Middle East war live: Several French soldiers wounded, one officer dead in Iraq after drone attack

As energy prices soar, Russia emerges as major winner of Middle East war

Russia has so far been the only winner from the war in the Middle East as energy prices soar and attention for its war against Ukraine has faded, EU Council President Antonio Costa has said. Late on Monday, US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the war amid reports that Trump's administration is considering reducing oil sanctions on Russia - in a bid to boost world supplies of oil.

After Iran war panic, U.S. scales back Middle East evacuations as demand drops

<p>More than 43,000 American citizens have safely returned to the U.S. from the Middle East since the U.S. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/11/trump-iran-war-end-withdrawal" target="_blank">struck Iran</a> 11 days ago, the State Department said Wednesday. </p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Despite <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/state-department-iran-trump-flights-middle-east-americans" target="_blank">widespread panic</a> among Americans abroad last week after the State Department encouraged citizens to immediately evacuate various countries, the agency now says its scaling back assistance due to declining demand. </p><hr><p><strong>What they're saying: </strong>State Department Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson said in a <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/03/statement-from-assistant-secretary-dylan-johnson-on-successful-operations-to-assist-american-citizens-in-the-middle-east-4/" target="_blank">statement</a> Wednesday tha...

Middle East war live: Iran vows to fight ‘as long as needed’ after Trump says war over ‘soon’ - France 24

The Pentagon is moving additional warships to the Middle East - investingLive

UK's Starmer speaks with US President Trump on Middle East - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxPTDk2dUliTE9RM2EwUHJCWkEzVHB1QUNaSG82b2VJd3RuNTAxcGlWaFV6TzlsQU1NTjY5SVhWNWpNWEFvRTdfQjRLcDcyQk80XzBXTG9BeENuaUdYeWt0R1JSTGNra1ZicXlvQzlpWVg1RFBfNnZKamUyWFFBS2tkZUJjZVFYTk5Ta3FZU2xmZXdPakxIOUswMDNNbHR5eE1hQUJTUklEQndMQklCQ2pLMnR5YUVjNHY0?oc=5" target="_blank">UK's Starmer speaks with US President Trump on Middle East</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.