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Oil prices jumped as markets react to escalating tensions after Qatar said Iranian missile strikes damaged a key liquefied natural gas export facility.
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World leaders are scrambling to contain a spiraling Middle East conflict on Thursday after Israel and Iran traded strikes on gas production facilities.
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Iran launched a series of retaliatory strikes against the vital energy infrastructure in nearby Gulf states after Israel hit its largest gas field Wednesday.
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Global markets slid after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and warned of persistent inflation, while an Iranian missile strike caused "extensive damage" to Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, heightening fears of a fresh energy shock.
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Several others were injured in the strike, which hit a caravan being used as a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, according to Palestinian officials.
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Some died in Iran, others on a sea far from home. They were honored together Wednesday at a procession in Tehran.
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At least 143 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul on Monday, according to a top U.N. official.
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Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
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The strikes on a gas field in Iran and an industrial complex in Qatar appeared to be some of the most significant attacks on energy sites since the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran began.
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Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, in an overnight strike — the third high-ranking official killed in about 24 hours.
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Amid regular Israeli strikes, officials in Lebanon are working around the clock to keep the country's only international airport open.
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Also, oil prices jump after airstrikes hit a crucial energy site. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes.
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