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Oil, strait of Hormuz and empty threats: a timeline of Trump’s flip-flopping on the Iran war

When Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury alongside Israel on 28 February, his administration had settled on a set of stated, and broad, objectives:...

How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis?

A month has passed since the US and Israel’s war on Iran all but closed the strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth...

Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran

Oil prices soared and stocks sank after Donald Trump vowed in a televised speech to hit Iran “extremely hard” over the coming weeks, knocking...

Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us | Larry Elliott

Britain is facing the most severe energy shock since the early 1970s, but have no fear: the government has a plan. Details of said...

Thursday briefing: ​Why does Donald Trump have it in for the UK?

Good morning. Another week, another tirade against the UK from Donald Trump. The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has further inflamed tensions in the special...

Oil price falls and markets rally after Trump says Iran war over in ‘two to three weeks’

Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied across the world on Wednesday after Donald Trump said the war in Iran would end in “two...
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