edge over whether tension between the U.S.... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: conflict

Travelers stranded as Middle East conflict spreads; governments scramble to bring citizens home

Iran conflict disrupts global shipping as tankers are stranded, damaged

Congress will debate an Iran conflict that is well underway

Hegseth and Caine will hold a news conference as Iran conflict intensifies in region

Wall Street futures slide as Middle East conflict escalates

Australian airline Qantas’ shares fall more than 10% on US-Iran conflict

Oil jumps as US-Iran conflict escalates, disrupts shipping

Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say

A new Gallup poll shows how Americans’ sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Asia holidays as US, Iran work to avert conflict

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