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Trump demands Iran ‘unconditional surrender’ as war upends global markets

Qatar warns that a protracted war could bring down the economies of the world

Sats says that operations at its Middle East stations have continued under “appropriate safety and security protocols”.

Sats says no ‘material interruption’ to Middle East cargo operations amid Iran conflict

The company provides air cargo handling services and operates facilities in Saudi Arabia and Oman

People run for safety as smoke rises after an airstrike in central Teheran on Mar 5.

Iran vows to escalate attacks as Trump hails progress in war

Arab states across the Middle East – as well as Israel – have reported interceptions of Iranian missiles and drones

Damaged residential buildings in Manama, Bahrain's capital, following an Iranian drone attack on Mar 2.

From targeted strike to regional firestorm: how the US-Israeli attack on Iran escalated

It is now a regional war – fought across at least seven countries, with missiles falling on civilian airports, naval headquarters and residential districts

Damaged buildings in Teheran following a strike on a police station on Mar 4.

Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is alive and favourite to succeed him, Iranian sources say

The Assembly of Experts that will select the new leader will announce its decision soon

A display board shows cancelled flights to Dubai and Doha amid regional airspace closures at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2026.

Airline, travel industries scramble with fallout from Middle East conflict

Demand for alternatives to Gulf airlines has surged, with bookings and ticket prices jumping

The sun sets as a cloud of smoke from airstrikes blankets the sky in Teheran, Iran, March 3, 2026.

Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide

[DUBAI] Israeli and US forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent oil price...

Iran said its death toll from the attacks had reached 787, citing the Red Crescent.

Iran war enters fourth day in ‘smoke and blood’ as markets slide

Stocks rout deepens as energy price spike fuels inflation fears

Jahangir Aziz, JPMorgan's global co-head of economic research (left) and Serene Chen, head of credit, currency and emerging market sales for Asia-Pacific. Aziz says unless oil infrastructure is affected or the Strait of Hormuz faces a sustained disruption, the impact of the Middle East conflict should be regional.

Middle East conflict unlikely to trigger global economic shock, says JPMorgan as it keeps US$60 oil view

Market behaviour so far suggests investors are pricing in a ‘relatively short event or regional conflict’

Above: A street near the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. Soon after the first confirmed incidents in the area, residents reported hearing loud bangs in the capital, suggesting more activity.

US embassy in Riyadh under attack as Iran steps up Saudi strikes

The attack has resulted in ‘limited fire and minor material damage to the building’, says Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense