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Donald Trump's offer of US-backed insurance and naval escorts for shipping travelling through the Straits of Hormuz has not prevented maritime premiums soaring as underwriters scramble to reassess the risks to oil, gas and cargo vessels.

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At a time when few seem willing to risk the wrath of the US president, Spain is an outlier.

Iran has made a "big mistake" by not just attacking US bases and assets in the Gulf states, but also targeting civilians in the region, the former director of the CIA has told Sky News.

Forget science fiction. The age of AI in war is here.

Britain will deploy HMS Dragon and helicopters with anti-drone capabilities in Cyprus, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.

America's allies in the Middle East are reportedly begging Donald Trump for a swift end to the conflict.

The US and Israel have carried out strikes on Iran for a fourth day after launching an operation which killed its supreme leader.

More than 1,000 British nationals have arrived back in the UK on commercial flights from the Middle East, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The US has joined forces in Ecuador in operations against "narcoterrorists" responsible for alleged illegal drug trafficking.