Wealthy investors look to move Dubai assets closer to home amid Iran war fears
Reports of the wealthy transfering money to Singapore
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As Trump Out-Putins Putin, Russia’s Global Influence Erodes
The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships.
Live: US warns bombardment to ‘surge dramatically’ as Israel strikes Iran, Lebanon
Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships. Read our liveblog for the lates…
State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in Iran War for Americans Abroad
Many veteran diplomats faulted the State Department for its response after the attacks in Iran began, and for its actions beforehand.
Israel Begins Assault in Southern Beirut, Raising Fears of Wider Incursion
As the war with Iran threatens to engulf more countries in the region, President Trump said he wanted to be involved in picking a new leader in Tehran.
A.I. Videos Distort Damage From Iranian Strikes
After Iran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, A.I.-generated imagery claiming to show massive explosions or exaggerated destruction at or near targeted sites have been spreading on social media.
British businessman in Dubai paid £150,000 to charter private jet for ‘easy way out’ as Iran war rages
Samuel Leeds saw debris from a drone fall onto his family’s home – but told The Independent he didn’t take the extraordinary measures to leave the UAE due to the missiles
How close is Iran to a nuclear bomb? Satellite images reveal scale of damage from US-Israeli strikes
Trump says US and Israel launched attacks on Iran to eliminate threat of it creating a nuclear weapon – after he claimed to have ‘obliterated’ its programme in June
Could Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the former supreme leader, take power in Iran?
The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israeli strike on Saturday sparked the search for a successor that has seen the former leader’s son, Mojtaba, emerge as the front runner. Although a secretive figure in the Islamic Republ…
The real threat from a Strait of Hormuz closure isn’t an oil shortage – it’s a global food crisis
The global food system has far thinner buffers than energy markets