US–Iran Crisis Explodes: Trump Moves on Hormuz, Oil Prices Surge as War Fears Rise
US escalates Iran crisis with major move near the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring and raising global fears of a wider war.
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Recently Updated: Apr 24, 2026
US escalates Iran crisis with major move near the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring and raising global fears of a wider war.
Yemen’s Houthi group has entered the Iran war, launching its first attacks on Israel and raising fears of a wider regional conflict across the Middle East.
Six U.S. service members were killed after a military refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq as the widening Iran war spreads across the Middle East and raises global security concerns.
Global markets slid and oil prices surged past $100 per barrel as the Iran conflict intensified, while Mojtaba Khamenei was named the new supreme leader following the death of his father.
Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei faces profound personal losses amid a widening war involving Iran, Israel and the United States.