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conflict](/news/2026/4/14/somalia-reports-hit-on-al-shabab-with-international-support) adds further strain, displacing communities and limiting access for aid workers in some regions. Beyond Somalia, the global economic crisis linked to the US–Israeli war on Iran has also played a role
conflict would not be to defeat Nato militarily, but to politically divide Nato through limited territorial gains. If necessary, under the threat of nuclear armament," said MIVD in its annual report. Tiny, high defence-spending
Iran war impact Primark is to break free from its sister food company which owns Twinings, Kingsmill and Patak’s next year despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East was likely
consequences. In the following decades, Hezbollah became one of Israel’s main security concerns. The group used southern Lebanon to launch rockets and missiles on northern Israel and engaged in attacks on Israelis elsewhere. Hezbollah
consequence of the conflict in the Middle East and the continued closure of the strait of Hormuz … > > Even if the ceasefire does return and we do call for that, that global supply pressures will continue
consequences, especially in a chokepoint like the Strait of Hormuz. So in that sense, the original Tanker War is a useful reminder of how vulnerable global trade can be when the maritime domain becomes part
us getting on with our work. And the timing tells you everything nine days before local elections … Tomorrow is pure politics and we need to stand together against it.” Downing Street took the unusual step
US-Israeli strikes hit within 75 metres of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time, the war on Iran has exposed the fragility of the global fossil fuel system, just as the Russian
consequences from the closure of the vital waterway. “We don’t see a clear strategy – and we don’t think that there is one,” said a senior European diplomat in Washington. “And we are worried
Iran continues, a secret government analysis has found. > > Officials have drawn up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” amid fears that [the closure of the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/work-from-home-fuel-blockade-strait-hormuz-l2lkchn68) will lead
conflict with Iran started, the UAE, the Gulf state politically closest to Israel and most hostile to Tehran, has been privately pushing [Saudi Arabia](https://www.theguardian.com/world/saudiarabia) and Qatar to launch joint counterattacks against Iran
conflict, many media outlets have also shed their workers. This includes the Iran Labour News Agency (Ilna) that made all its journalists redundant last week and asked them to work as freelancers. In late March
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
conflict through a system of tolls. ## Preparing for the decline of oil Should traffic return to pre-war levels, however, the UAE could potentially flood the market with its 1.6 million bpd of extra production
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
Iran for more than six weeks in response to US and Israeli attacks, sending the price rocketing and prompting fears of shortages. IEA executive director Fatih Birol told AP there could soon be flight cancellations
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad last week but left on Saturday, prompting President Trump
conflict going on there, but there is still no legal basis in international law to take any actions to block any strait used for international navigation," Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez told the BBC. Donald Rothwell
US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5255x3503+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fb7%2Ff7642c6c42a888e0c8a55c384dff%2Fgettyimages-2271123710.jpg) A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect
US President Donald Trump. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images) /](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5255x3503+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Fb7%2Ff7642c6c42a888e0c8a55c384dff%2Fgettyimages-2271123710.jpg) A supporter of Hezbollah holds a machine gun while celebrating the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect