Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East

12/03/2026 04:36 The Guardian

Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears around energy supply crunch, rattling global marketsOil prices again topped $100 per barrel on Thursday as widespread Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern energy facilities overshadowed a vast release of government reserves.As Donald Trump vowed to “finish the job” and press ahead with the US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s regime stepped up retaliatory strikes on economic targets across the region. Continue reading...

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Gordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children

Former PM says schools ‘deserve same moral status as hospitals’ after 168 schoolgirls killed in US-Israel war on IranGordon Brown: ‘Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this’A school turned into a graveyardMinab school bombing: a visual guideG...

12/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts

Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report findsThe rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on so...

12/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn

Charity criticises new measures that would make it harder for inquests to pass verdict of unlawful killingMen whose abusive behaviour drives women to take their own lives are more likely to get away with their crimes because of proposed law changes, justice campaigners say.Ministers want to make it...

12/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Iran steps up attacks on ports, tankers and oil terminals in campaign to disrupt energy markets

Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle EastIran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport across the GulfHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Oil prices are on the rise again, with the i...

12/03/2026 05:08 The Guardian

MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK

Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debtUK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs toldYoung adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee...

12/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian

European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts

Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts sayEuropean drivers face paying an extra €220 (£190) a year at the pumps because of the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran, analysts have warned....

12/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian

Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight

From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up suppliesDonald Trump has scrambled in recent days to reassure the world that the economic impact of his war on Iran can be contained.Sure, one of the most impor...

12/03/2026 03:40 The Guardian

Trump puts pressure on Senate majority leader – as it happened

President tells John Thune to force through Save America act, which requires proof of citizenship while registering to vote and curbs mail-in votingDonald Trump said that the US-Israel war in Iran will end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left to target” in a phone interview with...

12/03/2026 02:02 The Guardian

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs and southern Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah escalates

Hezbollah and Iran had launched joint attack on more than 50 targets including Israeli military basesMiddle East live – latest updatesIsraeli warplanes bombarded Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday night in a...

12/03/2026 00:10 The Guardian

‘Convincing’ AI scams drove UK fraud cases to record 444,000 last year

Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says CifasCriminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people’s mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK’s leading anti-fraud body has warned.Last year, a record...

12/03/2026 00:01 The Guardian

Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf

Iranian officials warn of ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies are throttledMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships a...

11/03/2026 23:02 The Guardian

US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines

Strait of Hormuz, key transit passage for global oil trade, has been effectively shut down by Islamic Revolutionary GuardSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS intelligence reporting sees direct attacks by Iran as the greatest threat to oil tankers going thro...

11/03/2026 22:04 The Guardian

Australia news live: NSW anti-slavery commissioner questions handling of Iranian football squad’s departure; earthquake felt north of Canberra

Anti-slavery chief questions process before football squad returned to Iran; Queensland police say car found near flood zone. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says Australia well-placed to deal with the ‘worst’ of the economic fallout from Middle...

11/03/2026 20:23 The Guardian

Starmer overruled warning of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson appointment, files show

Newly released documents also show Peter Mandelson was offered highly classified briefings before formal vetting was completeKeir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a “reputational risk” in making Peter Mandelson US ambassador, despite being handed a dossier of evidence about the peer’s...

11/03/2026 19:53 The Guardian

Starmer’s national security adviser expressed concern about Mandelson appointment, documents show - as it happened

Release shows that Jonathan Powell warned Morgan McSweeney about the appointment of Mandelson as US ambassadorAs reported by Nadeem Badshah this morning, the documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US expected to be released today will include a due diligence repor...

11/03/2026 19:50 The Guardian

At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan

Strike in Shukeiri killed schoolgirls, teachers and healthcare workers in latest incident in three-year warAt least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck a secondary school and a health...

11/03/2026 19:08 The Guardian

Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot

Lack of public appearances prompted speculation about new leader’s mortality after multiple family members diedThe confirmation that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the first wave of Israeli attacks underlines how desperate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (ICRG...

11/03/2026 18:31 The Guardian

Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered

More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might endThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayOne week into the war with Iran, the central questions about the conflict re...

11/03/2026 18:30 The Guardian

Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war

Crew of Thai-registered bulk carrier forced to flee fire, as US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vesselsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThree merchant ships have been struck in and around the strait of Hormuz, including a Thai registered bulk carrier that caught fire after leav...

11/03/2026 18:15 The Guardian

‘The shine has been taken off’: Dubai faces existential threat as foreigners flee conflict

Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left UAE since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago, leaving beach bars, malls and hotels eerily emptyIn the playground of the rich, nobody wanted this war. For decades, Dubai built itself up as a sanctuary of unadulterated consumerism...

11/03/2026 16:57 The Guardian

‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU

Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe message from Ursula von der Leyen was blunt. “Europe can no longer be a custodian...

11/03/2026 15:22 The Guardian

Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs

PM says UK would ‘be at war’ now if it were up to Tory and Reform leaders and accuses both of changing position UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has attacked Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their stance on the war in Iran, accusing both of U-turning on their support for Donald...

11/03/2026 14:42 The Guardian

Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry

Former US secretary of state says oil shock driven by war in Iran highlights dangers of reliance on fossil fuelsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesCountries must seek energy independence through renewable resources and nuclear energy for their national security, and to avoid the “choke poin...

11/03/2026 14:36 The Guardian

IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price

Members agree unanimously to release about 400m barrels amid market volatility caused by Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe International Energy Agency has ordered the largest release of government oil reserves in its history to help calm the oil pr...

11/03/2026 14:27 The Guardian

Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism

Exclusive: Independent and Greens senators ask president to set up inquiry and anti-racism training for politicians to prevent bigotry ‘corroding democracy’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIncreasingly ugly abuse in...

11/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February before effects of war on Iran kicked in

Effect of war on prices not reflected in data, as Trump says only ‘fools’ would think oil price shocks would be significantSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February, according to government data released Wednesday th...

11/03/2026 13:46 The Guardian

Thousands of pets being abandoned in Dubai as owners flee over Iran war

RSPCA say animals could become ‘hidden victims’ of conflict as charities in Gulf city report being overwhelmed Middle East crisis live – latest updatesThousands of pets are being abandoned in Dubai as their owners flee the Middle East because of the Iran war, animal charities have said.The RSP...

11/03/2026 13:31 The Guardian

Nigel Farage says Iran ‘bigger danger than Putin’ in New Statesman interview

Reform UK leader supported US war on Iran from start, but is now being accused of a U-turnUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesNigel Farage has suggested Iran “potentially poses a bigger danger than Putin poses to us”, despite Russia having nuclear weapons and in...

11/03/2026 13:29 The Guardian

Tornadoes hit Illinois, Indiana and Texas as severe storms sweep US

Two people killed in Indiana as officials warn millions from Texas to Michigan remain at risk of severe weatherSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA series of tornadoes hit parts of Texas, Illinois, and Indiana late Tuesday and overnight, as forecasters warn...

11/03/2026 13:21 The Guardian

Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis

More than 500 lending products pulled in biggest single upheaval since Liz Truss’s mini-budget in 2022How will war in the Middle East affect your finances?Business live – latest updatesAverage mortgage rates in the UK have flown past 5% as lenders scramble to respond to growing turmoil in the ho...

11/03/2026 12:48 The Guardian

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12/03 06:04 - Jimmy Kimmel Addresses the Notion of a Drone Strike on California 12/03 06:00 - War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election 12/03 06:00 - Gordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children 12/03 06:00 - ‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts 12/03 06:00 - Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn 12/03 05:49 - The Papers: 'Starmer did ignore Epstein warnings' and 'Record oil release' 12/03 05:08 - Middle East crisis live: Iran steps up attacks on ports, tankers and oil terminals in campaign to disrupt energy markets 12/03 05:00 - European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts 12/03 05:00 - MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK 12/03 04:36 - Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East 12/03 04:35 - There is only one person’ who can decide to end the war on Iran 12/03 04:35 - There is only one person’ who can decide to end the war on Iran 12/03 03:43 - How is feminism being used to justify war in Iran? 12/03 03:43 - How is feminism being used to justify war in Iran? 12/03 03:41 - Middle East war live: Israeli strike kills 7 in central Beirut amid surge in Gulf ship attacks 12/03 03:40 - Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight 12/03 02:02 - Trump puts pressure on Senate majority leader – as it happened 12/03 01:39 - Nations agree to release oil reserves as war in Iran hits global economy 12/03 01:35 - Iran’s authorities warn against protests as Israel threatens Basij forces 12/03 01:35 - Iran’s authorities warn against protests as Israel threatens Basij forces 12/03 00:41 - Wind warnings issued as colder weather and mountain snow head south 12/03 00:35 - Qatar PM urges resilience and unity amid Iran strikes 12/03 00:35 - Qatar PM urges resilience and unity amid Iran strikes 12/03 00:10 - Israel bombards Beirut suburbs and southern Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah escalates 12/03 00:05 - Is Iran facing the ‘Yugoslav scenario’? 12/03 00:02 - What role has cyber warfare played in Iran? 12/03 00:01 - ‘Convincing’ AI scams drove UK fraud cases to record 444,000 last year 12/03 00:00 - Iran war live: Iraq shuts down oil port operations; Israel bombs Beirut 12/03 00:00 - Iran war live: Iraq shuts down oil port operations; Israel bombs Beirut 11/03 23:14 - New files show British PM warned of ‘reputational risks’ with Mandelson 11/03 23:14 - New files show British PM warned of ‘reputational risks’ with Mandelson 11/03 23:02 - Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf 11/03 22:43 - Trump claims Strait of Hormuz ‘in great shape’ as tankers burn and oil surges over $100 (VIDEOS) 11/03 22:32 - Starmer Was Warned of Mandelson’s Ties to Epstein Ahead of Ambassador Pick 11/03 22:04 - US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines 11/03 21:54 - US war on Iran: Using military force to achieve political outcomes rarely produces lasting stability 11/03 21:48 - The war on Iran could remake the world 11/03 21:10 - Ecuador prepares for attack on ‘criminal economy’ with Trump backing 11/03 21:10 - Ecuador prepares for attack on ‘criminal economy’ with Trump backing 11/03 20:49 - First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11 Billion, Pentagon Tells Congress 11/03 20:47 - Iran may tap into organised crime to carry out terror attacks, expert says 11/03 20:41 - Why does Iran war pose more dilemmas for Europe? 11/03 20:41 - Why does Iran war pose more dilemmas for Europe? 11/03 20:23 - Australia news live: NSW anti-slavery commissioner questions handling of Iranian football squad’s departure; earthquake felt north of Canberra 11/03 19:53 - Starmer overruled warning of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson appointment, files show 11/03 19:50 - Starmer’s national security adviser expressed concern about Mandelson appointment, documents show - as it happened 11/03 19:39 - Is the Iran war the Biblical end times? 11/03 19:38 - Australia helping US ‘rain down horror’ on Iran – senator 11/03 19:22 - Poland launches human trafficking probe linked to Epstein network 11/03 19:13 - Pete Hegseth brings combative style as face of Trump's war in Iran 11/03 19:11 - A world war? Iran war draws in more than regional rivals 11/03 19:08 - At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan 11/03 18:45 - The hidden battlefield: Censorship in the Israel–Iran war 11/03 18:45 - The hidden battlefield: Censorship in the Israel–Iran war 11/03 18:39 - ‘I left everything for my grandchildren’: In Beirut, displaced families exhausted by endless war 11/03 18:38 - U.S. Inflation Stayed Subdued Before Onset of Iran War 11/03 18:31 - Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot 11/03 18:30 - Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered 11/03 18:30 - PM warned of 'reputational risk' over Mandelson's Epstein links 11/03 18:15 - Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war 11/03 18:01 - Germans protest against Russia on Paralympic podium 11/03 17:58 - 'Kill the regime but not people': BBC speaks to Iranians crossing into Turkey 11/03 17:35 - The nature of war is changing - and it's a death trap for civilians 11/03 17:23 - 'US war on Iran tactically very successful: Strategic success is going to be elusive' 11/03 17:23 - 'US war on Iran tactically very successful: Strategic success will be 'elusive', warns Schneiderman 11/03 17:22 - FIFA World Cup: US war on Iran, Mexico violence, visa bans, Iraq qualifier 11/03 17:22 - FIFA World Cup: US war on Iran, Mexico violence, visa bans, Iraq qualifier 11/03 17:18 - Trump says Iran war to end ‘soon’ as Israel claims no time limit 11/03 17:18 - Trump says Iran war to end ‘soon’ as Israel claims no time limit 11/03 16:57 - News24 | Trump's 'racist hate speech' fuelling rights abuses: UN watchdog 11/03 16:57 - ‘The shine has been taken off’: Dubai faces existential threat as foreigners flee conflict 11/03 16:46 - This Democratic Senator Is Going Super Viral For Sharing How "Incoherent" And "Incomplete" Trump's War Plan Is 11/03 16:45 - Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large 11/03 16:43 - IEA recommends record 400M barrel oil release amid Iran war 11/03 16:43 - IEA recommends record 400M barrel oil release amid Iran war 11/03 16:41 - UN warns of widening crisis as Israeli attacks displace 816,000 in Lebanon 11/03 16:41 - UN warns of widening crisis as Israeli attacks displace 816,000 in Lebanon 11/03 16:38 - G7 releases record amount of oil stocks to 'calm the markets down' 11/03 16:28 - Beirut: FRANCE 24 in the heart of the bombed southern suburbs 11/03 16:09 - Minecraft’s Uncensored Library Adds a United States Wing 11/03 16:00 - 'Even under missiles we carry on living' - how young Iranians are coping with war 11/03 15:57 - UK schools warned kids’ drawings could be blasphemous under Islam 11/03 15:54 - Trump a lot more concern about how war and oil prices will affect midterms 11/03 15:52 - Strait of Hormuz traffic down 97% as fourteen ships struck since war started 11/03 15:50 - Centre of Beirut shocked after Israeli army strikes apartment block 11/03 15:46 - IEA to release record amount of emergency oil reserves as Middle East war rattles markets 11/03 15:31 - US military confirms use of ‘advanced AI tools’ in war against Iran 11/03 15:31 - US military confirms use of ‘advanced AI tools’ in war against Iran 11/03 15:22 - ‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU 11/03 15:21 - Russia Says Ukraine’s Strike on Factory City Was Deadly 11/03 15:08 - UK deploys warship in the Mediterranean to protect British bases in Cyprus 11/03 15:06 - Israeli government is undertaking a 'power grab under cover of war' 11/03 15:01 - FRANCE 24 speaks to displaced Lebanese in mountains north of Beirut 11/03 14:55 - Kiev bankrolling Hungary’s pro-Ukraine opposition – Budapest 11/03 14:51 - Iran's new supreme leader 'safe and sound' amid rumours surrounding wellbeing 11/03 14:42 - Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs 11/03 14:36 - Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry 11/03 14:36 - Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen 11/03 14:36 - Sudan’s devastating war rages on as regional rivalries deepen 11/03 14:29 - IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves