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LATIKA M BOURKE: France’s President Emmanuel Macron has pushed back on Donald Trump’s criticism, warning that world politics is serious as tensions rise over Iran.

The UK and key allies are scrambling to restore vital oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s blockade sent shockwaves through global energy markets.

Donald Trump’s ‘war of choice’ in Iran is prompting urgent discussion about self-reliance and debate over whether Washington is still a dependable military partner.

Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan both considered invading it. Saddam Hussein bombed it. In 1988 Donald Trump said that were he president, he would ‘do a number’ on the island. 

Penny Wong will join international talks on protecting the critical global oil route amid mounting Middle East tensions.

The United States has allowed a Russian oil tanker into Cuba despite an existing fuel blockade, President Donald Trump has confirmed.

Austrian-born actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has received an honorary doctorate from Ulster University in Northern Ireland.

The costs of dragging out the conflict could be very high indeed.

Talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and steering Iran away from its nuclear program will be bitterly difficult. 

Russia’s audacious bid to help their NATO ally maintain his grip on power.

Donald Trump says the US is considering winding down its military efforts in the Middle East, saying his country’s objectives against Iran were ’very close’ to being met.

The accelerating crisis offers a first glimpse of what happens when oil supplies are suddenly choked off by an unexpected crisis with no clear end in sight.