Iran and Israel have launched a fresh wave of attacks on each other in a development that continues to raise fears of the wider region being plunged into a destabilising conflict. Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa shortly before dawn on Monday,

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.

The war between Israel and Iran is in its fourth day, with Israel striking at military sites and Iran's nuclear program and Iran firing missiles in retaliation

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.

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.

Amid the tragedy of the Israel-Iran conflict, stocks are proving stoic. Futures early Monday, as the missile attacks continued, showed the S&P 500 once again reclaiming the 6,000 mark. That’s only about 2% shy of the record high struck in February.

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.”

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

Leaders from the Group of Seven nations begin annual talks on Monday amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that add to global economic uncertainty, as host Canada tries to avoid a clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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.