International Articles

Oil Tops $100 as US-Led Strikes on Iran Spark Supply Fears

Global oil prices skyrocketed past $100 a barrel on Sunday, marking a nearly four-year high as military conflict between the United States and Iran disrupted shipping through the world's most critical energy artery. The sharp escalation, which began with US and...

US Shuts Embassies and Orders Evacuations Across Middle East Following Drone Strike in Riyadh

Johnson Progress The United States has closed its embassies in multiple Middle Eastern nations and ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel as regional tensions with Iran escalate into open conflict, with a direct drone attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saudi...

U.S. Urges Immediate Departure of Citizens from 14 Middle Eastern Nations Amid Rising Tensions

Johnson Progress The U.S. State Department has issued an urgent security alert, advising all American citizens to leave 14 countries across the Middle East immediately, citing "serious safety risks" stemming from escalating military and political tensions in the...

US and Israeli Strikes Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, Triggering Regional Chaos

Johnson Progress Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday morning in his Tehran office during coordinated US-Israeli air strikes, Iranian state media has confirmed, in a dramatic escalation that has plunged the Middle East into a new phase of...