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The war in the Middle East in maps, video and photos
A US-Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has exploded into a regional conflict, with Tehran...
Middle East crisis pushes up oil prices – and could drive inflation rises too
The impact of the deadly and unpredictable conflict in the Middle East on the global economy will be felt most immediately, and keenly, through the rising cost of oil.Prices...
Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix hit by travel chaos amid Middle East crisis
As many as one thousand members of the Formula One circus have been forced into last-minute travel changes to get to Melbourne’s opening round in the wake of the...
Foreign Office starts planning evacuation of thousands of Britons in Middle East
The Foreign Office is drawing up plans to evacuate tens of thousands of British citizens if war in the Middle East escalates, with many travellers currently stranded in Dubai.Keir...
Trump open to talks with Iran as conflict deepens in Middle East
Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to talk to what was left of the Iranian leadership in the wake of the killing of the country’s supreme leader...
Trump issues new warnings to Iran as he monitors Middle East turmoil from his Florida estate
President Trump threatened Sunday to hit Iran with the kind of force it “has never seen before” as Iran retaliated against joint, U.S.-Israel military strikes that killed its supreme...
Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?
In a statement posted to social media, the Israel Defense Forces says it is now striking “targets” of the Iranian “regime in the heart of Tehran”.Iran has launched a...
‘Middle East in flames’: what the papers say about the war on Iran
The US and Israeli attacks on Iran dominated the front pages of papers around the world on Sunday, alongside Donald Trump’s claim that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had...
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russia peace talks will depend on situation in Middle East
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the time and place of the next round of peace talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine would depend on the security situation in the Middle...
Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded or diverted amid air space closures in Middle East
America and Israel’s attack on Iran disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond as countries around the region closed their airspace and three of the key airports that...