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Active US-Israeli military operations against Iran, including a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, are causing regional destabilization and significant global economic disruption with clear escalation potential over the coming weeks.

LAST UPDATED 03-03-2026 @ 07:40PM (CST)

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Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

extr Somalia: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 55512 years ago ---

extr Iran: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 55485 years ago ---

extr Ukraine: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 6181 years ago ---

extr Mali: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 4177 years ago ---

extr Burma (Myanmar): Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 294 years ago ---

extr North Korea: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 177 years ago ---

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Events

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Financial

The latest global financial data
Dogecoin (DOGE)
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Ethereum (ETH)
1992.82
0.50%
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Solana (SOL)
87.61
0.71%
Coinbase
Cardano (ADA)
0.265
0.91%
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Bitcoin (BTC)
68644.48
0.45%
Coinbase
DOW
48501.27
-0.83%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
6816.63
-0.94%
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Nikkei
54346.11
-3.43%
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FTSE 100
10484.13
-2.75%
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DAX
23790.65
-3.44%
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DOW Futures
48366
-0.40%
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Volatility Index
23.57
9.93%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
5163.4
0.77%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
75.58
1.37%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
3.015
2.66%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
2.882
1.69%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
2.878
0.91%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
2.967
0.17%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
2.83
2.98%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
2.794
4.45%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
2.644
4.42%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
2.758
3.61%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
4.16
1.19%
US EIA
Global equity markets declined substantially with the German DAX down 3.44%, Japanese Nikkei down 3.06%, and British FTSE 100 down 2.75%, while U.S. indices showed more modest losses with the DOW down 0.83% and S&P 500 down 0.94%. The Volatility Index surged 9.93% to 23.57, indicating elevated market anxiety. Cryptocurrency markets experienced weakness with Cardano declining 5.63%, Dogecoin down 4.71%, and Ethereum down 2.98%. Crude oil advanced 4.75% while U.S. gasoline prices increased uniformly across all regions by 2.6-4.4%, though gold declined 4.07%.

Data

The latest global data
Somalia
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iran
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tanzania
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saudi Arabia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
British Virgin Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Curaçao
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saba
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sint Eustatius
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Dominica
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uzbekistan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Liechtenstein
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Trinidad and Tobago
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tuvalu
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cameroon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ireland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Botswana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
South Korea
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Brazil
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Azerbaijan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malawi
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Egypt
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guinea
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Angola
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
North Macedonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cambodia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mauritania
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Brunei
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ukraine
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
El Salvador
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Netherlands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eswatini
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mali
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Samoa
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Liberia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Polynesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Morocco
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Serbia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nicaragua
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jamaica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kingdom of Denmark
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Grenada
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Anguilla
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Georgia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Latvia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Fiji
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nauru
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ghana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sint Maarten
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Zambia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French West Indies
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bhutan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Indonesia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mongolia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kiribati
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iceland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Switzerland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guyana
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lithuania
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mozambique
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bangladesh
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Thailand
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Chile
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Greece
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sao Tome and Principe
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eritrea
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burma (Myanmar)
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Timor
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Benin
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovenia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cote d Ivoire
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Solomon Islands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tunisia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belgium
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Peru
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Portugal
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bermuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bermuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Argentina
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ethiopia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Luxembourg
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malta
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tajikistan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Senegal
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uganda
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Rwanda
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nepal
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Lucia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Gabon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Palau
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkey
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Panama
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Algeria
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
North Korea
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Aruba
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Arab Emirates
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iraq
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lebanon
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burkina Faso
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Guiana
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Syria
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
New Caledonia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burundi
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Finland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Philippines
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uruguay
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Suriname
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Djibouti
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Maldives
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Papua New Guinea
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Moldova
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Greenland
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hong Kong
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Estonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Afghanistan
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Armenia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Taiwan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kuwait
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kyrgyzstan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malaysia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovakia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Seychelles
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Seychelles
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cabo Verde
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jordan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guinea
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belize
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Central African Republic
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Niger
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Romania
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sri Lanka
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ecuador
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sierra Leone
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sierra Leone
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mexico Travel Advisory
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nigeria
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Libya
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Canada
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Colombia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Poland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Poland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
India
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Dominican Republic
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cuba
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
France
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Spain
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Kingdom
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
South Africa
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Paraguay
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Paraguay
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Bahamas
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Chad
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Barbados
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Norway
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkmenistan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sweden
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Vietnam
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Honduras
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Honduras
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Albania
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kosovo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Namibia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guatemala
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Laos
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Laos
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Republic of the Congo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cayman Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lesotho
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bahrain
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Montserrat
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hungary
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Antigua and Barbuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Austria
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Austria
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bolivia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kenya
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Marshall Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Costa Rica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Zimbabwe
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Solar Radiation
none
NOAA SWPC
Radio Blackout
none
NOAA SWPC
Geomagnetic Storm
none
NOAA SWPC
South Sudan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
DEFCON Warning System
Four nations maintain Level 4 'Do Not Travel' designations: Ukraine, Somalia, Iran, and Mali. Four additional countries including Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritania, and Nicaragua are classified at Level 3 'Reconsider Travel' status. Numerous regions including China/Hong Kong, Brazil, Egypt, Cambodia, and portions of Europe are at Level 2 'Exercise Increased Caution' status. Most developed nations and stable regions maintain Level 1 'Exercise Normal Precautions' designation.

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