President Donald Trump said his administration is considering “reducing” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States announced it would send more warships. And the Marines For the region and Iran threatened to attack tourist sites All over the world.
Conflicting American messages came after another Climbing in oil Prices fell in the US stock market, and this was followed by the Trump administration announcing that it would lift sanctions on Iranian oil loaded on ships, a move aimed at overcoming high fuel prices.
Meanwhile, the war showed no signs of abating.
Israel said Iran continued to fire missiles at it early Saturday, while Saudi Arabia said it shot down 20 drones in just a few hours in the eastern region of the country, which includes major oil facilities. The Ministry of Defense said there were no casualties or damage.
The death toll rose to more than 1,300 people in Iran, more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, 15 in Israel, and 13 American military personnel in the region. Millions of people have been displaced in Lebanon and Iran.
Here is the latest:
The Israeli army said, early Saturday, that it had struck targets in Tehran.
The announcement came shortly after the army announced that it had begun a wave of strikes targeting Hezbollah positions in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
Hours earlier, the army renewed evacuation warnings for seven neighborhoods on the outskirts of Beirut, prompting some residents to open fire to alert families who had returned to flee.
No injuries were reported immediately.
The airline’s CEO said the company is also preparing for oil not to return to $100 a barrel until the end of next year.
Jet fuel prices, which have already doubled in the past three weeks, will cost the airline $11 billion annually if they remain where they are now, Scott Kirby said in a letter to United employees on Friday.
The price of Brent crude fluctuated from about $70 a barrel before the start of the war on Iran to $119.50 this week.
Regarding United’s worst assumptions, Kirby said: “I think there’s a good chance it won’t be that bad, but… there’s not a big downside for us to prepare for this outcome.”