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Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships
ByPippa Crerar, Jennifer Rankin and Lorenzo Tondo March 16, 2026

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has insisted that the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European …

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European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warshipsMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean countries have ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz, despite threats fro…

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U.S. Vows to Block Iran’s Attempt to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz
ByHelene Cooper, Luke Broadwater and Thomas Fuller March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were “something we are dealing with.” And about 2,500 Marines were headed to the Middle East to bolster the war effort.

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Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry ‘Really in Danger’
ByEshe Nelson and Andreas Meichsner March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

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Countries Scramble to Shore Up Global Oil Supplies as Ships Are Attacked
ByRebecca F. Elliott, Abdi Latif Dahir, Eric Schmitt and Michael Levenson March 11, 2026March 12, 2026

The United States and Israel launched more strikes against Iran, where crowds mourned military commanders killed in the war. Israel also bombed targets in Lebanon, where the death toll climbed.

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World Leaders Will Release 400 Million Barrels of Oil to Stabilize Prices
ByRebecca F. Elliott, Hisako Ueno and Jim Tankersley March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

The members of the International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil, the largest such coordinated action on record.

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How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?
ByLisa O’Carroll March 10, 2026

Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Iran war has thrown global oil and gas flows into chaos and the prospect of Donald Trump easing US …

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Europe Didn’t Want War With Iran. But So Far, It Can’t Stay Out of It.
ByMark Landler March 7, 2026March 7, 2026

From London to Rome and beyond, leaders are facing diplomatic headwinds and criticism at home as they take part in a conflict they did not seek.

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Will Trump’s Middle East war also engulf Friedrich Merz?
ByDeborah Cole, Berlin correspondent March 4, 2026

The war will have incalculable implications for Europe – and yet, the chancellor has held back from publicly challenging an increasingly erratic Donald Trump• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereYou could be forgiven for think…

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Trump says he fears Iran’s next leader could be ‘as bad as the previous person’
ByDeborah Cole in Berlin and Sam Jones in Madrid March 3, 2026

US president suggests worst-case result of assassination would be regime change that fails to relieve repressionUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesDonald Trump said his biggest fear in the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran would be regime chan…

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