Rescue crews recovered two bodies from the rubble of a Haifa home hit by an Iranian missile, while two people remained missing and nine others were injured.
The producer group added 206,000 barrels per day for May while warning that damage to energy infrastructure and shipping routes is worsening volatility.
Officials in Islamabad and Punjab are moving to blunt the impact of steep fuel price increases with free or subsidized state transport, while protests grow over the cost of living.
Kyodo News reports that a Japanese LNG tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war began, a sign that some carriers are cautiously resuming transit.
The CMA CGM Kribi appears to be the first major European commercial vessel to cross the Strait of Hormuz since crossings were throttled by war-related attacks.
Ukrainian forces said they hit multiple military targets at Kirovske airfield in occupied Crimea, with claims that the attack destroyed an An-72P patrol aircraft and drone infrastructure.
Oil prices jumped to more than $113 a barrel while gasoline and diesel costs rose again, deepening concern that the conflict in the Middle East is feeding inflation at home.
Tehran and Doha were drawn into a fresh security scare on the event date 2026-04-01 after Qatar said missiles were fired toward its waters and shipping lanes.
The president said the Iran war could end in weeks, while warning of further strikes, sending oil futures higher and stocks lower in after-hours trading.
Israeli officials say the Defense Ministry has frozen defense sales to France, deepening a long-running dispute over Paris’s stance on Gaza and other regional issues.
The national average for regular gasoline reached $4.02 a gallon, its highest level since 2022, as the Iran war kept oil markets tight and disrupted supply.
Equity markets rallied sharply on Tuesday following reports that both Washington and Tehran may be nearing a conclusion to their month-long military engagement.