Sorry Keir Starmer, the Middle East does not listen to Britain any more
Britain’s PM visited the Gulf and said many of the right things. But when you do the wrong things, words don’t matter.
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Iran threatens Bab al-Mandeb closure: How would that affect world trade?
If the chokepoint were shut, along with the Strait of Hormuz, a quarter of the world’s energy supply would be blocked.
OPEC+ agrees to hike oil output, warns of slow recovery after attacks
The rise is largely symbolic as some key members are unable to raise production amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
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Why an attack on Bushehr nuclear plant would be catastrophic for the Gulf
The US and Israel have repeatedly hit the plant, raising risks of radioactive contamination far beyond Iran’s borders.
Kuwait’s power, water plants damaged as Iran keeps attacking Gulf states
Bahrain and the UAE also report attacks resulting in fires, which are put out quickly.
Iran war: What is happening on day 37 of US-Israeli attacks?
A US crew member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter plane has been rescued, Trump says.
Kuwait desalination plant, oil refinery hit by missile and drone strikes
Twelve people were injured by falling debris in the UAE, fire at Abu Dhabi gas plant.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 35 of US-Israeli attacks?
US and Israel hit century-old medical research centre and a bridge near Tehran.
From: NewsFeed
‘It’s the beginning of the end’ of the American security order
Trita Parsi, Vice President of the Quincy Institute, says the American security order is entering its final phase.
Published On 2 Apr 2026
GCC chief urges UN to halt Iranian attacks, protect Gulf waterways
Jassim al-Budaiwi calls on UN Security Council to guarantee ‘uninterrupted navigation through all strategic waterways’.
Iran attacks cause fire in Kuwait, Bahrain; kill man in UAE
Shrapnel from an Iranian drone interception kills a Bangladeshi national in the UAE’s Fujairah city.
