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Iran war will make food more expensive, according to a new poll, as businesses warned the “window is closing” for ministers to cut energy costs for UK retailers. Research by Opinium found that
Iran. Friday’s move, even though its [impact on lowering prices is questionable](/economy/2026/4/13/energy-prices-rise-despite-jones-act-suspension-by-trump), reflects a broader push by the White House to dampen politically sensitive fuel price spikes before November’s midterm elections, where
global supply.** Data shows that Iran exported an average of 1.84m barrels per day in March, despite the ongoing war. But exports from Gulf countries that rely on the strait of Hormuz
impact of the war and the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, observers are less united on the severity of the current outlook. Traders who buy and sell financial contracts linked to food crops
political domination. “A global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish has been long in the making,” Agnes Callamard, the head of the global rights group, wrote in an annual report on the state
impacted living costs globally. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/g-s1-117045/hezbollah-commander-lebanon-israel) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A Hezbollah
political system can afford it is a different question,” he added. ## Prolonged versus protracted conflict In Trump’s initial projection, the war in Iran was intended to last “four to five weeks”. Two months into
Political Community meeting in Armenia. “Europeans are stepping up, a bigger role for Europe and a stronger NATO,” he added. The Pentagon announced the troop withdrawal from Germany on Friday, days after German Chancellor [Friedrich
global uncertainty. **Anthony Albanese** cut short his fuel security visit to Malaysia last night after a massive fire at one of Australia’s two remaining fuel refineries. The prime minister had been scheduled to arrive
Iran war could become Trump’s equivalent of Hurricane Katrina, the catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed 1,392 people in and around New Orleans in 2005 and inflicted huge damage on President George W Bush
war in the Middle East has added a new source of fiscal pressure to an already strained global landscape,” it said in the report. “The conflict has material global reach, disrupting energy supplies, tightening financial
global frame. But it deserves greater scrutiny precisely because it was, and remains, the spark that expanded 78 years of Israel-Lebanon-Palestine friction into today’s regional war. Much has changed in Lebanon since
global economy was at risk of recession if the war continued and high energy prices persisted. The Fund also said the war's energy shock would hit the UK the hardest of the world
global economy, defend a shared rent and speak with a coordinated voice to Western consumers. That institutional fiction has just collapsed. When the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the expanded
political powers, predatory economic actors and under-regulated online platforms are directly and overwhelmingly responsible for the global decline in press freedom. “Given this context, inaction is a form of endorsement. It’s no longer
political ally, in an interview published on Tuesday for her unwillingness to help in the Iran war.** “I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” he told Italian daily
globally due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has particularly affected fuel and other costs due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Sami Zoughaib, an economist and research manager
Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) has warned. 3. ***Oil*** | The UAE has [quit the Opec oil cartel](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/uae-quit-opec-oil-exporters-cartel-donald-trump)
war. Senior government officials in Islamabad confirmed the development to Al Jazeera, soon after a series of phone calls between Araghchi and Pakistani leaders on Friday. One official said there was now a “high likelihood
impact of the Iran war, **Tom Knowles** reports. Good morning. A week ago, at cabinet, Keir Starmer delivered a [“put up or shut up” message to his critics](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-leadership-cabinet-meeting-yvette-cooper-shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-wes-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a02eb2b8f081516e2507e9a#block-6a02eb2b8f081516e2507e9a). Wes Streeting, his leading