Trump’s re-election may have helped Albanese – but the US war in Iran is creating economic conundrums

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10/03 23:27 - Politics live: Wong and Marles insist Australia not at war after sending assistance to Gulf; Palmer makes new run for parliament 10/03 23:16 - Trump says US destroying Iranian mine-laying boats 10/03 23:15 - Iran war cost will be passed to consumers, shipping giant boss tells BBC 10/03 23:11 - Democrat blasts Trump’s ‘incoherent’ Iran strategy after Pentagon says 140 US service members wounded in operation – live 10/03 22:53 - Witkoff reveals plans for next round of Russia-US-Ukraine talks 10/03 22:50 - Pentagon says about 140 troops wounded, 8 severely, in war with Iran 10/03 22:48 - No 10 to release hundreds of files on Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment 10/03 22:46 - Tornado Watches in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma as Intense Storms Move In 10/03 22:45 - Democrats say White House offers no clarity on Iran war goals after 11 days 10/03 22:45 - Democrats say White House offers no clarity on Iran war goals after 11 days 10/03 22:14 - U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says 10/03 21:57 - EU chief says turning away from nuclear energy was 'a strategic mistake' 10/03 21:49 - Video shows US Tomahawk missile strike next to bombed Iranian school 10/03 21:27 - Middle East crisis live: Trump says US destroyed Iranian mine-laying vessels and vows action if any found in strait of Hormuz 10/03 21:15 - US civil rights group documents ‘broad attack on Muslim life’ in 2025 10/03 21:15 - US civil rights group documents ‘broad attack on Muslim life’ in 2025 10/03 21:10 - Around 140 US service members wounded in Iran war, Pentagon says 10/03 21:10 - Around 140 US service members wounded in Iran war, Pentagon says 10/03 21:04 - Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 45: The epoch of viral geopolitics – How the Kanzler sloganizes war 10/03 20:44 - Jess Phillips reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ as jury trial bill passes 10/03 20:31 - Trump's war: What's the endgame in Iran? 10/03 20:30 - Oil shortage, not removal of sanctions, will boost Russia's energy exports, expert says 10/03 20:19 - Pentagon Says 140 Service Members Have Been Injured in Iran War 10/03 20:12 - How Long Will the Iran War Last? Trump Offers Conflicting Answers. 10/03 20:01 - Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught 10/03 19:56 - The Iranian knot: Why Trump turned to Putin 10/03 19:56 - Aviation will feel effect for the rest of the year ‘even if conflict ends t 10/03 19:56 - Aviation will feel effect for the rest of the year ‘even if conflict ends t 10/03 19:39 - UK warship HMS Dragon departs for eastern Mediterranean 10/03 19:35 - Steve Rosenberg: Russia seeks diplomatic and economic gains from Iran war 10/03 19:35 - Ukraine says hit 'key' Russian military factory in missile strike 10/03 19:35 - Kyiv says it hit 'key' Russian military factory in Bryansk strike, Russia says six dead 10/03 19:35 - 'There's going to be a complete reset of the region at the end of this war' 10/03 19:30 - Could the US-Israel war with Iran fuel global inflation? 10/03 19:30 - Could the US-Israel war with Iran fuel global inflation? 10/03 19:28 - German Chancellor concerned US-Israel have no exit plan for Iran war 10/03 19:28 - German Chancellor concerned US-Israel have no exit plan for Iran war 10/03 19:28 - US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say 10/03 19:26 - Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean 10/03 19:14 - Five stories you may have missed amid US-Israeli war on Iran 10/03 19:14 - Five stories you may have missed amid US-Israeli war on Iran 10/03 19:01 - Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon 10/03 19:00 - Will War In Iran Really End "Very Soon"? 10/03 18:55 - ‘America has no narrative for victory’ 10/03 18:55 - ‘America has no narrative for victory’ 10/03 18:54 - Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens 10/03 18:40 - Russian attack kills four in Ukraine’s Sloviansk as both sides claim gains 10/03 18:40 - Russian attack kills four in Ukraine’s Sloviansk as both sides claim gains 10/03 18:33 - War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel 10/03 18:21 - Even MAGA Is Calling Out Lindsey Graham's "Soulless" And "Vile" Comments On The Iran War 10/03 18:06 - Oil and gas prices fall after Trump says war is 'very complete' 10/03 18:00 - Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime 10/03 17:51 - Duterte’s drug war faces judgement at the ICC 10/03 17:51 - Duterte’s drug war faces judgement at the ICC 10/03 17:50 - News24 | Israel says Iran hacked security cameras 10/03 17:46 - Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran 10/03 17:38 - Tehran endures ‘worst night of strikes’ amid mixed US messages about more to come 10/03 17:32 - WHO warns of health risks from ‘black rain’ in Iran 10/03 17:32 - WHO warns of health risks from ‘black rain’ in Iran 10/03 17:31 - U.S. Eases Limits on Russian Energy as Oil Prices Soar 10/03 17:18 - EU bosses split over US-Israeli war against Iran 10/03 17:14 - Global airlines hike ticket prices as Iran war sends costs soaring 10/03 17:14 - Global airlines hike ticket prices as Iran war sends costs soaring 10/03 17:13 - Israel denies women in Gaza ‘conditions to live’: Amnesty 10/03 17:13 - Israel denies women in Gaza ‘conditions to live’: Amnesty 10/03 17:12 - ‘Nothing Will Remain of Tehran,’ Iranians Say Amid Heavy Bombing 10/03 17:08 - New footage raises likelihood the US struck Iranian girls’ school 10/03 16:48 - Israelis vow to stay put as war rages across border 10/03 16:40 - Iran targeted by fresh strikes as US warns of 'most intense day' 10/03 16:37 - IEA holds talks as member states mull releasing oil reserves amid Iran war 10/03 16:37 - IEA holds talks as member states mull releasing oil reserves amid Iran war 10/03 16:15 - Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn 10/03 16:08 - Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children a 'crime against humanity', says UN inquiry 10/03 16:05 - US general says he ‘respects’ Iran’s fight 10/03 16:05 - US general says he ‘respects’ Iran’s fight 10/03 16:03 - 'My heating oil costs have more than doubled since Iran war started' 10/03 15:58 - Lammy defends jury reforms against claims they will worsen racial bias in legal system – as it happened 10/03 15:57 - As energy prices soar, Russia emerges as major winner of Middle East war 10/03 15:55 - Iran vows to fight 'as long as needed' as Trump says war will end 'soon' 10/03 15:54 - Hegseth vows most intense day yet of US strikes as Iran aims to fight on 10/03 15:51 - Could Putin be the big winner of the Iran war? 10/03 15:40 - Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’ 10/03 15:38 - MAGA Supporters Are Calling Trump's "No War" Promise A "Blatant Lie" After Iran Strikes 10/03 15:37 - Brazil pitches defense cooperation with BRICS partner to avoid ‘invasion’ 10/03 15:23 - A New Crusade? Christian Zionism and the ‘Holy War’ gripping the Middle East – RT Reports (VIDEO) 10/03 15:17 - 'Real fear' among ordinary Iranians at prospect of Trump deal with regime 10/03 15:12 - 'Waves of displaced' arriving in Lebanon's Sidon as Israel warns of new strikes 10/03 15:12 - Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk 10/03 15:08 - Pete Hegseth vows ‘most intense day’ of US strikes against Iran 10/03 15:08 - Pete Hegseth vows ‘most intense day’ of US strikes against Iran 10/03 14:56 - I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War 10/03 14:45 - "We Need More Questions Like This Please": People Are Applauding This Reporter For The Way He Pushed Back On One Of Trump's Wildest Claims About The War In Iran 10/03 14:36 - US defence chief ends Iran war briefing with prayer for troops 10/03 14:36 - US defence chief ends Iran war briefing with prayer for troops 10/03 14:32 - Europe’s borders under threat from Russia: Baltic states gear up for war 10/03 14:30 - Pete Hegseth warns of ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran yet 10/03 14:27 - Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war 10/03 14:25 - Bomb attempt near NYC mayor’s residence was ‘ISIS-inspired terrorism’ – police  10/03 14:18 - Israel's Netanyahu warns 'we are not done yet' in Iran in break with Trump 10/03 14:15 - Qatari spokesman says unchecked escalation has sparked regional war