The IDF aerial superiority over Tehran after killing four Iranian intelligence officials and destroying one-third of Iran's missile launchers.

Israel and Iran both have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.

In many ways, it’s conceivable that Israel's Operation Rising Lion will alter the military balance of power in the Middle East more so than the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

Sterling was muted against the dollar on Monday ahead of a Bank of England meeting this week, with markets adopting a wait-and-see approach to rising geopolitical uncertainty, as a conflict between Israel and Iran showed no sign of abating.

The president had opposed Israeli action against Iran but came to believe that Israel had reason to act and that the U.S. would have to lend some support.

Attacks force shift in U.S. plan for diplomatic deal in Iran and efforts to disentangle from region.

Gold rose to a near two-month high on Monday, as intensified clashes between Israel and Iran over the weekend stoked fears of a broader regional conflict, pushing investors towards safe-haven assets.

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of turmoil and strife, and war and death, but as a land of opportunity and hope.”

Jon Faust, who advised three Fed chairs, doesn’t see an interest-rate cut until December — an even then, the odds of a move are just 50/50.