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SUSPENSIONS Earlier in the day, airlines had been weighing how long to suspend flights. Finnair was the first to announce a prolonged suspension of flights to Doha, with cancellations until Jun 30. Leading Asian carrier Singapore Airlines planned to cancel flights to Dubai through Tuesday. Air France KLM, IAG-owned Iberia and British Airways,... Read More

Sign up to receive CFR President Mike Froman’s analysis on the most important foreign policy story of the week, delivered to your inbox every Friday afternoon. Subscribe to The World This Week. More From Our Experts U.S. President Donald Trump announced on June 21 that the United States had struck three major nuclear... Read More

The Trump administration maintains that its aim was solely to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, not to open a wider war. “Iran was very close to having a nuclear weapon,” Vice President JD Vance said in an interview on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier. “Now Iran is incapable of... Read More

In this screenshot from a video, missiles and air defense interceptors illuminate the night sky over Doha after Iran launched an attack on U.S. forces at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images President Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed... Read More

A telegraphed attack on a well defended US base could be a first step in reducing tensions provided there are no US casualties, Energy Aspects said in a post. “Unless there are indications of further Iranian retaliation or escalation by Israel/the US then we may see some geopolitical risk premium... Read More

Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano said the club continues to defy expectations with Club World Cup performances after the 2-1 victory over FC Porto in its second group stage game, after critics doubted the team’s abilities ahead of the tournament. “I think we all agree within the club... Read More