Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

The Middle East can't afford a US-Iran war, says Gargash

Diplomatic adviser to the UAE President calls for direct talks between Tehran and Trump administration

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Trump says US-Iran talks to go ahead this week

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Starmer orders inquiry into Mandelson's links with Epstein after email release

UK

Iran's nuclear talks with US expected to resume in coming days

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CommentRegime change or a rehabilitation? The 'Venezuela scenario' for Iran

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Global stocks mixed as gold and silver pare back losses in volatile trading session

Business

Business InsightsHow the US and Iran have left energy markets flying blind

Energy
Some international airlines have temporarily cancelled flights to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Iran. Reuters

Middle East flight disruption amid US-Iran tension: KLM resumes routes to UAE and Tel Aviv

Several airlines are rescheduling routes as a precaution

Travel

Iran's Ayatollah warns US attack will lead to 'regional war'

MENA

Iran denies IRGC naval commander killed as explosions add to tension

MENA

No new nuclear talks with US on table, Iran's Foreign Minister says

MENA

Rising unease in Azerbaijan as Trump threatens neighbouring Iran

News

Trump raises stakes with Tehran as he dispatches another warship

News

Oil posts biggest monthly gain in years on threat of US attack on Iran

Energy
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and US President Donald Trump shake hands at the Board of Peace signing ceremony on January 22, in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg

Rising unease in Azerbaijan as Trump threatens neighbouring Iran

South Caucasus nation fears being trapped between 'two world wars', senior official tells The National

News

Trump raises stakes with Tehran as he dispatches another warship

News

Oil posts biggest monthly gain in years on threat of US attack on Iran

Energy

EditorialNo one knows where a conflict with Iran would end

Editorial

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