Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into renewed turmoil. Here’s what you need to know to understand the conflict.

France deployed the Charles de Gaulle, its flagship aircraft carrier, to the eastern Mediterranean to deter an escalation in the Middle East

Operation Epic Fury now underway in the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel have launched airstrikes against a number of targets in Iran. Why did this happen? What can we expect? What may be the American cost?

The latest military confrontation in the Middle East has once again demonstrated how fragile the global energy market can be. Within a matter of hours, geopolitical tensions pushed oil prices to the psychological threshold of $120 per barrel.

The escalating Middle East conflict is disrupting trade, energy supplies and food production, raising fresh risks for inflation and global growth.

Crude Oil Hierarchy: Crude oil varies by quality, light sweet, medium sour, heavy sour, and extra-heavy, based on density and sulfur. Middle East supply disruptions and the Strait of Hormuz closure have tightened markets,

If you've been stranded abroad or had your travel plans disrupted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, here's what you need to know about your rights – including flight delays and cancellations,