Yan Zhuang

President Trump announced a 20 percent fee on cargo through the waterway, despite his own administration’s position that such fees violate international law.

President Donald Trump has said that the United States will charge a 20% fee on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, despite his own administration's position that such fees violate international law.

The U.S. military said it had targeted Iranian forces that were responsible for an attack on a base in Jordan that left two American service members dead and one missing.

Energy prices rose on Monday amid the escalating strikes by the United States and Iran. Still, both countries’ top diplomats indicated that they were open to restarting talks.

The Houthis, the Iran-backed armed faction in Yemen, said they would impose a blockade on Saudi ships, threatening to open a new front in the Middle East conflict and raising

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the United States would attack Iran for as long as it tried to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz, as the prospect of a prolonged conflict pushed the price of oil to its highest level in over a month.

The officer who fired was injured with a knife while attempting an arrest, the Madison police chief said. Footage of the shooting circulated widely online.

Rescue crews were working to find people who might still be trapped in a collapsed shopping mall, as the region faced sweltering heat.

The United States and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, after Saudi Arabia acknowledged direct involvement in the war for the first time.

Egypt said it had come under attack from an unidentified drone. Earlier, Saudi Arabia acknowledged direct involvement in the war for the first time.