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A high-stakes U.S. diplomatic mission unfolds as JD Vance heads to Islamabad amid escalating Middle East tensions, with Iran at the center of ceasefire efforts after Operation Epic Fury reshaped the region.

Within hours, reports spread that Ali Khamenei—the man who had defined the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades—was dead.
What began as an operation to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions may prove something larger.

Rising tensions between the U.S., Israel and Iran are rattling global energy markets, with traders closely watching the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s oil infrastructure. Even the threat of disruption could tighten supply, push crude prices higher, and inject fresh volatility into inflation-hit economies worldwide