Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200bn to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ – US politics live

19/03/2026 18:09 The Guardian

President says there are a ‘lot of reasons’ for extra funding without going into details about those reasonsSign up for the Breaking US News US emailAnswering a reporter’s question on Iran’s missile capabilities, considering the country has managed to strike numerous states in the Gulf, Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, said Tehran retains “some capability” to attack American assets.“They came into this fight with a lot of weapons.,” he said, adding that the US continues to be “as aggressive and assertive” in striking Iran. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Israeli officials push back on US claim that Trump knew nothing about gasfield attack

Three Israeli officials tell Reuters that the US actually helped coordinate Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfieldA visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle EastTurning to Australia now, a petrol tsar will manage “unprecedented” supply issues caused by the Middle Eas...

19/03/2026 18:11 The Guardian

Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category 5, fuelled by warm waters in Coral SeaCyclone Narelle path tracker mapGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make landfall in...

19/03/2026 17:50 The Guardian

Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab

Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relationsThe Indian release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, the Oscar-nominated Tunisian film about the death of a five-year-old girl during the Israel-Gaza war, has been blocked...

19/03/2026 17:24 The Guardian

Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal

Hungarian PM is continuing to block the funding, which the EU says is urgently needed for military aid and support for UkraineEU leaders have failed to convince Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, to drop his opposition to a vital €90bn (£78bn) loan for Ukraine. They have accused him of be...

19/03/2026 17:05 The Guardian

Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote

Daria Boyarskaya coordinating OSCE mission overseeing vote in which pro-Moscow Viktor Orbán could lose powerHungarian rights groups have raised concerns over the appointment of Vladimir Putin’s former interpreter to a key role in an international election monitoring mission, amid fears of Russian...

19/03/2026 17:05 The Guardian

PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben

The 2024 festival was cancelled after multiple authors pulled out over the non-profit’s stance on the Israel-Gaza warThe literary free speech organization PEN America has announced plans for their 2026 World Voices festival. The four day event will take place in New York and Los Angeles from 29 Ap...

19/03/2026 17:00 The Guardian

Historic March heatwave pushes south-west US toward triple digits

California, Nevada and Arizona face record highs, with heat alerts and park trail closures as temperatures spikeStates across the US south-west recorded blistering temperatures at the tail end of winter, with forecasts indicating hotter days are still to come.California, Nevada and Arizona were all...

19/03/2026 16:49 The Guardian

Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened

UK central bank has left rates on hold, and warned that CPI inflation will be higher in the near term as a result of the ‘new shock to the economy’ from Iran warBank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within monthsWhy are mortgage rates going up when the Bank o...

19/03/2026 16:44 The Guardian

No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for de-escalation in the Middle East, welcoming what he said were signals by US president Donald Trump that combat action in Iran could come to an end, which could allow Europe to cont...

19/03/2026 16:17 The Guardian

Oman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possible

Foreign minister claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesOman’s foreign minister has claimed the US has “lost control of its own foreign policy” and accused Israel of persuading Donald Trump’s administrat...

19/03/2026 15:50 The Guardian

No timeframe for ending US war against Iran, says Pete Hegseth

US defense secretary suggests Thursday will be ‘largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday there is no “timeframe” for ending the US war...

19/03/2026 15:02 The Guardian

Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report saysBusiness live – latest updatesAn extended period of high oil prices as a result of war in the Middle East could “crimp” the AI boom, the World Trade Organization’s chief economist has wa...

19/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Europe’s biggest airlines say fuel price spike caused by Iran war will drive up fares

Carriers warn they cannot hold off passing on costs for long, while some airlines plan to increase flights via AsiaBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s biggest airlines have said the rise in fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East will drive up fares and are advising passengers to boo...

19/03/2026 13:04 The Guardian

BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hear as inflation – and rates – look set to rise

Decision to hold interest rates is backed by gloomy assessment of economy as Iran war pushes up oil pricesBank of England holds interest rates at 3.75%Business live – latest updatesThe US-Israel attack on Iran has already driven prices higher and not just at the petrol pumps, the Bank of England s...

19/03/2026 12:56 The Guardian

Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months

Decision comes as concerns mount over economic fallout from Iran war bringing inflation shockAnalysis: BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hearBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold and signalled it could be forced to increase borrowing costs wit...

19/03/2026 12:27 The Guardian

PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns

Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replacedBusiness live – latest updatesThe US boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers has warned that partners who do not get to grips with AI have no future at the consulting firm.Paul Griggs s...

19/03/2026 12:04 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar

The move would be a major escalation in the US-Israel war against Iran. Plus, FBI director admits to buying data tracking Americans’ locationsGood morning.Donald Trump threatened to “massively blow up” the world’s largest gasfield after Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars field led Tehran...

19/03/2026 11:23 The Guardian

West Point analysis warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry

Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a ‘near total’ disruption in seaborne tradeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe closure of the strait of Hormuz is causing a “paralyzing, real-time problem” for any prospective manuf...

19/03/2026 11:00 The Guardian

Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court

Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protectedFew debates from the last few years have been more contentious than whether criticism of Israel and Zionism is antisemitic, threatens Jewish people or violates their civil rights. All...

19/03/2026 10:00 The Guardian

The war on Iran cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in charts

Now, the total is likely to have exceeded $18bn and counting. Where are America’s war dollars going, in a war that was never declared in the first place? Continue reading...

19/03/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Oil and gas prices jump after Iran and Israel attack gasfields

Month-ahead UK wholesale gas price hits highest level since August 2022 as Donald Trump threatens retaliationMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesGas prices jumped and oil prices rose again after an escalation of attacks by Israel and Iran on gasfields heightened fears...

19/03/2026 09:23 The Guardian

UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’

Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national incomeClimate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put natio...

19/03/2026 07:00 The Guardian

Leo Varadkar: LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face ‘chill wind’ from east and west

Ireland’s former taoiseach warns of conservative Russian influence and says US is now ‘off the pitch’ under TrumpLGBTQ+ rights in Europe are caught in a “chill wind” from east and west as Vladimir Putin’s Russia exports its conservative agenda and the “Americans are off the pitch” un...

19/03/2026 07:00 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: The largest cluster of cases in a generation – what’s behind the meningitis B outbreak?

In today’s newsletter: After a spate of infections linked to a nightclub in Kent, some parents and experts are questioning the UK’s vaccination regime It is every parent’s worst nightmare. University students enjoying themselves at a nightclub, only to fall ill a few days later with a potentia...

19/03/2026 06:44 The Guardian

Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Narelle forecast to hit far north Queensland three hours earlier than expected; ASX plunges amid Iran war

Follow today’s news liveTropical Cyclone Narelle tracker map: where and when will it hit the Queensland coast?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAgriculture minister says government monitoring any price gouging of fertiliserJulie Collins, the federal minister for agricultur...

19/03/2026 06:25 The Guardian

Stopping gas dictating UK energy price could cut bills by £200, thinktank says

Iran war has increased gas price, with effects on UK energy bills that could be avoided, Common Wealth saysHousehold energy bills could be reduced by up to £203 a year by stopping expensive fossil gas setting the price of energy in the UK, according to a report.Under the existing system, gas – th...

19/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar

US president claims Israel will not attack South Pars again – but threatens to destroy ‘extremely important and valuable’ site if Iran continues to attack gas facilities in QatarMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump threatened to “massively blow up” the world’s largest gasfield...

19/03/2026 05:53 The Guardian

FBI probing US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say

The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism centerThe resignation of Joe Kent, a senior counter-terrorism official who spoke out against the US war in Iran, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday with a report that he is unde...

19/03/2026 03:45 The Guardian

Cathay Pacific suspends flights to and from Dubai until end of April – as it happened

This liveblog is closed – follow our new liveblog here.Iran is still exporting millions of barrels of oil, with about 90 ships, including oil tankers, having crossed the strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran, according to maritime and trade data platforms reports.This is despit...

19/03/2026 03:43 The Guardian

Reader callout: are you feeling the petrol pinch in Australia, and how is it affecting you?

Have you cancelled a holiday? Are you working from home more or taking fewer journeys? Tell us your experienceGlobal oil market prices have surged, with the US-Israel war on Iran disrupting key shipping routes. The strait of Hormuz, where as much as a fifth of global fuel supply travels through, has...

19/03/2026 02:11 The Guardian

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19/03 18:11 - Middle East crisis live: Israeli officials push back on US claim that Trump knew nothing about gasfield attack 19/03 18:09 - Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200bn to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ – US politics live 19/03 18:05 - Trump references Pearl Harbor during meeting with Japanese PM on Iran war 19/03 18:05 - Trump references Pearl Harbor during meeting with Japanese PM on Iran war 19/03 18:02 - Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader 19/03 17:56 - There’s a heretic in the heart of the EU and he wants to talk to Putin 19/03 17:50 - Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts 19/03 17:47 - News24 | Iran hits Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar oil zones as war with Israel and US escalates 19/03 17:39 - Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher Prices 19/03 17:24 - Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab 19/03 17:21 - Missile strikes close to reporter during Israeli attacks in Lebanon 19/03 17:21 - Missile strikes close to reporter during Israeli attacks in Lebanon 19/03 17:14 - 'Idea that Trump can be led around by Israel is foolishness,' ex-envoy to Iran says 19/03 17:12 - Former counter-terrorism head investigated by FBI over alleged leaks 19/03 17:05 - Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal 19/03 17:05 - Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote 19/03 17:03 - Iran War Narrows Fed’s Path to Rate Cuts as Trump Demands Immediate Relief 19/03 17:00 - PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben 19/03 16:49 - Historic March heatwave pushes south-west US toward triple digits 19/03 16:44 - Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened 19/03 16:44 - Settler violence surges in the West Bank 19/03 16:24 - What a Key AIPAC Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms 19/03 16:21 - Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy 19/03 16:20 - Mortgage Rates Highest in Three Months as War Weighs on Housing Market 19/03 16:17 - No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened 19/03 16:05 - News24 | Nigerian president warns of terrorism threat during historic UK state visit 19/03 16:04 - 'Not our war': Palestinians mourn first dead after Iran missile fire 19/03 16:00 - Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon 19/03 15:50 - Oman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possible 19/03 15:48 - A Crucial Loan for Ukraine Becomes Election Leverage for Orban 19/03 15:46 - US dragged by Israel into ‘unlawful war’ with Iran – Gulf state 19/03 15:44 - Bank ready to raise interest rates if Iran war price 'shock' persists 19/03 15:38 - Hegseth insists US is meeting Iran war objectives 19/03 15:38 - Hegseth insists US is meeting Iran war objectives 19/03 15:37 - Hegseth says no ‘timeframe’ for war on Iran as Pentagon asks for $200bn 19/03 15:37 - Hegseth says no ‘timeframe’ for war on Iran as Pentagon asks for $200bn 19/03 15:34 - Middle East war escalates after attack on key Iranian gas field 19/03 15:28 - EU threatens Hungary over Ukraine loan – Politico 19/03 15:28 - “It’s time to end the war.” UN’s Guterres urges US, Israel to cease attacks 19/03 15:28 - “It’s time to end the war.” UN’s Guterres urges US, Israel to cease attacks 19/03 15:23 - Pentagon Seeks Additional $200 Billion to Fund Iran War 19/03 15:20 - Steven Everts: For Europeans, war on Iran 'a diversion' and 'giant gift to Putin' 19/03 15:02 - No timeframe for ending US war against Iran, says Pete Hegseth 19/03 14:09 - Why is the FBI investigating a former counterterrorism chief who opposes the US-Israeli war on Iran? 19/03 14:07 - Are US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks 19/03 14:06 - REPLAY: Pentagon press conference on war in Middle East 19/03 14:05 - Energy prices soar, Iran and US trade threats after Qatar gas hit 19/03 14:04 - 'Free France': Macron reveals name of Europe's largest warship 19/03 14:00 - Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns 19/03 13:42 - Saudi Official Warns Patience Is Limited as Iranian Attacks Barrage Kingdom 19/03 13:41 - Iran war exposes Gulf economies' food, water vulnerability 19/03 13:30 - Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 people in Chad as war spills over border 19/03 13:30 - Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 people in Chad as war spills over border 19/03 13:10 - Millions of children out of school: Yemen's education system on its knees 19/03 13:04 - Europe’s biggest airlines say fuel price spike caused by Iran war will drive up fares 19/03 12:56 - BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hear as inflation – and rates – look set to rise 19/03 12:38 - The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor 19/03 12:38 - The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor 19/03 12:34 - Iran’s dilemma in war and peace 19/03 12:34 - Iran’s dilemma in war and peace 19/03 12:27 - Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months 19/03 12:13 - How Ukraine became an enemy of Iran 19/03 12:04 - PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns 19/03 11:50 - Could Iran war trigger the next global food shock? 19/03 11:50 - Could Iran war trigger the next global food shock? 19/03 11:44 - Conflict shifts to ‘energy war’ as Iran targets Gulf oil and gas 19/03 11:44 - Conflict shifts to ‘energy war’ as Iran targets Gulf oil and gas 19/03 11:23 - First Thing: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar 19/03 11:19 - Pentagon wants $200 billion Iran war chest – WaPo 19/03 11:18 - Iran: Saudi Arabia warns of 'military action' over repeated attacks 19/03 11:01 - Iran women's football team return after asylum tussle 19/03 11:00 - West Point analysis warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry 19/03 10:58 - EU leaders slam Hungary’s Orban for blocking Ukraine aid package 19/03 10:58 - EU leaders slam Hungary’s Orban for blocking Ukraine aid package 19/03 10:45 - Central banks confront spectre of inflation as Iran war escalates 19/03 10:35 - EU leaders pile pressure on Hungary's Orban to lift block on Ukraine loan 19/03 10:32 - Iraq caught in crossfire of Middle East war 19/03 10:31 - Dozens arrested in Dubai for allegedly filming the war 19/03 10:29 - French top diplomat to visit Beirut: Paris vows solidarity with Lebanon 19/03 10:28 - EU summit to focus on wars in the Middle East and Ukraine 19/03 10:27 - War in Ukraine: Kharkiv opera defies Russian bombardment 19/03 10:26 - Iran causes 'extensive' damage to Qatar gas hub, sparks Trump warning 19/03 10:00 - Iran claims it downed US F-35, RT journalists targeted by Israeli strike (Videos, PHOTOS) 19/03 10:00 - Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court 19/03 10:00 - The war on Iran cost the US $12.7bn by day six. Here’s how it’s been spent – in charts 19/03 09:51 - Will the Jalisco cartel's new US-born leader complicate Trump's war on drugs? 19/03 09:33 - Strikes kill two PMF fighters in northern Iraq amid wider war, group says 19/03 09:33 - Strikes kill two PMF fighters in northern Iraq amid wider war, group says 19/03 09:32 - Greek animal airlift evacuates pets and owners from Middle East war 19/03 09:31 - 27 Spring Wardrobe Must-Haves From Gap 19/03 09:29 - How the war may affect money and bills 19/03 09:23 - Oil and gas prices jump after Iran and Israel attack gasfields 19/03 09:22 - The Soldier Who Came Back From the Dead 19/03 09:09 - Economic fallout from U.S.-led war is hitting the rest of the world harder 19/03 08:39 - Trump denies knowledge of Israeli gas field attack 19/03 08:39 - Trump denies knowledge of Israeli gas field attack 19/03 08:24 - Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ world’s largest gas field 19/03 08:19 - Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days? 19/03 08:19 - Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days? 19/03 08:09 - US weighs sending thousands of troops to region as Iran war rages: Report