The Trump administration’s Operation Epic Fury has fueled a global hunger crisis affecting millions of people. Meanwhile, the State Department is sitting on $5.4 billion in unspent humanitarian funds.

The struggles of Iran's economy are testing its ability to withstand the war and defy Washington’s demands.

The US-Israel war in Iran is already being felt by American consumers at the gas pump, but when — and how badly — could it be felt at the supermarket? Today on the show, a food economist takes a crack at forecasting just how much our grocery bills could increase in the coming months,

The arid Persian Gulf is hardly the world’s breadbasket. Yet the conflict in the region is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards.

DUBAI — The World Food Program says 10,000 tons of food meant for hundreds of thousands of children in Afghanistan has yet to arrive. The World Health Organization has been held up in sending a $6 million shipment of medicine to Gaza. And Save the ...

President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on 6 April 2026. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images It’s now inevitably a case of when rather than if food ...

High prices of fuel, fertilizer and other essentials are forcing farmers in Thailand and elsewhere to skip a planting season to avoid losing money on their harvests.

The Navy denied there was a shortage of food on board U.S. ships in the Middle East. But fresh food is running out between restocks, officials said.