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Companies linked to Iran and the Kremlin are approved by Home Office to sponsor work visas despite being under UK sanctions
British nationals are banned from dealing with the Russian and Iranian companies, yet the Mail found they appear on an official list of companies with licences to bring employees to the UK.
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Oil prices rise over 2% after Middle East strikes; China’s exports surge on back of AI boom – business live
Brent crude rises over $85 a barrel after US carries out third night of strikes against Iran Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Oil prices rose more than 2% after the conflict in the Middle East worsened, with the US carrying out a third…
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Trump’s relentless series of punishing strikes on Iran compared to Civil War-era military strategy: ‘We’re going to grind them down’
President Donald Trump’s relentless strikes on Iran have been compared to a Civil War-era military strategy as he seeks to increase pressure on the Middle Eastern nation.
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Trump threatens to charge a 20% toll on tankers using Strait of Hormuz – and declares himself the ‘Guardian Angel’ of the waterway
Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 20% toll on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes, while casting himself as the “Guardian Angel” protecting the waterway. The move reflects Trump’s broader push to leverage US military and diplomatic influence over global trade chokepoints, and comes…
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Donald Trump accuses ‘fake news’ of wanting US to lose Iran war, blasts NYT reporting
President Donald Trump accused The New York Times of wanting the U.S. to lose its war with Iran and threatened imminent strikes on Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz.
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Trump unleashes third wave of punishing strikes on Iran after telling Congress the US is at war AGAIN
The United States has carried out a third wave of air strikes against Iran, according to reports, in what is described as a major operation lasting around five hours. President Trump reportedly informed Congress that the US is now at war with Iran, marking a significant escalation, with a further attack said to be planned…
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Trump hatches primetime plan to drop secret files he says will prove him right on 2020 election obsession
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HYBE Sues to Stop BTS Bootleg Merch Sellers at U.S. Stadiums During ‘ARIRANG’ World Tour
HYBE, the South Korean label behind BTS, has filed a US lawsuit seeking a nationwide injunction to stop the sale of counterfeit merchandise outside stadiums hosting the band’s “ARIRANG” world tour. The complaint, lodged in New Jersey federal court on 10 July, argues that bootleg sellers have already targeted several tour stops and would continue…
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Iran-backed terror proxy Houthis threaten fresh attacks after Yemen airport strike
The Houthis threatened to strike King Khalid Airport in Riyadh after what they called “blatant aggression” targeting the Sanaa airport runway.
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The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices
As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles – and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2026, with automakers posting some of their best numbers since the elimination of the federal EV tax credit last…