Iran war escalates into its second week as Donald Trump demands Tehran’s unconditional surrender while regional attacks, casualties, and global oil fears rise

A think tank estimates the US spent about $3.7 billion in the first 100 hours of the Iran war, highlighting the high financial cost of modern military conflict

Ukraine’s experience fighting Iranian drones in the Russia war is now attracting the US and Middle Eastern nations seeking help to defend against new attacks

Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km of the Lebanon border as cross-border fighting intensifies and Israel continues strikes in Leban

US and Israeli forces intensify strikes on Iran as missiles and drones fly across the region, raising fears of a wider Middle East war

Donald Trump encourages Iranian Kurdish fighters to attack Iran as the regional war widens, raising fears of deeper instability across the Middle East

A US investigation suggests American forces may have been responsible for a deadly airstrike on a girls’ school in Iran that reportedly killed over 150 students

Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets ran short of U.S.-made missiles for several weeks, limiting their ability to defend against Russian drones and missile strikes

North Korea test-fires cruise missiles from a new naval destroyer under Kim Jong Un’s supervision, increasing tensions and security concerns in the region

Iran fired a new wave of missiles at Israel as the U.S. Senate rejected a proposal to stop American air strikes, deepening the growing Middle East conflict

US and Israeli attacks on Iran trigger missile retaliation across the Middle East, raising fears of a wider regional war and growing civilian casualties

Iran faces a leadership crisis after Khamenei’s death. Former president Hassan Rouhani re-emerges as a possible voice in the country’s uncertain transition