war

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The base was a command centre during the first Gulf war and later briefly during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 before all American troops were pulled out of the kingdom.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Pakistan’s government has raised gasoline prices by 46% and diesel prices by nearly 90% from before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The $1 trillion Saudi sovereign-wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, yanked back spending and hiring in numerous areas and sold much of its U.S. stock portfolio, even before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

This week will bring the first inflation report that captures the impact of the war in Iran when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the consumer price index on Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

I had treated going to war like it was a solution to my own personal questions about my future.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse