All news on the topic: Iran War

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Green Party split over Iran as MPs clash with anti-IRGC motion
A conference motion with significant backing urges an end to sanctions on Iran and opposes banning the IRGC – putting party policy on a collision course with its own MPs
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JD Vance makes clear pitch to succeed Trump in 2028
Vice-president dog-whistled, exaggerated claims of success and echoed Trump talking points to excited audience
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Trump pledges $5,000 dividend for every US adult if Republicans win midterms
President Donald Trump has pledged to send $5,000 to every adult in the U.S. if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterms, a payout that would dwarf the amount distributed during the Covid pandemic and likely explode the deficit.
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Trump calls Iran conflict "small potatoes" as Vance insists it is not a war
Donald Trump has characterised the ongoing conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" after JD Vance said the conflict was not a "war".
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Schoolboy jailed for four and a half years after stabbing teacher in the head with kitchen knife
A 16-year-old schoolboy who stabbed a teacher in the head after asking her to check his homework has been locked up for four and a half years.
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Trump hints US may not defend Britain if Argentina invades Falklands again
Donald Trump has hinted he would not back Britain if Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands again.
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Iran targets US assets across Middle East as Trump claims "almost total control" of Hormuz
The US has launched a fresh series of strikes on targets in Iran - and Tehran launched a wave of attacks in retaliation.
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Trump claims Iran’s Kharg Island was "blown to smithereens" as tensions with Tehran explode
President Donald Trump has claimed Iran’s Kharg Island energy hub was "blown to smithereens", despite no evidence of an attack - as both sides trade strikes in Middle East.
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Trump threatens to "bomb the s* out of" Oman if it interferes in Iran war**
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb another country if the nation gets involved in his war against Iran.
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UK inflation set to jump to 2.9% as energy bills fuel fresh cost of living squeeze
Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout
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USS Abraham Lincoln families sound alarm over mental health crisis as record deployment takes toll
Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as its 5,000 sailors and marines endure a record-breaking deployment at sea tied to the war with Iran.
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13 dead in blast at Qatar gas facility as production resumes after Iranian strikes
Thirteen people were killed and dozens injured after an explosion at Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural (LNG) gas complex which occurred as ‌workers were restarting operations halted after an Iranian attack in March.
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UK pension savings exposed to war-hit oil assets after Iranian strikes on Fujairah
As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
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UAE accused of targeting Pakistani Shi’ites in wave of deportations during Iran conflict
In a cluster of villages in Pakistan’s largely rural Chakwal district, more than 100 Shi’ite Muslims have returned from the United Arab Emirates without jobs, luggage, or access to the savings they spent years building abroad.
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Strait of Hormuz disruption pushes global energy system toward emergency levels
Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by August.
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Trump’s threats are leaving allies blind as US diplomacy breaks down
When Donald Trump warned Iran on April 7 that “a whole civilization will die tonight,”
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Inflation drops to 2.8% but Britain braces for fresh cost-of-living pain from Iran war shock
Inflation has slowed to 2.8% in April from 3.3% in March, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - as economists warn of price rises this summer.
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Rachel Reeves to unveil cost-of-living rescue package as Iran war drives prices up
Rachel Reeves will unveil a cost-of-living package next week – after indicating she might abandon a fuel duty increase later this year.
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Iranian tech elites gather at Uber HQ to discuss post-regime future
A who’s who of the Iranian diaspora will meet at Uber HQ on Saturday to discuss tech and the future of Iran, according to an email about the event viewed by 404 Media.
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Stocks and bonds sell off as oil shock from Middle East conflict rattles investors
Global stocks and bonds were sold off on Friday as concerns over a lasting inflationary impact from the Middle East conflict led traders to anticipate higher US interest rates.
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Iran war chaos grounds 13,000 flights as British families face holiday misery
British families are experiencing half-term holiday misery as 13,000 flights this month were canceled due to the Iran war.
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Starmer lashes rivals as Reform, Tories and Greens attack Labour’s record
Keir Starmer has urged voters to choose “unity over division” in a rallying cry ahead of a high-stakes set of local elections.
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Rachel Reeves debated with Scott Bessent about the war in Iran
Chancellor Rachel Reeves engaged in a debate with Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, regarding the US’s actions against Iran, as reported.
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Iran war shock pushes UK inflation surge, risking 200,000 households into poverty
The conflict in Iran is expected to drive 200,000 more households into poverty, top economists have cautioned.
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Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’, says No10 amid Trump retaliation threat
Downing Street said the UK ’couldn’t be clearer’ about Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after leaked messages suggested the US might order a review in retaliation over Iran.
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