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US use UK bases” for strikes on Iran’s infrastructure. And on Sunday, quoting a minister, The Times said the “economic fallout from the Iran war” would last at least eight months. Beyond the headlines
relations and defence committee, what the “capability implications” were of No 10’s proposal to increase defence budgets by 2.68% of GDP by 2030. “We’ll have to dial back our activities; our exercise, operational
conflict this continent has seen since World War Two, petrol prices are rising, and the global economy is under strain because of knock-on effects of the Iran war. Relations with the UK's former
Iran back to the stone ages. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters Fletcher said: “For every day of this conflict $2bn is being spent. My entire target for a hyper-prioritised plan to save 87 million lives
UK and Germany joined France in condemning the new operation. Britain’s Yvette Cooper called for the US-brokered ceasefire to be respected. The current conflict began in March, after Hezbollah [fired rockets towards Israel
UK, a reminder that the global economy, energy security and supply chains are now directly tied to the stability of this region. ## When allies disagree Engagement with difficult or intransigent regimes has remained a persistent
relation to the attack on our house, I’m very pleased that justice has been done, clearly, and as you would imagine it’s had an impact and affected my family,” Starmer said. He said
relations with Donald Trump. “The Labour party is playing with fire; or, more accurately with its future, and that of the country. Whether there is a leadership change or not is irrelevant if it doesn
relations in ‘sad state’ Donald Trump has threatened to row back on the trade deal the US signed with the UK last year, in his latest salvo against the British government over sharp differences about
Iran. So the King's goal has been to ease those tensions with a royal charm offensive, most notably with his joint address to Congress on Tuesday afternoon. There is some reason for hope. President
Iran war, and the next parliamentary sitting was Monday. The remaining documents relating to Lord Mandelson's vetting and appointment are set to be released imminently. They were initially withheld on the orders
conflict Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/17/iran-foreign-minister-says-strait-of-hormuz-completely-open) is open to commercial vessels. Araghchi declared on Friday that the strategic waterwat
relatively small amount of naval disruption, whether that means mining, harassment of shipping, missile threats, or attacks on tankers, can create real strategic and economic consequences, especially in a chokepoint like the Strait of Hormuz
conflict with Iran, they are some way off the levels seen before the last financial crisis, when oil hit $147 dollars a barrel (in today's money, that's close to $190 a barrel
US-Israel war with Iran, which has put up energy and fuel costs around the world. The Bank moves interest rates up and down to try to keep inflation on track. Six cuts since August
Iran has caused severe disruption for airlines, featuring widespread cancellations, airspace closures and a looming [jet fuel crisis](/news/2026/4/16/jet-fuel-shortage-why-iran-war-could-ground-flights-in-europe). “35 percent of pharmaceuticals move by air, and about 90 percent of critical or life-saving
Iran effectively closed the [key Strait of Hormuz waterway](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on the country. In recent weeks, companies around the world have warned that supply disruptions
UK air forces, have also protected Gulf states, but that has largely been sold to domestic audiences as a necessary step to protect neutral Gulf allies that wanted to stay out of the conflict
US-Israeli conflict with Iran has made Spain an attractive alternative compared to Middle Eastern holiday destination Dubai, and countries in the eastern Mediterranean, such as Turkey and Cyprus. "In these moments of crisis
Iran, refusing to participate directly as questions remain over whether the initial attack that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was legal under international law. That prompted Trump to compare Starmer to Neville