Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, forcing flight diversions and killing at least four people this week, undermining Saudi Arabia's vision of becoming a global business center.
Iran threatened to control the Strait of Hormuz by charging passage fees, unsettling global shipping and energy markets while experts deemed closure unlikely but economically damaging to multiple nations.
Israel conducted over 300 airstrikes on southern Lebanon this week while pursuing Iran nuclear negotiations, leaving the nation in limbo as Hezbollah rejected a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, displacing thousands of civilians amid ongoing regional diplomatic uncertainty.
Pakistan and Qatar dispatched envoys to Iran to prevent a monthlong U.S.-Iran cease-fire from collapsing, amid stalled diplomacy over nuclear issues and strait control, as mediators race against war resumption threats.
The U.S. intensified boat strike operations against drug trafficking, though experts say the effort failed to significantly reduce cocaine flows into the country, while Trump's stock portfolio stood to benefit from a major defense contract awarded to Dell.