Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Middle East

UK Foreign Office locks in Middle East charter flight for Wednesday

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Iran war LIVE: US and Israel airstrikes ‘fail to destroy’ Iran military command despite 50 Israeli jets hitting underground bunker in Tehran

Foreign Office insiders believe the regime’s command and control structure has been weakened but remains intact despite the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Evening Standard

UK motor fuel prices rise since Middle East conflict began, and energy bills could jump 10% in July – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Explained: How Will 24,000 Aussies Stranded In Dubai Get Home?

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says about 115,000 Australians are caught up in the Middle East crisis, with many stranded in Dubai.

Pedestrian.tv

US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says – as it happened

This blog is closed.

The Guardian - AU

Aussie shares dive as investors brace for energy shock

Australia's share market has plunged as surging oil prices dimmed the global growth outlook and dragged on industrial metals producers.

AAP

Lawmakers’ concerns grow about Americans left stranded in Mideast

The State Department did not order evacuation of nonessential personnel from most U.S. embassies in the Middle East until Monday.

Roll Call

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Alphabet Stock Dips to $306 Amid Geopolitical Volatility and Heavy AI CapEx Outlook

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares closed at $306.36 on March 2, 2026, down 1.63% or $5.07 from the prior session, reflecting broader market pressure from escalating Middle East conflict and investor caution over the company's aggressive capital expenditure plans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

International Business Times

Tesla Stock Closes Near $403 Amid Geopolitical Pressures and Autonomy Focus

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares closed at $403.32 on March 2, 2026, up 0.20% or $0.81 from the prior session, capping a resilient performance despite broader market volatility tied to Middle East tensions and surging oil prices.

International Business Times

$1 Trillion Has Been Wiped Out From Stock Market as Middle East Tensions Ignite Investor Panic

A single session sees $1 trillion wiped from the stock market as Middle East tensions escalate, impacting global energy routes and investor confidence.

International Business Times UK

‘Free flow of energy’: Donald Trump orders US Navy to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz

President Trump has ordered the US Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if needed and directed a federal agency to offer political risk insurance for maritime trade in the Gulf. This immediate action aims to guarantee the uninterrupted global energy supply amidst escalating Middle East tensions.

The Times of India

Iran’s missile mayhem show the limits of Middle East defences

The Israeli Operation Roaring Lion and the American Operation Epic Fury started early on Feb. 28 when both countries began attacking Iran. Their airstrikes killed Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while striking military targets and cities across the country. More than 700 people have reportedly been killed in the attacks…

The Conversation

France sends aircraft carrier to Mediterranean over Iran war

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Tuesday evening that he had ordered an aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean in response to the widening Middle East conflict, while acknowledging that the US-Israel strikes on Iran were outside international law.

Radio France Internationale

Morning Mail: Trump says ’too late’ for talks with Iran, energy shock fear, finding the perfect muesli bar

US president says country has ‘virtually unlimited’ supply of weapons as attacks continue across Middle East; concerns over cost-of-living impact

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Iran war taxes US diplomatic work and leaves Americans in the Mideast in limbo

The largest U.S. diplomatic drawdown in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War is creating an apparently unplanned for crisis for the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Country by country, here's how the unfolding war is affecting the Middle East

The unfolding war in the Middle East has ricocheted across the region

The Independent UK

Irish Government to charter flight from Middle East for its citizens

Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee said she hopes the flight will be the ‘first of many’.

The Times of India

'Craziest experience': Trump adviser, Dallas dog walker rescued from Middle East on private jet while thousands stranded amid Iran crisis

While tens of thousands of Americans are stranded in Middle East countries and the US asked them to immediately leave those countries, though the airports are closed, an elite group of influencers and one Trump adviser were rescued on a private jet with the direct assistance from the White House.…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil

If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child

The Independent UK

Trump ‘not happy’ with UK over Iran and says Starmer is ‘not Winston Churchill’

It is the latest in a series of broadsides from the US president over the UK’s position on the Middle East war.

The Conversation

Conflict in the Middle East makes official economic forecasts immediately out of date

The UK chancellor of the exchequer would not have wanted to deliver her spring statement against the background of a fresh threat to the world economy.

Evening Standard

Stocks retreat as oil surge raises inflation fear

The Middle East crisis overshadowed the Government’s spring statement.

The Independent UK

UK drivers issued warning over panic buying fuel amid Middle East conflict

Oil prices have already increased as the regional war entered its fourth day

The Independent UK

Reeves accused of being ‘tone deaf’ on energy prices as Middle East crisis deepens

Growth forecast cut again and unemployment to rise as chancellor warned economy risks big hit from Iran war – but Reeves insists ‘plan is right’

The Guardian - US

Many Americans stranded in Middle East after US advisory to depart immediately

State department urged US citizens in 14 countries to leave, but many flights have been canceled

1 … 54 55 56 57

People

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Nikos Christodoulides

136 stories

Christopher S Murphy

124 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Trump Administration

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.