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‘I just want to be able to sleep’: Attacks in Iran rock cities and cut power

Iranians in Tehran and Karaj tel the BBC they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks. Read More

Rising prices, mixed messages: Iran war is fraught with political risk for Trump

In a CBS interview on Sunday, defence secretary Pete Hegseth outlined a next phase of the US-Israeli operation that included using more powerful ordnance. Read More

G7 to take ‘necessary measures’ to support energy supplies

On Sunday, he posted on his Truth Social platform: “Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. Read More

Faisal Islam: Trump comments may have eased oil price surge, but havoc remains

After the G7 meeting, the chancellor told the House of Commons that the best way to help consumers would be a de-escalation of military tensions. The markets have read that into President Trump’s comments. Read More

Iran’s new leader has never been tested. He now faces an existential battle

Politically, Khamenei is close to two leading figures, also linked to the revolutionary guards, who now play pivotal roles – the veteran politician Ali Larijani, who heads the decisive Supreme National Security Council, and Mohammad Baqer Qalib Read More

Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest

“They’ve been held hostage by the Iranian team management in their hotel and they’ve been denied the opportunity to speak to external community members, friends, family or any support networks, be that lawyers or anyone else,” Read More

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

In 1999, Mojtaba went to Qom, a holy city which is considered an important centre of Shia theology, to continue his religious studies. Read More

War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases

“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase. Read More