UK forecast to face weaker growth and higher inflation from Iran war

The OECD downgrades forecasts for many of the world's biggest economies due to the US-Israel war with Iran.

Oil Prices Go Higher and Global Stocks Fall

Investors continued to parse conflicting signals on whether the war in the Middle East was nearing de-escalation.

By The New York Times

This Is How Big Money Is Trading the War in Iran - Bloomberg.com

This Is How Big Money Is Trading the War in Iran  Bloomberg.com

Advantage Iran

A month of bombing has achieved nothing. Will Donald Trump escalate, or talk?

Trump’s Ambivalence on Taiwan Opens a Historic Opportunity for China - WSJ

Trump’s Ambivalence on Taiwan Opens a Historic Opportunity for China  WSJ

Israel strikes Iran as Tehran denies Trump's alleged US-Iran talks

While Donald Trump claimed the US was in talks with Iran, Iran has denied the existence of direct negotiations. Meanwhile, Pakistan has passed the two parties' conditions to each other, and Israel has launched strikes in Iran and Lebanon.

Gulf countries want Trump to end Iran war — but not yet, officials say

The Saudis and Emiratis fear a deal that leaves the region less stable, and they have indicated support for an escalated campaign to force concessions from Tehran.

By Susannah George, Rachel Chason

Epstein survivor who voted for Trump says she now fears ‘we’re not going to get justice’

Jena Lisa Jones says she backed Trump in 2024 election because of his campaign promises to release Epstein files After casting her vote for Donald Trump in 2024 in hopes that he would bring transparency around the Jeffrey Epstein case, Epstein survivor Jena Lisa Jones said in an interview this week that she now fears “we’re not going to get justice in all of this”. “I wanted my day in court,” said Jones, who has said she was abused by Epstein when she was 14, in an interview on the Shadow Ses...

By Anna Betts

Israel and Iran ramp up attacks as Trump insists Tehran wants a deal

The war in the Middle East ramped up on Thursday as Israel launched a wave of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure, and Iran fired rounds of missiles at central Israel.

By NPR Staff

Deaths and debts: Missiles in Gulf shake millions of South Asian families

Most people killed in Iran's Gulf attacks have been from South Asia. And entire economies back home are on edge.

Trump threatens to ‘unleash hell’ — as it happened - The Times

Trump threatens to ‘unleash hell’ — as it happened  The Times

Trump says Iranian negotiators 'better get serious soon, before it is too late'

Trump's comments come amid ongoing confusion over whether the U.S. and Iran have held negotiations over ending the war.

Trump says Iran wants deal but fears saying so openly

US President Donald Trump said he believes the Iranian authorities want to make a deal on ending the fighting "so badly", but are "afraid to say it" because they fear for their lives.

By Iryna Kutielieva,STANISLAV POHORILOV

Iran war shows why China must change course on missile interception tech: analysis

Beijing should develop an air-based interceptor system as missile threats escalate from the United States and its regional allies, as well as Taiwan and India, a Chinese military magazine urges while citing the Iran war. The ongoing war in the Middle East, particularly the “nearly insurmountable challenges” posed by Iran’s ballistic missiles to Israel, is exposing the limitations of existing midcourse and terminal-phase missile defence systems, according to an analysis in the March issue of...

By Liu Zhen

Global oil prices near $100 as Iran war nears one-month mark

Oil prices climbed on Thursday as the war in Iran approaches its one-month mark, with little sign of an end in sight.

By Nora Redmond

The shocking rise of mortgage costs since Iran war - and when they might go down again

4% mortgage deals have disappeared entirely from the residential market since the Iran war started

By Karl Matchett

Ali Vaez, Iran expert at the International Crisis Group: ‘Trump has started a war he now cannot end’

The exiled analyst and nuclear physicist believes that a US victory narrative will be very fragile and that the Iranian regime has become radicalized

By Carolina de Lima

Kelly McParland: Trump seeks an off-ramp in the war with Iran

The prospects of the regime living to see its 50th anniversary are looking increasingly likely

By Kelly McParland

Mar-a-Loss: Amid Iran war, Donald Trump faces embarrassing electoral defeat in Florida ahead of 2026 midterms

Amid a protracted war with Iran and a presidency still defined by scale and confrontation, Trump now finds himself confronting one such moment, an embarrassing loss in a district that includes Mar-a-Lago.

By TOI World Desk

Israel strikes Iran as Tehran rejects US talks overture - The Straits Times

Israel strikes Iran as Tehran rejects US talks overture  The Straits Times

‘Wants to keep India in loop’: Former diplomat Gurjit Singh on Trump's call to PM Modi

Former diplomat Gurjit Singh says the Trump-Modi call signals the US wants to keep India closely involved and consulted in ongoing developments.

US delaying Iran ceasefire for one key reason - analysis

Speaking to 103FM, Hulata said Trump’s conduct can be difficult to interpret, but stressed that a clear strategic calculation is guiding decisions behind the scenes.

Trump says NATO nations have done 'absolutely nothing' to help with Iran as no ceasefire talks planned

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Trump plans May visit to China for talks with Xi after Iran war delay

President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in eight years, a closely watched trip postponed due to the Iran war. Trump’s effort to reschedule the trip reflected the Republican president’s eagerness to project confidence in a challenging Middle East war and simultaneously to manage a […]

OECD downgrades S. Korea's 2026 growth outlook to 1.7 pct amid Middle East tensions

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Thursday revised down its growth forecast for South Korea to 1.7 percent this year amid a prolonged conflict in the Middle East, according to Seoul's finance ministry. The latest forecast represents 0.4 percentage-point decrease from its previous forecast of 2.1 percent growth issued in December, the ministry said. Citing the intensifying conflict in the Middle East, the OECD said 2026 will be "testing the resilience of the glob

By The Korea Herald

Iran war erases global growth upgrade, OECD says

The escalating conflict ⁠in the Middle East has knocked the global economy off a stronger growth path, the OECD warned today, as a near-halt in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz threatens to push inflation sharply higher.

Iran Navel Chief Killed, Says Israel. End In Sight For Hormuz Crisis?

Israel claimed Thursday it had killed Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran's naval forces and the man behind the Strait of Hormuz blockade that has led to a global oil and gas supply crisis.

Middle East conflict and fuel prices: Who is the Pakistani govt really protecting?

Since the beginning of the US-Israel war with Iran on February 28, global oil prices have risen by a factor of around 50 per cent. In Pakistan, this increase was reflected in the government’s decision to raise the regulated price of petroleum products by 20pc or Rs55 per litre, sending ripple effects across the country from higher transport fares to rising food prices. With no letup in the Middle East conflict, there remains great uncertainty about when and where the global markets will settl...

By none@none.com (Haris GazdarSohail Javed)

Stock index futures fall as Iran lays out terms to end war

UAE: 2 dead, 3 injured in Abu Dhabi after missile interception debris - Gulf News

UAE: 2 dead, 3 injured in Abu Dhabi after missile interception debris  Gulf News

Missile debris kills 2 in Abu Dhabi amid new Iran salvo against Gulf

Fallen debris from an intercepted Iranian missile killed at least two people in Abu Dhabi Thursday, authorities said, as Tehran carried out a new wave of attacks on four Gulf count...

6 wounded as Iranian cluster missile hits central Israel - Region - World - Ahram Online

6 wounded as Iranian cluster missile hits central Israel - Region - World  Ahram Online

Russia says report it is sending drones to Iran ‘lies’

The Kremlin said Thursday that a report in the Financial Times that it was close to completing a shipment of drones to Iran was "lies". The post Russia says report it is sending drones to Iran ‘lies’ appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

Oil prices rise higher as Iran denies US talks, dimming deescalation hopes - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Oil prices rise higher as Iran denies US talks, dimming deescalation hopes  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

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