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Stranded Mideast Travelers Paying Big Bucks to Get Out

Private charters are at a premium with airports shut down

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of airline passengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out—by paying large sums for luxury flights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks. Demand for charter flights...

Get Used to One New Reality: Rising Gas Prices

They jump 11 cents overnight to $3.11 per gallon, as crude oil jumps, too

(Newser) - Drivers who track gas prices are in for an unpleasant surprise: The average cost of a gallon in the US rose 11 cents overnight to $3.11, reports the AP , citing data from the motor club AAA. The reason is no surprise: The Mideast is now engulfed in war , which...

100+ Complaints From Troops Over 'Divine Plan' Rhetoric

Service members allege commanders are framing Iran conflict as biblically ordained battle

(Newser) - Some US service members say their commanders are casting the new conflict with Iran as a prelude to the apocalypse. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation reports receiving upward of 110 complaints since fighting began on Saturday, alleging that officers in every branch have framed the campaign as part of a...

Legality of Khamenei&#39;s Killing Is a Murky Area
Legality of Khamenei's
Killing Is a Murky Area
analysis
Mar 3, 2026 10:59 AM CST

Legality of Khamenei's Killing Is a Murky Area

US law forbids assassinations, but presidents have gotten leeway on killings since 9/11

(Newser) - The US-Israeli assault on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the very first day of strikes. In a New York Times analysis, Charlie Savage points out that it "is extraordinarily rare for a country to deliberately and openly kill the leader of another sovereign nation—even during...

Big Question in Iran: Is Ahmadinejad Alive?

Conflicting reports emerge on whether the former president was killed in airstrikes

(Newser) - The US-Israeli assault on Iran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei almost immediately. But the fate of another person whose name is familiar to Westerners—former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—remains unclear. The Jerusalem Post and the UK's Telegraph cited a report in a pro-regime outlet (the Iranian Labor News Agency) suggesting...

Dow Drops 1K as Stocks Sell Off on War Worries
Dow Drops 1K
Amid War Worries
Mar 3, 2026 9:04 AM CST

Dow Drops 1K Amid War Worries

Oil prices leap higher

(Newser) - A worldwide sell-off for stocks is slamming into Wall Street on Tuesday, and oil prices are leaping even higher as worries rise that the war with Iran may do more damage to the global economy than feared. The S&P 500 dropped 2% in early trading, reports the AP , while...

As Iran Escalates, Drones Hit US Embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait

US closes both embassies

(Newser) - Two drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday, sparking a small fire and modest damage but no reported injuries, Saudi officials said . The attack followed a similar Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Kuwait, reports the Guardian , and led to the closure of both embassies, per...

Trump Reaches Out to 'Those Who Face Death' for Iran Help

US weighs what Kurdish forces can do as tensions escalate in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is quietly working the phones as the US-Israeli war with Iran unfolds—and he's reaching out to the Kurds. Sources tell Axios that on Sunday, Trump spoke with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions, in conversations described as being "...

Strait of Hormuz Showdown Could Be a 'Historic' One

Traffic through key waterway has ground to a halt, with higher oil prices looming

(Newser) - Oil tankers are all but sidelined in one of the world's most important energy conduits. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged since US and Israeli strikes began on Iran , as ship operators steer clear of the narrow passage that usually carries about a fifth of the world'...

State Department: Americans Should Leave 14 Countries Now

List includes Israel, Iran, Egypt

(Newser) - The State Department urged Monday that all US citizens leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries amid the war in Iran. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar posted on X that Americans should "DEPART NOW" via commercial transportation and to call the State Department for...

US Death Toll in Iran Conflict Rises to 6

First US combat deaths in Operation Epic Fury confirmed

(Newser) - The US death toll from the US-Iran conflict has risen to six, CNN reports. US Central Command on Monday announced the new toll from an Iranian strike on a temporary American operations hub at Kuwait's Shuaiba port after the remains of two previously missing service members were recovered...

'This Is Our Chance Now,' Exiled Crown Prince Says

Shah's son contends Iran's government will crumble

(Newser) - Iran's exiled crown prince says the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has opened a door he's been waiting on for nearly five decades. Speaking from Paris, Reza Pahlavi told CBS' 60 Minutes that he believes Iran's ruling system is now "bound to collapse" and that he...

4th US Service Member Dies After Iran Attack

They were wounded in strike that killed 3 others

(Newser) - A military campaign the Pentagon insists won't become another quagmire has claimed a fourth American life. US Central Command said Monday that a service member who was critically injured in Iran's early strikes in "Operation Epic Fury" has died from their wounds, Stars and Stripes reports. Three...

War Is Biggest Shock to Air Travel Since COVID

Thousands of flights canceled as key Gulf travel hubs shut down

(Newser) - International air travel is taking its biggest hit since the early days of COVID, and this time the trouble is tied to war, not a virus. With US-led strikes on Iran and fighting spreading around the region, key Middle Eastern airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, and...

Trump: 'I Don't Have the Yips' About Ground Troops

President says he'll use them if necessary, says airstrikes will intensify

(Newser) - Nobody knows when the war in Iran will end, but President Trump continues to prepare the nation for a conflict that will be measured in weeks and perhaps months, not days. "Whatever the time is, it's OK, whatever it takes," Trump said at the White House on...

Spain Blocks US Use of Its Bases for Iran Strikes

Madrid cites violations of international law

(Newser) - Spain has slammed the door on US military aircraft involved in strikes on Iran, saying American forces can't use its bases for operations Madrid views as illegal under international law. Spain's foreign minister José Manuel Albares said Sunday that US and Israeli actions were "unilateral" and Spanish...

Pentagon Got Help From Claude in Iran

Military deployed Anthropic AI tool even as it begins severing ties

(Newser) - Claude is still apparently welcome at the Pentagon, at least for now. The military used the AI tool from Anthropic in its attack on Iran over the weekend, according to separate reports in the Wall Street Journal and Axios . The move came hours after President Trump ordered federal agencies to...

What Editorials Think of the Iran Assault
What Editorials Think
of the Iran Assault
OPINION
Mar 2, 2026 10:52 AM CST

What Editorials Think of the Iran Assault

Wall Street Journal warns Trump not to repeat mistake of the elder George Bush, leave too soon

(Newser) - A look at how editorials in three big newspapers responded to the US military operation in Iran:
  • Wall Street Journal : The editors are impressed with the initial success and warn President Trump not to stop too soon. People are warning the US not to repeat the mistake of George W.
...

Trump: Decision to Strike Iran Was 'Very Simple'

President says Tehran would not stop progress toward a nuclear weapon

(Newser) - President Trump has kept a relatively low profile since the Iran military operation began, but he has given a series of short interviews to various news outlets. In a conversation with NBC News , for example, the president said the decision to authorize the operation wasn't difficult. "They weren'...

As Super-Rich Flee the Gulf, They Turn to Riyadh

Saudi capital's airport is one of the few major hubs operating, but getting out can set you back $350K

(Newser) - Riyadh has abruptly morphed from a hard-to-access Gulf capital to the main escape hatch for the region's uber wealthy, reports Semafor . After Iranian missiles and drones struck Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman's port, private security firms began running convoys of SUVs on 10-hour drives from Dubai...

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