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Iran
Iran strikes tankers under US escort as Trump insists war is going well
Oil prices rise as Tehran stops more vessels exiting Strait of Hormuz
European shares rise as earnings offset Middle East worries
Indices advance despite escalating tensions in the region and uncertainty over US interest rates
Drone strike on Egyptian port signals potential new front in US-Iran war
Tehran, Washington, Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis continue attacks on sites across Gulf region
The Iran conflict is escalating and Tehran is in no rush to end it
Trump wants to move on but Iranian leaders appear convinced they can outlast Washington while raising the cost of continued fighting
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq threaten escalation of conflict
Flare-up comes after apparent three-day pause in fighting
Federal Reserve keeps US interest rates on hold for now
But central bank hints at September rise to counter inflation stoked by war in Iran
The Iran war is making noodles costlier 7,000km away
Some staple dishes in Asia are no longer as affordable to purchase or prepare
Irish economy shrank by 1.6% in 12 months to end of June, CSO estimates
Volatile numbers come on the back of a surge in exports last year
Netanyahu meets Trump in US with president seeking to avoid renewed attacks on Iran
Israeli PM says ‘it was one of the best conversations I’ve had with our friend’
Trump, Netanyahu and Zelenskiy attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington
US president tells memorial service the late senator for South Carolina ‘never saw a war that he didn’t like’
How Iran has adapted its missile war and given the US a strategic dilemma
Recent fighting has provided conditions for Tehran’s forces to launch more precision strikes across Gulf and Jordan
Trump’s waning sway over the world is due to his fantasy announcements
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
Oman ‘presents Iran with plan for regional management of Strait of Hormuz’
Donald Trump has warned that US attacks will resume if negotiations do not deliver agreement
Trump to host Netanyahu, Zelenskiy as Ukraine, Iran wars reach critical stages
Both leaders in Washington for Lindsey Graham memorial service
Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Tehran says there are no direct talks to the US to end the conflict
How Ukraine war has entered a new phase
The conflict with Russia has entered a new phase, one defined less by territorial gains than by intense technological competition
Can Netanyahu win back Trump as pressure mounts in advance of election?
Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties
Oil falls more than 7% as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz
Brent lower after two weeks of escalating violence had pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel
Pentagon reports more than 600 US casualties during Iran war
Official toll for earlier phase of US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury, now stands at 14 deaths
US prolongs pause in attacks on Iran as peace talks continue
Tehran accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on Iranian vessel in Caspian Sea
Missiles launched from Yemen at Saudi oil refineries have been ‘shot down’
Iran-backed Houthis targeting kingdom, which has been diverting oil to skirt Tehran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade
US and Iran trade strikes as fears of escalation mount
Trump says Iran would be accountable for any further attacks by Yemen’s Houthi fighters amid widening conflict
Lara Marlowe: Robots have brought a ‘horrifying intimacy’ to warfare
Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified that a drone with facial recognition technology – like the AI tools used by Israel to assassinate Iranian leaders – may be used to kill him
Trump close to deciding on ‘massive attack’ against Iran after Houthis strike Red Sea tankers
UN’s António Guterres says Middle East being pushed to ‘edge of the unimaginable’ amid mounting fears over conflict’s trajectory
Trump warns of ‘massive attack’ if Iran fails to negotiate
Trump has renewed threats to attack Iranian infrastructure
Oil hits $100 for first time since May
Houthi militant attack on Saudi Arabian tankers threatens deeper supply disruptions
Why has the US done a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?
Nuclear experts say Trump’s deal creates a destabilising situation that could raise the risk of nuclear war
Iran vows ‘eye for an eye’ after Trump threatens to destroy bridges and power plants
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis target two Saudi oil tankers in military operation, saying vessels violated naval blockade
Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors using US technology as part of new agreement
Deal does not include so-called Additional Protocol allowing United Nations atomic agency to carry out snap inspections
Iran issues warning to Bulgaria over plans to host US military aircraft
Oil prices jump 30% this month; US widens scope of strikes on Iran
‘Everything was wrecked’: Iran’s foreign minister describes attack that killed Khamenei
Abbas Araghchi was pulled from the rubble of a leadership compound after the US-Israeli air strike
JD Wetherspoon issues fourth profit warning for the year as costs mount
Shares in British pub chain tumble 9% as it cites soaring energy and labour costs and weaker sales
High prices to squeeze families’ cash, Bank of Ireland warns
Energy price hikes to remain until middle of next year as conflict in Middle East worsens
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