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Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon

Saudi Arabian state oil firm calls crisis by far the biggest the region has seen but firm can reroute 70% of exports and tap crude held in storageHow the Iran conflict could affect energy prices – video explainerSaudi Arabia’s state oil company has warned of “catastrophic consequences” for t...

10/03/2026 19:01 The Guardian
Tehran endures ‘worst night of strikes’ amid mixed US messages about more to come

Hegseth follows Trump’s suggestion war will soon be over by saying US will not stop until Iran ‘decisively defeated’Middle East crisis – live updatesTehran residents say the Iranian capital has endured what they described as its worst night of aerial bombardment, as the US defense secretary,...

10/03/2026 17:38 The Guardian
The HMS Dragon row: why has it taken so long to get a UK destroyer to Cyprus?

The government said a week ago the warship would be deployed but it is still at dock. What is happening?Middle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe pace at which HMS Dragon has been readied for deployment to defend a British military base in Cyprus from attacks by Iran...

10/03/2026 11:06 The Guardian
Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz

Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have braved ‘chicken run’ since US president’s promise on FridayMiddle East crisis – live updatesOnly two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have made the “chicken run” through the strait of Hormuz since Donald Trump said he would “ensure...

10/03/2026 10:26 The Guardian
Oil prices fall and stocks rebound after Trump says Iran war could end ‘very soon’

FTSE 100 opens higher and European markets rise as US president describes conflict as ‘very complete’Business live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesOil prices have tumbled from four-year highs, capping an extraordinary 24 hours in global markets and prompting global stocks to...

10/03/2026 09:01 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: Inside the increasingly heated debate about who can – and can’t – vote in the UK

In today’s newsletter: In the wake of this year’s Commonwealth Day, a look at the complex framework of voting rules in different parts of the UKGood morning. In the wake of the Green party’s victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Nigel Farage claimed his party would have won if the vote...

10/03/2026 06:45 The Guardian
Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises

President reassures Republicans that conflict is intended to be short lived but also says ‘we haven’t won enough’Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said that the war in Iran is “very complete, pretty much”, as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation has risen,...

10/03/2026 02:38 The Guardian
Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’

After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed – to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will endMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt one of the most consequential moments of his two terms in office, wartime president Dona...

10/03/2026 02:14 The Guardian
Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security

As speculation mounts that Kim Jong-un and Trump could meet this month, analysts say Pyongyang will continue to see nuclear weapons as a matter of survivalMiddle East crisis – live updates North Korea’s launch last week of a missile from a naval destroyer elicited an uncharacteristically prosaic...

10/03/2026 02:09 The Guardian
UK inflation likely to rise because of Middle East war, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor says she is ready to help households with rising costs but stops short of setting out specific stepsMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is likely to be hit by rising inflation because of the US war with Iran, the chancellor has said, as she suggested a “rapid de-escalation” wou...

09/03/2026 19:31 The Guardian
Emmanuel Macron vows Europe will stand by Cyprus after Iran drone strike

French president says attack on island is ‘an attack on Europe’ as EU states send military supportMiddle East crisis – live updatesEmmanuel Macron has vowed that Europe will do whatever it takes to stand by Cyprus, the continent’s first state to be directly affected by the Iran war, after co...

09/03/2026 18:35 The Guardian
California gas prices rise above $5 a gallon amid US war with Iran

West coast state’s average cost per gallon has climbed $0.55 since the conflict in Middle East began over a week agoMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe war in Iran has caused a spike in gas prices that is hitting California consumers especially h...

09/03/2026 18:04 The Guardian
Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy

Interceptor drones and operators deployed to Middle East after ‘requests for help from 11 countries neighbouring Iran’Middle East crisis – live updatesUkraine’s president has said he dispatched interceptor drones and operators to protect US bases in Jordan last week, one of 11 countries that...

09/03/2026 17:14 The Guardian
Lengthy US-Iran war would affect ‘lives and households of everybody’, says Starmer

Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrelMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said that a long-term US-Iran war would affect the “lives and households of everybody”, as the hea...

09/03/2026 13:00 The Guardian
Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader

Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an ‘unacceptable’ choiceMiddle East crisis - live updatesMojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor, as the war enters its 10...

09/03/2026 09:07 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Israel warns it will pursue Iran’s next supreme leader; black smoke smothers Tehran after missiles strike oil depots

Israeli military said it would also target every person who seeks to appoint a successor for killed supreme leader Ali KhameneiFull report: Iran rejects Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender as a ‘dream’Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?The Israel...

08/03/2026 20:59 The Guardian
Israeli settlers and soldiers kill three Palestinians in West Bank village

Deadly attack near Ramallah is third in territory in a week as Israeli violence surges with global attention on Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli settlers and soldiers killed three Palestinians in their village near Ramallah on Saturday night, the third deadly attack in a week of su...

08/03/2026 19:47 The Guardian
Appointing a new leader is the least of Iran’s troubles

Regime hands Khamenei’s son the top job in a country reeling from the US-Israeli onslaught and virtually at war with its Gulf neighboursMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe election of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Iranian supreme leader, succeeding his assassinated father, represents a symbolic a...

08/03/2026 19:20 The Guardian
Starmer speaks with Trump after president criticises lack of UK support for Iran strikes

Leaders discuss military cooperation day after US president hit out at PM over lack of immediate backing for attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer sought to repair fractured relations with Donald Trump over the war with Iran on Sunday, as a Labour backlash gathered pace over Tony Bl...

08/03/2026 16:41 The Guardian
Iran’s new supreme leader has been selected, says deciding body

Israel says it will target any figure chosen to succeed Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe body in charge of selecting a new supreme leader for Iran says it has reached a decision – although the name was not immediately announced.Israel...

08/03/2026 11:36 The Guardian
Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran

Foreign secretary hits back at former prime minister, saying Britain had to ‘learn the lessons’ of Iraq warMiddle East crisis – live updatesYvette Cooper has rejected Tony Blair’s assertion that the UK should have supported Donald Trump’s initial airstrikes on Iran, saying Britain had to ...

08/03/2026 10:41 The Guardian
Trump says Iran being ‘decimated’ but refuses to rule out US troop deployment – Middle East crisis live

US president claims US and Israel are ‘winning the war by a lot’ amid overnight explosions in TehranFull report: Iran rejects Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender as a ‘dream’From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Trump’s road to warThe Saudi defence minister, Prince Kh...

08/03/2026 04:02 The Guardian
Thousands march on US embassy in London calling for end of strikes in Iran

Speaking outside the embassy, Your Party MP Zarah Sultana told protesters: ‘we will not be ignored again’Middle East crisis – follow liveThousands of protesters calling for the end of US and Israeli strikes on Iran have marched to the US embassy in central London.Groups including the Campaign...

07/03/2026 20:38 The Guardian
Iran rejects Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender as a ‘dream’

Masoud Pezeshkian issues rare apology to neighbouring Gulf states for Iranian strikes as war enters eighth day Middle East crisis live: latest news updatesThe president of Iran has rejected Donald Trump’s call for the country’s unconditional surrender as a “dream”, while issuing a rare apolo...

07/03/2026 19:23 The Guardian
Four US bombers land at RAF base in UK after warning of surge in strikes on Iran

B-1 Lancers arrive at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after Starmer allows US to use UK as a base for ‘defensive’ action Middle East crisis – live updatesFour US bombers have landed at an RAF base in Britain to carry out “specific defensive operations” to stop Iran firing missiles into th...

07/03/2026 17:01 The Guardian
One President’s Whim. A World in Crisis.

A week into Trump’s war in Iran, his strategy is still a mystery....

07/03/2026 13:59 New York Times
‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience

White House wages online propaganda campaign with aggressive and tasteless videos seemingly designed for young rightwing American menMiddle East crisis – follow liveRap and EDM. Clips from action movies. Heads-up displays from video games.As the war with Iran approaches its second week, the White...

07/03/2026 11:00 The Guardian
From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Donald Trump’s road to war

In reality, US president’s opposition to foreign entanglements had only ever been partialMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesDonald Trump ordered the launch of the war on Iran last Friday afternoon while on board Air Force One, as the presidential plane made its descent towards Corpus Chri...

07/03/2026 09:00 The Guardian
Tehran warns Europe to stay out of conflict or face ‘retaliation’ – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Our live coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?Iran and Lebanon were hit with a wave of intense Israeli strikes overnight.Israel’s military said Friday morning it had begun “a broad-sc...

07/03/2026 03:48 The Guardian
Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections

Jenny Ware says party is ‘at crisis point’ and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Liberal MP Jenny Ware says her party must implement gender quotas for...

06/03/2026 23:00 The Guardian
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