Navigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the weekend, creating confusion in the shipping chokepoint as the fighting between Iran and Israel intensified.

As grainy videos of Israel’s strikes on Iran spread in WhatsApp groups and Telegram channels used by the Iranian diaspora, Persian Jews in the U.S. are viewing this moment with a mix of trepidation and excitement — the first time in decades, some say, that the Iranian regime truly appears vulnerable.

The Iranian regime faces pressure as Israel strikes military targets, with Iranian Americans advocating for the overthrow of what one Iranian American describes as a "paper tiger regime."

Several dozen sidelined Voice of America staffers have suddenly been called back to work as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.

Kharg Island is a small island in the Persian Gulf. It lies 16 miles off the northwest coast of Iran. It's 451 miles from Tehran, Iran's capital — roughly the distance from Detroit to New York City. It is just five miles long,

The intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran has led to tanker owners halting offers for Middle East oil routes, causing freight rates to jump and raising concerns about disruptions to global oil flows.

Freight rates for VLCCs in the Persian Gulf hit multiweek highs as the conflict between Israel and Iran roils the global shipping market.

The decision to bring back the Persian-language wing comes as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated following missile strikes on Thursday and Friday night. Late Thursday, Israel launched missile strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and Friday Iran launched a retaliatory strike on Israel.

Princess Iman Pahlavi, the granddaughter of Iran’s last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was married in a traditional Iranian ceremony, according to her father, the exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. The bride’s grandmother,