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After a phone call with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump announced the US could ease oil sanctions on some countries to combat the rise in prices brought about by the Iran war.It wasn’t clear whether Russ...

10 Mar 14min

A "continuity candidate" or the ultimate "nepo baby"? Iran’s new supreme leader is Mojtaba Khamenei, a 56-year-old cleric and son of the previous ayatollah. Khamenei was once described as "the power b...

9 Mar 15min

The warship HMS Dragon is now not expected to leave for the Mediterranean until next week to begin its mission to defend a British military base in Cyprus from attacks by Iran. The ship is one of six ...

6 Mar 17min

Most people have had a bad experience on holiday – but not many will have seen their destination turn into a war zone. That’s been the case for thousands of British travellers in places like Oman and...

5 Mar 18min

The United States may have launched strikes on Iran this week, but Donald Trump also found time for a war of words.This time, it was with the prime ministers of the UK and Spain – after they refused t...

4 Mar 17min

Rachel Reeves may have delivered her Spring Forecast – but have events in the Middle East made the chancellor’s announcement redundant?With President Trump predicting the Iran conflict could continue ...

3 Mar 15min

War is raging in the Middle East after the US and Israel carried out strikes on Iran.Keir Starmer has risked his special relationship with Donald Trump by initially blocking the US from using UK airba...

2 Mar 17min

Welcome to This Is Why.The world’s a pretty confusing place right now – so how do you make sense of it all? This Is Why takes one story every day, explains how we got here and why it matters to you. S...

27 Feb 1min