Arab governments emphasized this week that a main cause of instability in the region — the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict — must be resolved.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says his country has “delivered a hand slap to America’s face” with its strike on an American base in Qatar.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel on Thursday in his first public statement since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries

Shipping costs for the Gulf have fallen in the past two days after a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Iran, although rates could rebound if tensions increase, shipping and insurance industry sources said on Thursday.

A shaky truce between Israel and Iran, announced after U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, appeared to be holding.