Xi Jinping could seek to use relationship with Tehran as leverage in talks with US president, analysts say
US and Iranian forces clashed in the strait during the brief mission to help commercial vessels through the waterway
European initiatives will take a decade to complete but there are some stopgap solutions
US president says there has been ‘great progress’ on a deal with Iran
Also in today’s newsletter, how America’s small businesses are being left out of the Trump tariff refunds
Swipe at US president appears to wipe out year-long effort to establish rapport
Dispute between UK chancellor and US Treasury secretary underscores allies’ diverging stances on the conflict
Oil jumps to $115 and Treasuries sell off as Tehran targets UAE and US hits Iranian fast boats
Oil jumps to $114 as tensions flare up in Middle East
President says ‘humanitarian’ effort to begin on Monday as ‘very positive discussions’ continue with Iran
Experts say Tehran is likely to eventually seek retaliation against senior figures over the US-Israeli war
Cancelled deployment of weapons battalion as continent is re-arming threatens Nato deterrence against Russia
The conflict is now in its 10th week with little prospect of a rapid end
The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference
Donald Trump retaliates against Friedrich Merz over chancellor’s criticism of US-Israeli war effort
Move to shore up regional partners during Iran war comes as US warns Europe of delays to weapons shipments
Deferred deliveries could include those used in Ukraine’s defence against Russia
Conflict has crushed Gulf markets and pushed up air freight and shipping costs
Levies on cars and trucks exported to US will be imposed ‘next week’ unless companies manufacture at American plants
US president lifts duties on the drink following the British monarch’s trip to Washington
Threat comes days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised US strategy in Iran
Mojtaba Khamenei says Iranians will defend their nuclear capabilities as a ‘national asset’
The forthcoming US-China leaders’ summit will be much less fraught than the last one
Weapons makers’ shares slide as investors fear production bottlenecks and uncertainty over US defence funding
Use of costly missiles and air defence interceptors raises alarm about US readiness for other conflicts
