Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says he doesn't support nation-building in Iran

"That’s not our responsibility," Johnson told NBC News a day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. operation in Iran is “the beginning of building a new country." ...

No relief from high prices despite deal to release historic amount of petroleum reserves

Follow live NBC News coverage and latest updates on the Iran war, as the U.S. and Israel launch strikes and Tehran launches its "most intense strikes" to date.

Is picking the surviving son as new Iran leader a 'symbolic gesture?'

Experts think as new Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei settles in, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard will have significant power as ongoing war escalates.

Trump claims the US has 'won' but needs 'to finish the job': Live

Iran war latest: Oil prices soar again after two Iraqi tankers struck in suspected Iranian attack - Donald Trump claims US ...

Oil prices dip as Trump says Iran war is 'ahead of schedule' and will end 'very soon'

After surging above $100 a barrel on Monday, oil falls closer to $90 - but remains above pre-war levels. Trump also says he will hit Iran "twenty times harder" if they block the Straits of Hormuz.

Ship attacks in Gulf intensify as Israel launches new strikes in Lebanon

Explosions are reported on two more foreign tankers in the Persian Gulf killing at least one person, port authorities say.