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“Log in Oil prices have risen after US president Donald Trump denied he would ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for steps to rein in Tehran's nuclear programme.”
“On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian - Sen.”
“As the US, along with Israel, initiated this aggression, it should take the first step and offer confidence-building measures to Iran in order to de-escalate the situation and come to a long-term settlement.”
“The fighting escalated again this week, with the US striking Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Iran's targeting of a US warship.”
“Brent gained 3.4% on September 9 to $101.21 and WTI 3.3% to $96.05 as fighting between the United States and Iran escalated in the Persian Gulf.”
“Oil prices climb over $100 per barrel as US war in Iran continues Brent crude oil prices, a benchmark for global trading, climbed on Wednesday.”
“… his administration’s foreign policy and decision to strike Iran. - The far right | Charities have condemned footage of a far-right activist using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard, in a further escalation…”
“…give away billions when there's little money for anything else?' On the Falkland Islands, Mr Burnham said the UK 'will stand firm in the face of any threats' to their sovereignty after Argentina's president Javier Milei escalated tensions over the…”
“On his way to the US, Burnham had revealed he would urge the US president to de-escalate the Iran conflict, with turmoil in the Middle East pushing up global energy prices, putting the UK economy under intense pressure.”
“The Prime Minister failed to respond after Buenos Aires escalated tensions to their highest level since 1982 by insisting the islands were 'historically and legally' Argentinian.”
“Argentina’s President Javier Milei has escalated his country’s claim over the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory, warning he will place economic pressure by sanctioning oil companies with operations in the area.”
“- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Tensions between Britain and Argentina have escalated this week as a decades-old dispute over the Falkland Islands has been reignited.”
“"They will only exacerbate tensions and escalate the situation, which is in no one's interest,"”
“Iran weighs strikes on US targets in Europe - report Iran is considering attacks on US military targets in Europe if Donald Trump escalates the conflict, according to people close to the Iranian regime.”
“Rather, he said, Tehran appears to have concluded that "if confrontation becomes unavoidable, Iran should escalate earlier and more forcefully, rather than wait for the United States or Israel to define the terms of the conflict."”
“In March, Seyed Ali Mousavi, the Iranian ambassador to London, gave an interview in which he said Tehran was considering whether British military bases were legitimate targets after they were used by American bombers for strikes on Iran.”
“It is unclear precisely what prompted the withdrawal, which comes as the US and Israel remain embroiled in a war against Iran.”
“Philip Ingram MBE, a former senior British military intelligence officer, said the gesture was “first and foremost a reset with Donald Trump” as British prime minister Andy Burnham travelled to New York to discuss the war in Iran with the US president.”
“Burnham also revealed he will use his first meeting with Trump on Tuesday to urge the US president to de-escalate the conflict in Iran, warning that “dark clouds of global instability” are directly affecting people’s lives all over the world.”
“…i meets Pezeshkian, Momeni to ‘discuss mediation process’ • Iran ‘grateful’ to Pakistan’s political, military leadership for peace efforts • US refuses visas to some members of Iranian president’s delegation • Second Qatari LNG cargo ship ‘cleared by…”
“Also, Mohsen Rezaei, the head of supreme national security council, earlier said Iran had conveyed its conditions to the US via mediator Qatar.”
“Brent crude futures breached US$100 a barrel to settle at their highest close since late May, after Iran and the U.S. struck tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began.”
“Soon after the World Cup brought positive international attention and tourists to the United States, Trump escalated trade tensions with Canada.”
“The kingdom was already facing headwinds from Tehran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, vital for oil and gas trade, since the start of the Middle East war in February, when the US and Israel attacked Iran.”
“Tehran said these attacks were in response to US attacks on Iranian civilian installations.”
“…hat started in January 2025, he continued to surge even the most destructive US weapons to Israel amid its genocide in Gaza, escalated a crackdown on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and, as a crown jewel, entered a global economy-rattling war with…”
“…ump’s claim of an energy ceasefire Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian power plants on Oct 11 after US President Donald Trump’s claim that both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy infrastructure, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky…”
“Tensions between the intelligence services will likely escalate – albeit not necessarily to the extent depicted in London Station – as foreign policy interests of the US and UK go their separate ways.”
““We will ensure stronger support that could be available to us,””
“Tensions in the district had escalated over things like book bans, school board trustee Randy Campbell said.”
“The Israel-Iran war in June 2025 and subsequent direct US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities presented Pakistan with another delicate diplomatic challenge.”
“Former Iranian and US diplomats agree that the war on Iran is likely to get worse in the coming weeks.”
“And nine in 10 say the conflict with Iran is making U.S. gas and oil prices either a lot or a little higher.”
“More broadly, the US has depleted its arsenal, cost American and Iranian lives, possibly committed war crimes, exposed American vulnerabilities, effectively lost access to some bases and weakened US military credibility as far away as East Asia.”
“I want us to quickly return to law and order,” another resident said.”
“…the situation as being between a “rock and a hard place”. - US news | Tennessee’s governor has suspended all executions in the state and ordered an independent inquiry after a botched attempt to put a condemned inmate to death on Wednesday night. - AI | When…”
“Reuters reported the meeting took place at the invitation of Turkish security and intelligence agencies in an effort to de-escalate regional tensions.”
“"The fact that [the US] bombed and destroyed Iran's leadership, along with their families, including children, is that not brute force?"”
“Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claims to have intercepted a US underwater vehicle during a reconnaissance mission in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The statement by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s media office added that Baghdad was working to de-escalate regional tensions, warning that “the continuation of crises further complicates the situation”.”
“Martin Plaut, a British journalist specializing in the Horn of Africa, noted that the US needs Eritrea in the struggle to secure the Red Sea against the Houthis, an Iran-backed Shiite Muslim militia.”
“…sperson added, “The Trump administration has clearly demonstrated its resolve and commitment to confront Iran and its proxies throughout the region, and we will not hesitate to use all available tools to counter the full range of Iran’s destabilizing…”
“The flare-up of fighting between the Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia has escalated tensions in the region during the period of war.”
“However, the Iranian side earlier this week indicated its willingness to return to dialogue with the US to de-escalate tensions.”
“The UN General Assembly could see US President Donald Trump meet with his Ukrainian, and maybe even Iranian, counterparts, but wars involving both countries show little sign of respite: European nations fear Russia is readying to expand its war in Ukraine,…”
“But on Thursday, Saudi's leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a key US ally in the war with Iran, urged Trump to intervene against the rapidly advancing group, according to administration officials.”
“This has widened the regional conflict and added another layer to the escalating confrontation between the US and Iran.”
“Iranian authorities have shut down a French language centre linked to the French embassy in Tehran, escalating tensions between the two countries ahead of a planned meeting between their foreign ministers.”
“His comments come as Houthi missile and drone attacks increasingly target Saudi cities, energy infrastructure and shipping, opening another front in a wider regional conflict that began with the US-Israeli war on Iran in February.”
“Homan has taken a more hands-on approach to immigration policy since Trump brought him in to “de‑escalate” tensions in Minneapolis, which was the scene of a brutal immigration crackdown in January.”
“When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and urged investors and motorists to buckle up for a bumpy ride.”
“- Published Footage verified by the BBC shows the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet which the Iran-backed Houthi group says it shot down over Yemen.”
“Tehran summoned Sweden's ambassador and ordered one of its diplomats to leave within 48 hours after Stockholm expelled an Iranian embassy official for activities "incompatible with the Vienna Convention."”
“He said it came as Iran escalated regional conflicts through what he called its proxies, chief among them the Houthis.”
“The Wall Street Journal said Beijing supplied Iran with satellite imagery that enabled Tehran to precisely target military facilities and kill US service members in Jordan in July — a claim China has denied.”
“…n oligarch Bettina Trump addressed the rumors about who paid for her May wedding party and posted never-before-seen photos on Instagram on Monday Donald Trump did not attend the wedding, citing national security responsibilities as the war with Iran…”
“CBS/AFP Iran's proxies using Yemen to compound war's impact on oil prices Escalating fighting between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, and attacks by other Iranian proxy forces on Saudi infrastructure, are increasing the threat to tanker…”
“We woke up today to news that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants have taken control of the city and seaport of Mocha and much of the shoreline of the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another chokepoint for world trade including trade in oil.”
“Reuters reported earlier in July that Saudi Arabia is seeking to build an international coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks, as tensions in and around Yemen continue to escalate.”
“The diplomatic move – backed by the United States and its key European allies – comes more than six months into the US-Israeli war against Iran, and as tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz, where the US and Iran have traded attacks on vessels in recent days.”
“The confrontation has continued since, with US forces striking Iranian oil tankers and Iran targeting shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.”
“Up next: Trade tensions between Canada and the United States could further escalate next week as Ottawa plans to impose new countertariffs on Tuesday.”
“Trump signed the order to change the name as tensions between the United States and Canada escalated following a breakdown in trade talks, and after the president and Ontario Premier Doug Ford traded insults over tariffs.”
“Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is expected in Tehran on Thursday for talks with Iranian officials on “ways to de-escalate tensions & create the conditions conducive to dialogue,””
“Iran is considering launching attacks on US military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump escalates the conflict, according to a report.”
“On Wednesday, news outlet Axios cited an unnamed US official as saying that Trump had met Saudi defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, who had conveyed that Saudi Arabia wants to de-escalate tensions.”