Although the markets have breathed a sigh of relief after Israel's rather restrained attack on Iran, and oil prices have dropped, the conflict in the Middle East is far from over, says expert Marcin Krzyżanowski in an interview.

An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran for months now.

Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster, is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country.

The Pentagon has announced plans to deploy additional ballistic missile defense destroyers and B-52 bombers to the Middle East.