Callum Jones

LIVE – Updated at 04:41 Activists report hearing strikes around Iran's capital during Nowruz, the Persian New Year; Israeli PM says you can't ‘do

LIVE – Updated at 10:31 Axios reports that the US is considering occupying or blockading the island to force the reopening the strait of Hormuz. 10:31

LIVE – Updated at 14:29 US president says ‘Nato is a paper tiger' as he condemns alliance members for not wanting to ‘join the fight'. 14:29 The

LIVE – Updated at 22:03 US president's latest remarks come shortly after he said he does not ‘want to do a ceasefire' and repeating his criticism of UK and other allies.

As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US ‘energy independence’ is a smokescreen – with consumers paying the price

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Whilst the world at large has been somewhat relieved by the ceasefire, it has indeed been a huge source of relief in particular for those countries dependent on energy imports from the Gulf, primarily Asian majors such as Japan, Korea and India. Whilst China is an even bigger energy consumer and also dependent on imports, experts don't put it in the same bracket. This piece in the Guardian explains why.

Victor who secured Republican nomination for Senate seat praises president after defeating incumbent Cornyn

The US president’s backing of Maga extremists turns off the very voters Republicans need to win over in the midterms

Donald Trump gave it a minute. At 9.01pm it was confirmed that Texas attorney general Ken Paxton – a hardliner backed by the US president – had