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Could the Iran war spark a global economic crisis? – The Latest
By March 4, 2026

Global oil and gas prices have skyrocketed as war halts energy exports from the Middle East. The strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water that facilitates the shipping of about a fifth of the world’s oil, has been in effect closed since the regional…

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Pete Hegseth says US is ‘investigating’ deadly strike on girls’ school in Iran
ByMarina Dunbar March 4, 2026

US defense secretary was evasive when asked about the airstrike that Iranian officials say killed at least 165 studentsMinab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guidePete Hegseth, the US defense secreta…

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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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From petrol to groceries: how Middle East crisis is driving up prices
ByRory Carroll March 4, 2026

Global supply chains are disrupted and prices are rising across sectors amid warnings worse is to come if conflict persistsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesWhat we know on day five of the Iran warThe conflict in the Middle East has disrupted glo…

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Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?
ByGuardian community team March 4, 2026April 8, 2026

With shipping routes disrupted and tensions rising across the region we want to hear from maritime workers, sailors and port workers and others working at sea who are affectedThe conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt shipping across the regi…

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Britain not ruling out future strikes on Iran missile sites, officials indicate
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

‘We just don’t know what will happen,’ western officials say, as UK bases prepare for arrival of US heavy bombersUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain has not ruled out participating in future strikes against Iranian…

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Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington DC March 4, 2026

US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fightersMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn internal US assessment indicates that Israeli officials had doubts that the Lebanese state could disarm Hezbollah …

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US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Aanya Wipulasena in Colombo March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesA torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka as t…

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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former supreme leader, tipped to become Iran’s next head of state
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 4, 2026

Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with USMiddle East crisis – live updatesWhat we know on day five of the Iran warMojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the assassinated Ali Khamenei, is bei…

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Israel strikes Tehran and Beirut as Iran vows ‘complete destruction’ in region
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Rapidly escalating war enters fifth day and spreads as far as Indian Ocean with sinking of Iranian vessel off Sri LankaMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has carried out a wave of airstrikes on Iranian security targets and Hezbollah in Beirut as T…

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