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UK exports to Middle East tumble as Iran war hits economy – business live
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIntroduction: UK exports to Middle East drop 20 % since war beganGood morning, and welcome to our rolling...
Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran wants US to open strait of Hormuz as soon as possible
Trump claims Iran wants US to open strait of Hormuz as soon as possibleThe US president, Donald Trump, has claimed in a new Truth Social post that Iran has...
Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
The Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global economy while petroleum companies rake in spectacular profits...
‘The folk scene is very middle class. The divide is huge’: Jim Ghedi, the Sheffield singer bringing his doomy music to the movies
Last year, Jim Ghedi was having a chicken dinner at his mother’s house in Sheffield when he checked his phone. “This director started following me on Instagram,” he recalls....
Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran can call ‘if they want to talk’ amid impasse on negotiations
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday rejected Lebanon’s planned direct talks with Israel, calling them a “grave sin”...
No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield
Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of a deadlock in the nearly two-month-long conflict despite intense...
Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner headed to Pakistan for Iran negotiations
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureOpening summaryHello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East, with Steve Witkoff and...
Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks but claims he won’t rush Iran deal
Interim summaryHere’s a snapshot of the latest Middle East news to bring you up to speed. Donald Trump has ordered the US military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian...
Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washington’s navy secretary leaves office ‘immediately’
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureEU needs playbook on helping members under attack, says Cypriot presidentEU leaders meeting in Cyprus need to start...
Middle East crisis live: Trump extends ceasefire but blockade continues as second ship attacked in strait of Hormuz
Second ship attacked in strait of HormuzThe UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received a report of a second ship coming under attack in the strait of Hormuz.A...