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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 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
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 on the market because the UAE’s exports, like those of all its neighbouring countries, are currently constrained by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has been able to sell
global energy shock on a par with the oil crises of the 1970s, driving up prices of everything from fuel to groceries. Despite piling additional pressure on already hard-pressed Americans, the latest GDP figures
impacts, and costs that continue to mount across generations. The lesson is clear. When nuclear systems fail, the consequences are long-lasting, widespread, and extraordinarily difficult to manage. The damage does not end when headlines
political scientist at the University at Albany, cautioned against interpreting the upgrades as a straightforward shift in capability. “We don’t know whether this will be just a ‘Red Queen’s race,’ where both sides
impact of the conflict’s effects on oil, alongside the effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine on gas supplies, was “[the biggest crisis in history](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/war-iran-is-causing-biggest-energy-crisis-history-iea-says-2026-04-21/)” in global energy markets
global oil prices soared. At present, West, South and East Africa rely primarily on importing refined petroleum products from the Middle East, meaning they are highly vulnerable to disruptions there. Neighbours of Nigeria – Cameroon, Togo
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ship’s bridge suffered significant damage. It was, according to Kennedy, “a show of a calibrated use of force, signalling control without necessarily aiming to halt
impactful than all previous crises combined, according to Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist and chief of the International Energy Agency, the gold standard in energy research. “This is bigger than
impact on the global economy, given the fact that it has not been able to achieve the war aims in a short time, the Trump administration wants that exit. And it’s becoming clearer that
political fallout may be. For Iranians living in the UK, there is a whole other level of worry. Omid Habibinia, a man in his 50s who was born in Tehran but moved
impact of the war, and that Vance himself was concerned about the cost of living in the run-up to the US midterm elections. On Sunday, Trump announced US negotiators would head to Pakistan this
war](/news/liveblog/2026/5/13/iran-war-live-trump-travels-to-china-as-conflict-with-tehran-looms-large) is expected to be one of the most closely watched issues at the summit. Analysts expect Washington to press Beijing to use its influence over Tehran, particularly because China remains the largest buyer