Deep divisions were apparent over the Iran war as top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries have met in France.

U.S. stocks deepened their drops as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years.

Ships homeported at Naval Station Mayport are playing a significant role in the American military response in the Middle East, as Operation Epic Fury continues.

Republicans face growing political trouble ahead of November's midterm elections as the war in Iran keeps gas prices high and voters worry about living costs.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution.

Businesses might be quicker to raise prices in response to the Iran war due to bitter memories of the energy price inflation that broke out after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Kenya’s flower industry is losing up to $1.4 million a week as the Iran war cuts demand and disrupts shipping.

The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.

Sailors assigned to the USS Mason at Naval Station Mayport set sail Tuesday on a scheduled deployment overseas.

U.S. stock indexes slipped and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising.

It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of news these days.

President Donald Trump took the United States to war without a vote of support from Congress.

Since Feb. 28, what officials describe as an escalation in hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran has had ripple effects across the United States, from the stock market to gasoline prices and residents’ mental health.

The former counterterrorism director who resigned this week in protest of the Iran war is denying allegations that he improperly shared classified information.

Families in Jacksonville who fled Iran said they have been unable to reach relatives since internet service in Iran dropped sharply after fighting began Feb. 28.

The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged Thursday and warned that the Iran war would boost inflation in the short term through higher energy prices but that the long-term impact on consumer prices and the economy was uncertain.

There appeared to be some tension as President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answered questions from White House reporters about Japan’s support for the Iran war.

A former senior counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war says he and other national security officials with concerns about U.S. strikes on Iran were not allowed to express those concerns to President Donald Trump.

The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, is forecasting annual retail sales will grow at a faster clip this year than last year, citing consumers’ resilience despite lots of economic volatility.

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February.

President Donald Trump was present as the remains of six U.S. service members returned from the Middle East to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

The U_S_ government’s top intelligence official has told lawmakers that Iran’s government “appears to be intact but largely degraded.”.

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and Chair Jerome Powell highlighted the increasingly uncertain outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation in the wake of the Iran war, suggesting the Fed could stand pat for an extended period.

President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iran war has scrambled the Federal Reserve’s outlook on inflation and unemployment and will likely further delay interest rate cuts this year, putting off any relief for consumers struggling with high borrowing costs for home and car purchases.

What began as a decapitation campaign is drifting toward a geopolitical and economic crisis, which Iran could survive. Without clear aims, a sustaining narrative, or allied cohesion, tactical victories risk translating into strategic defeat.

President Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center about the motivations for the Iran war.

President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office.

The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict.

UEFA said Sunday that the game between Argentina and Spain known as Finalissima that was supposed to be held in Qatar has been canceled after the widening Middle East war.

Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Newly released data shows the U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, underscoring the risks that rising energy prices could pose.

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is holding a press conference at the Pentagon on Friday at 8 a.m.

Wall Street’s losses deepened as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global economy.

Oil and gas prices have spiked with the war in Iran.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no imminent threat to the state from Iran.

Florida motorists faced a sharp jump in pump prices after escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gasoline futures higher.

Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support.

President Donald Trump cast the war with Iran as a “little excursion” during a retreat for House Republicans, portraying the ongoing U.S. bombing campaign as a necessity.

U.S. stocks held steadier as Wall Street waited for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end.

Sharply swinging oil prices have left consumers feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production.

A widening war in Iran has halted oil tankers, made targets of refineries and spooked investors worried about the cascading impact of spiking energy prices.

FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products.

The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports.

Governor Ron DeSantis drew on his 2007–2008 Iraq service to argue that Iran and Iranian-backed militias were responsible for most U.S. casualties he witnessed there. “I’ve pointed out, for many, many years, that when I was serving in Iraq back in that critical time, 2007, 2008, the U.S. was incurring a lot of casualties at the time, and at the time I was over there, 90% of those were because of the Iranians.” DeSantis said.

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An Army Reserve soldier from Winter Haven has been identified as one of the first six service members killed since the United States began its conflict with Iran.

Governments around the world are rushing to organize the return of their citizens from the Middle East on Wednesday and air traffic seems to be picking up slightly as travel across the region remains heavily disrupted by the widening Iran war.

Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran.

The U.S. and Israel’s joint war against Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding hundreds of thousands of people.

Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy.

As tensions rise in the Middle East, questions are surfacing in Jacksonville about whether local military assets are being deployed and what that means for families at home.

In the military-heavy communities surrounding Fort Campbell, the war in Iran is on a lot of people's minds.

The largest U.S. diplomatic drawdown in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War is creating an apparently unplanned for crisis for the Trump administration.

The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight in the U.S. And drivers in Europe waited in line to fill their tanks with fuel.

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has fueled a disagreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Oil prices jumped Tuesday for the second straight day and gas prices moved higher in the United States, underscoring the threat of rising inflation posed by the Iran war.

The Associated Press is referring to fighting between Iran and the United States and Israel as the “Iran war.”.

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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewis Hamilton are among the sports stars whose schedules are in doubt because of the spreading war in the Middle East.

Members of Jacksonville’s Iranian community gathered at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park this weekend, not in protest, but in celebration. Many of them said they believe the latest developments in Iran could mark a turning point for their homeland and for loved ones still there.

Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning.

Oil prices have jumped as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf ripple through the global energy supply chain.

The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation.

Locally, leaders such as Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, Florida Senator Rick Scott, Congressman John Rutherford, and Georgia Representative Buddy Carter released statements on the U.S. joining Israel in attacking Iran.

Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran.

A U.N. nuclear watchdog report says Iran has blocked inspectors from reaching key nuclear sites hit during a June war.

After ordering the largest American military buildup in the Middle East since the onset of the Iraq War, President Donald Trump now has a decision to make on Iran. He has several options.

Losses for several banks and Big Tech stocks pulled U.S. indexes lower, even though the majority of stocks on Wall Street rose.

Rainfall this week on Iran's Hormuz Island has briefly transformed the coastline of the famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene.

The Pentagon press secretary has held her first briefing since most nonpartisan news outlets were replaced by friendly media representatives willing to accept new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Lawyers for U.S. victims of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel are suing various groups that have been designated by the government as terrorist organizations.

A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people, including 19 children.

Hezbollah's leader has vowed not to disarm, saying the Lebanese government's decision to remove its weapons by the end of the year serves Israel's interests.

Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. are no longer protected from deportation after a federal appeals court refused to postpone the Trump administration’s decision to end their legal status.

An appeals court has briefly extended protections for nearly 12,000 Afghans in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status.

Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, threatening to stoke a wider conflict in the Middle East, a region that supplies the world with about a third of the oil used globally every year.

U.S. stocks hung near their all-time high as financial markets caught a breath following two big days bolstered by hopes that the Israel-Iran war will not disrupt the global flow of crude oil.

Israel is reporting one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military says seven soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack.

As tensions continue in the Middle East, many parents are struggling with how to talk to their children about the ongoing conflict. Experts say while the topic is complex, it’s important not to shy away from these conversations, especially in a time when young people are constantly exposed to disturbing images and headlines online.

Political analyst Daniel Cronrath joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to discuss the latest on the conflict between Israel and Iran and get to the bottom of the lingering questions about a ceasefire on this week’s episode of “Politics and Power.”

The State Department has doubled the number of emergency evacuation flights it is providing for American citizens wishing to leave Israel.

President Trump said Iran warned the U.S. before its missile strike Monday on an American air base in Qatar.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.

As tensions escalate in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, concerns have grown over the United States’ involvement and its potential local impact.

From sleepless nights to sheltering in safe rooms, Talya — who lives in Israel — described her daily reality in vivid, emotional detail during a conversation with loved ones in the United States.

We want to know: If you have family living or serving in the Middle East right now, what are your concerns amid the troubling conflict?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on Monday about President Donald Trump’s decision to strike three nuclear facilities in Iran amid the ongoing conflict with Israel.

Nancy Soderberg, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Director of the Public Service Leadership Program, joins us on The Morning Show to discuss whether Trump made the right call, and whether she believes Iran’s Supreme Leader will do the same.

Global markets appear to have taken the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran in stride as investors awaited moves by Iran.

Israel says it is determined to destroy Iran’s nuclear program because its archenemy's furtive efforts to build an atomic weapon are a threat to its existence.

Across the U.S. Americans are expressing a mixture of support, apprehension and anxiety over President Donald Trump's decision to bomb nuclear sites in Iran.

People in Jacksonville are reacting to Saturday’s news of the United States conducting airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran

Reactions from Florida and federal lawmakers continue to pour in after President Donald Trump’s military strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites Saturday night.

Congressional reactions to President Donald Trump’s military strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites revealed strong support from local Republicans on Saturday night.