Charles Myers, founder and chairman of Signum Global Advisors, says Israel went "rogue" and defied U.S. President Donald Trump with its strikes on Iran.

Flying cars moved a step closer to reality in Oman, OceanQuest debuted at the UN Ocean Conference and it was announced that Syria will reconnect to the Swift payment system.

Middle East tensions are escalating sharply and propelling oil prices higher as a raft of major central banks, led by the U.S. Federal Reserve, make interest rate decisions and G7 leaders meet in Canada.

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

The US State and Defense departments on Wednesday made efforts to arrange the departure of non-essential personnel from locations around the Middle East, according to US officials and sources familiar with the efforts.

AMANEY A. JAMAL is Co-Founder and Co-Principal Investigator at Arab Barometer, Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Secretary Hegseth has authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. military dependents from CENTCOM locations amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that U.S. personnel are being "moved out" of parts of the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Israel and Iran.

The attacks marked the most significant blow to Iran’s military leadership in recent history, with the country losing its two top commanders — Bagheri and Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — in a single day.

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