The war with Iran widened on Wednesday as commercial vessels came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran threatened oil traffic through the waterway and Iranian officials said the country’s new supreme leader had been wounded in earlier U.

NEW DELHI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will allow India-flagged tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40% of India's crude imports pass, an Indian source said on Thursday, though an Iranian source based outside the country denied any such agreement had been reached.

A cyberattack claimed by pro-Iran hackers has caused a “global network disruption” to a major US medical device maker, according to a company statement.

Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States.

The war in Iran​ means sticker shock for consumers who buy oil for heat and hot water. The average cost of heating oil in New York is 11% higher than a year ago.​

The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?

The United States and its allies announced steps to ease rising oil prices on Wednesday as the war with Iran continued to create chaos in the global oil market amid ongoing missile attacks throughout the Middle East.

Several drones struck Kuwait International Airport, according to a report by the country's national news agency citing civil aviation authorities. The report said the attack caused material damage only,