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Iran
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Despite appearing to instigate the attack, Iran accused the US Navy of 'provocative actions' and described its assaults as part of a 'precise combined operation'.
House prices suffer fresh drop for second month in a row ⊖
House prices have fallen for a second month in a row as the Iran war hits confidence and drives up mortgage costs.
The Trump-Xi summit is the next major deadline for investors awaiting a resolution to the U.S.-Iran war. Here's what's ahead ⊖
Trump's apparent determination to wrap up the fighting in Iran is part of the reason why the stock market has been unruffled by the ongoing conflict.
ASEAN leaders adopt measures to ease economic pain caused by Iran war ⊖⊖
The bloc currently imports more than half of its crude oil from the Middle East.
US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Diplomatic efforts continuing despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent days
Middle East crisis – live updates
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington…
Moment US forces strike two Iranian oil tankers as tenuous ceasefire moves closer to collapse ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The US conducted airstrikes in Iran today, targeting oil tankers attempting to breach President Donald Trump's blockade.
Frustrated by Iran, Trump at last seizes enriched uranium – but from Venezuela ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
US energy department says 13.5kg of uranium taken from reactor in Caracas – a fraction of the 408kg held by Tehran
Donald Trump has succeeded in removing a country’s stash of highly enriched uranium –…
LNG carriers test Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz ⊖
Pakistan cancelled plans to buy cargoes on spot market because it expected Gulf shipments to resume
What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The theme of earth’s biggest art extravaganza – spiritual rest – felt wildly wrong for our crisis-hit planet. Thank goodness for the pavilions, from fake babies to hi-tech sperm banks to a chocolate …
North Korea will launch a nuclear weapon if Kim Jong Un is assassinated under new rules drawn up by the dictator ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The move is said to have been prompted by the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several of his top advisers.