ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced on Wednesday a pause in strikes against Afghanistan, saying the decision was made ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at the request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. In a statement, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the pause in strikes on “terrorists and their support infrastructure in Afghanistan”...

Oil prices rose more than 5% on Wednesday, as escalating threats from Israel and Iran against Middle East energy infrastructure risk compounding the already massive disruption to global oil supplies. Brent prices, the international benchmark, rose 5.88% to $109.50 per barrel by 10:33 a.m. ET. U.S. oil prices traded 2.95% higher to $99.05. Israel attacked Iran’s...

WASHINGTON — As the Iran war stretches into its third week, Democrats say they’re done with all of the classified briefings from top administration officials. They now want public hearings into whether President Donald Trump plans to put U.S. boots on the ground in Iran, secure nuclear material there and how he plans to end...