No injuries were reported in the attack, which the UAE called ‘piracy’ and a threat to global energy security.
These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Washington and Tehran remain far apart even as both sides talked of winding down regional hostilities.
President Donald Trump dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle Eas…
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo said his passion for the game remains “high” and that he is still motivated to reach his target of 1,000 career goals. The Portuguese forward is less than 50 goals away from the milestone mark. The 40-year-old was named Best M…
Influencers have been flocking to Dubai in recent years, with an estimated 50,000 calling the UAE emirate home. But as the latest Middle East conflict shakes the destination’s reputation as a “safe haven,” a mass influencer exodus seems imminent.
In our roundup of travel news this week, why social bathhouses are the hottest new wellness trend, the Portuguese chicken shop Chinese tourists are visiting thousands of miles to visit, plus travel chaos in the Middle East.
In the private dining room of a Michelin-listed restaurant in east-central France, a small group of the world’s foremost wine authorities gathered reverently around a rather scruffy bottle, glasses at the ready.
The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.
Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil into the global market – the largest release of emergency oil stocks in history – in a drastic move aimed at shoring up crude supplies and ca…
Brent crude oil prices shot up as the US and Israeli war against Iran disrupted oil supplies in the Middle East. CNN’s Word of the Week asks: How did the benchmark barrel of oil get the name “Brent”?
With war in the Middle East raging, oil prices are soaring. To temper the costs, the United States government is turning to oil stored in massive salt caverns.
The war with Iran is complex, but the reason why the Middle East conflict matters to your financial well-being comes down to three simple facts.
In the war the US launched on the Islamic Republic, the US secretary of war, as he prefers to be called, likes to talk about how the Christian God is on his side.
A multi-day rash of dangerous storms in the central and eastern US is winding down after impacting more than 20 states.
After launching US-Israeli strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump touted regime change as a goal – a pledge that invokes skepticism in the Middle East and beyond. CNN Field Producer Zeena Saifi looks at the unintended consequences of foreign intervention a…
Amsterdam couple Simona Musu and Dean Scheepers were on “cloud nine” after eloping to the Maldives, but Middle East conflict left them stranded at a $1,500-a-night resort.
After launching US-Israeli strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump touted regime change as a goal – a pledge that invokes skepticism in the Middle East and beyond. CNN Field Producer Zeena Saifi looks at the unintended consequences of foreign intervention a…
Amsterdam couple Simona Musu and Dean Scheepers were on “cloud nine” after eloping to the Maldives, but Middle East conflict left them stranded at a $1,500-a-night resort.