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US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz have doubled the price of jet fuel, prompting some carriers to cancel flights. The Airports Council of [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news)
conflict has widened ever since. Iran’s backing of Hezbollah after 1982 turned Lebanon into a front line between Iran and Israel; today, with the United States fighting alongside Israel, that front has grown into
role in regional tensions In another indication of the region’s tensions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would intensify strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. After the announcement, Israel increased
Iran and Hezbollah’s responses to the US announcement, coupled with Israel’s insistence that military operations will continue, have cast serious doubt on its viability. Critics of Israel’s war on Lebanon also point
Israel is fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Iran has also insisted that any settlement recognise its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, a demand Washington has described as unacceptable. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi
role as host of a major US airbase. ## Oil slick appears off Kharg Island Meanwhile, satellite images have shown an apparent oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island
Israel, the other aggressor in the war along with the US, has not signed. Iran also laid out five preconditions for any renewed talks: an end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon; sanctions relief
Iran and step back from a conflict that, analysts warn, threatens to tip the world into [recession](/video/counting-the-cost/2026/3/18/could-the-iran-war-trigger-a-global-recession). Earlier this month, Spain called for the suspension of the European Union’s trade agreement with Israel
Israel war on Iran. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed it carried out the [“self-defence strikes](/news/2026/5/26/us-military-launches-strikes-on-southern-iran-amid-talks-in-qatar/)” to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. However, it did not provide details
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
role in the war in Iran was destabilising the international environment. He called for Australia to work with the European Union to coordinate tougher sanctions, now former Hungarian leader Viktor Orban was out of power
role in getting Iran to walk away from what they’re doing now and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf”. But in an interview with NBC News on Thursday he downplayed the idea
conflict. ## 1- Incorrect generalisation of the 12-day war experience Washington assumed Iran’s behavioural pattern from the short war with Israel would repeat, but this time the level of direct US involvement
roles. Microsoft announced to employees, for the first time, that it would offer voluntary retirement to about 7% of its US workforce of roughly 125,000. - **What have they said about AI?** Mark Zuckerberg said
Iran since shortly after the US and Israel launched their war on February 28, while the US military said on Tuesday that its forces have now completely blockaded all Iranian ports in a move designed
conflict, which began when Israel and the US attacked Iran in late February, has left thousands dead and caused global economic devastation. Iran’s retaliatory blockade of the critical shipping route, the strait of Hormuz
Israel war on Iran. Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Monday, comfortably beating an official advance estimate
Iran, support among Christians has also dipped – even before the video of the desecration of the Christian statue surfaced. Responding to the footage on Monday, a day after it first went viral, Israeli Prime Minister
Israel genuinely envisaged Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former firebrand president, taking over](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/us-and-israel-hoped-to-install-ahmadinejad-as-irans-leader), preferring him to Reza Pahlavi, the exiled shah’s son. . That came about following hectic