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UN relief chief condemns ‘$1 billion-a-day’ cost of war in Middle East

“We're seeing the consequences spread faster than we can respond”, warned the UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, as violence…

5 months ago

Timelapse shows fall in shipping traffic since start of Iran war

The passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz - the world's busiest oil shipping canal - has been severely…

5 months ago

War expands to central Beirut as Israel says Iranians hit in luxury hotel

But one staff member told the BBC that the third and fourth floors had been blocked off for the police…

5 months ago

Iran war is fraught with political risk for Trump

In a CBS interview on Sunday, defence secretary Pete Hegseth outlined a next phase of the US-Israeli operation that included…

6 months ago

Trump says Iran war will be over ‘very soon’, but not this week

US President Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging press conference on the Iran War at Mar-a-Lago on 9 March, where he…

6 months ago

Iran’s Kurds may look like shortcut to regime change- But it risks reckless new Middle East war

As relentless American and Israeli missile strikes pound Iran’s military infrastructure, a new and potentially explosive front in the conflict…

6 months ago

Watch: Why the Iran war is pushing up oil prices

As turmoil continues in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose to more than $100 a barrel on…

6 months ago

'Mind boggles' at doubts over legality of Iran war, Israeli president says

Isaac Herzog says Israel is acting out of "self-defence" on behalf of Israel, the wider region and Europe. Source link

6 months ago

We've been speaking to Iranians during one week of war. Here's what they said

Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next. Source link

6 months ago

'What is the game plan?': The Iran war is unsettling China and its ambitions

China is not feeling the shock of war in the Middle East - yet. But it is feeling the ripples.…

6 months ago