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Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
ByMark Saunokonoko April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Markets spooked as US president appears willing to keep up naval blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shutBusiness live – latest updatesThe global oil price has soared above $126 a barrel, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump sa…

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Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official
ByMelvyn Ingleby in Istanbul and William Christou in Beirut April 30, 2026

Fadi Saqr is accused of mass killings of civilians in Tadamon, Damascus, where people say he must face justiceA Syrian rights commission is preparing a case accusing Fadi Saqr, a militia leader within the Assad regime, of involvement in crimes against …

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Iran’s wartime executions – podcast
By April 30, 2026

Over the last six weeks, the Iranian regime has carried out a spate of executions of political prisoners. The Guardian journalist Daniel Boffey reportsIran has hanged 18 political prisoners during the last six weeks.Chief reporter Dan Boffey tells the …

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The Guardian view on the UAE quitting Opec: whatever importers pay, the price of fossil fuels is too high | Editorial
ByEditorial April 29, 2026

The world must accelerate the shift to renewables, regardless of the economic effects of Abu Dhabi’s decisionOpec appears to be the latest casualty of the Iran war. On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates announced that it was leaving the oil cartel after…

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Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence
ByDeepa Parent April 29, 2026

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyersThe family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her hea…

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Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor April 29, 2026

Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the northBritain has agreed to create a unified naval force with nine European countries to deter future Russian threats from the “open sea border…

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The pope’s African tour shows the continent is vital to the future of Catholicism
ByNesrine Malik April 29, 2026

Amid the US far right’s hijacking of Christianity and his very public row with Trump, Pope Leo XIV’s visit is symbolic of the ‘growing centrality of Africa and its Black diaspora’• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAlmost a y…

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King Charles ‘agrees with me’ on Iran nuclear weapon ban, says Trump
ByGuardian staff and agency April 29, 2026

Remarks by US president likely to cause embarrassment for aides of UK monarch, who usually remains neutralUK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.Trump made t…

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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
ByRebecca Root April 29, 2026

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…

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Marxists and monarchists: the group hoping to unite Iran’s exiled opposition
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 29, 2026

Iran Freedom Congress, which has met in London, aims to be a ‘pluralist movement’ supporting those inside country“It’s an exercise that is necessary and frankly has been missing for the past 47 years,” said Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, a founding member …

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