✈️ United Airlines says it will raise summer fares as much as 20% as fuel prices surge amid Iran war

United Airlines will bump fares 15% to 20% this summer, its busiest season — letting travelers foot the bill for the airline’s jet fuel costs that have doubled as a result of the Iran war.

The decision was made as travelers have shown they are still willing to pay top-dollar to fly, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on CNBC Wednesday.

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🇵🇰🪖🇱🇾 NEW: Pakistan delivers weapons to Libya's Haftar as part of Saudi-financed deal.

At least five cargo planes from Pakistan carrying armaments were unloaded at Benghazi airport in March.

Reuters first reported that Haftar’s eastern-based government had sealed a $4bn arms deal with Pakistan - the country’s largest - following a trip in December 2025 to Benghazi by Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. 

"This deal was done to pull Haftar away from the UAE. Saudi Arabia is using honey, and saying ‘we can sponsor you'," the Arab official told Middle East Eye.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — President Trump does not consider Iran’s seizure of two ships in the Strait of Hormuz to be a violation of the ceasefire, as they aren't U.S. or Israeli ships, Karoline Leavitt says.