Three vessels were hit by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, the UK’s maritime agency said. Countries have agreed to release a record 400 million barrels of oil in an effort to stem gas prices.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region ...

Bishop Paolo Martinelli, based in Abu Dhabi, finds himself guiding a church that must navigate pastoral life amid geopolitical shock waves. The church itself has had to adapt, he told NCR in a recent ...

Persian Gulf desalination plants — supplying 70%-90% of drinking water to nations in the region — face unprecedented ...

As the conflict with Iran widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water – not oil. (AP Photo) ...

New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air ...

A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now ...

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran and Maryland man, said in a video posted Friday that "the pillars of ...

Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.

Israel’s military chief said it’s moving to the “next phase” of the war with Iran after carrying out 2,500 strikes with more than 6,000 weapons. Follow for live updates.