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Read MoreAftermath of a rescue: wreckage of aircraft at site of US mission in Iran
In a patch of desert in Isfahan province, personnel clear the site where just hours earlier two C-130 planes and two helicopters were destroyedMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe small farming community of Parzan near the city of Shahreza in Iran’s Isfahan province had been largely spared from the US-Israeli war now in its second…
Read MoreQatar warns Iran war could now ‘spiral out of control’
In a series of direct warnings and as the US deadline for Iran approached later on Tuesday, Qatar’s foreign ministry called for “a way of ending the war before it spiralls out of control”, adding that there was still time for diplomacy to prevail, “before it escalates beyond anyone’s control”.
Read MoreIsrael targets Iran’s railways and bridges after warning people not to travel by train
The Israeli military tells Iranians that “presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life” – but few will see social media post due to internet blackout
Read MoreHedge funds make record bets against European stocks
Short positions rise sharply as traders eye economic fallout from Iran war
Read MoreIraqi officials believe a powerful Iran-backed militia is behind a US journalist’s abduction
Three Iraqi officials say local authorities believe the powerful Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia was responsible for the kidnapping of a U.S. journalist in Iraq and that attempts to negotiate her release have run into obstacles
Read MoreHedge fund borrowing exposes emerging markets to greater Iran war risk, says IMF
Analysis shows developing economies more likely to experience higher interest rates and currency shocksBusiness live – latest updatesEmerging economies are at greater risk of higher interest rates and currency shocks resulting from the Iran war because of increased reliance on market investors such as hedge funds, the International Monetary Fund has warned.The IMF’s analysis shows…
Read MoreBitcoin waits at $68K as hours tick down to Iran deadline
Bitcoin and risk-asset price action tried to brush off new US-Iran war rhetoric just hours before the deadline for a deal passed.
Read MoreThe War Will End With a Hormuz Toll Booth
Iran will likely control the waterway. The question is whether diplomats find a way of making that workable.
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