Watch: Why the Iran war is pushing up oil prices
As turmoil continues in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose to more than $100 a barrel on Monday.
Source: BBC News Iran ▾
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Oil prices jump above $100 for first time in four years
Iranian oil facilities were hit as the US and Israel launched a fresh wave of airstrikes at the weekend.
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'Mind boggles' at doubts over legality of Iran war, Israeli president says
Isaac Herzog says Israel is acting out of "self-defence" on behalf of Israel, the wider region and Europe.
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'Night turned into day': Iranians tell of strikes on oil depots
Fuel depots were hit in Tehran and Karaj overnight, with videos showing huge fires and plumes of smoke in multiple locations.
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Kuwaiti government high-rise hit by Iranian drone
Footage shows flames tearing through the building in the early hours of Sunday, following more attacks on the gulf state.
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'This is a moment of grave peril' - UN humanitarian chief
UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East.
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Watch: Huge flames in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil refineries
Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline.
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Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40-year-old remains
Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
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Watch: Moment of drone strike close to Dubai Airport
Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport.
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We've been speaking to Iranians during one week of war. Here's what they said
Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next.
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Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran as Putin speaks with Iran's president
The president also calls on Tehran to pick new leaders who are "acceptable" to the White House after six days of war.
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The final voyage of the Iranian warship sunk by the US
The sinking of an Iranian ship by the US near Sri Lanka brings the conflict uncomfortably close to India.
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Beirut evacuees 'sleeping in tents and cars'
Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel.
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'We couldn't sleep because of fear': Residents flee as Israel pounds south Beirut
Communities across huge swathes of Lebanon have been told by Israel to leave their homes due to military action against Hezbollah.
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Israeli troops push into Lebanon for yet another war with Iran's proxy Hezbollah
The BBC sees troops and tanks massing near the border, as speculation mounts that Israel is planning a full-scale ground invasion to fight Hezbollah.
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'What is the game plan?': The Iran war is unsettling China and its ambitions
China is not feeling the shock of war in the Middle East - yet. But it is feeling the ripples.
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'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
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'This is war': BBC speaks to Iranians at Iran-Turkey border
BBC correspondent James Waterhouse speaks to people at the border, after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
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Calculated escalation: Iran's high-risk strategy against the US and Israel
Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.
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Israeli evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs sparks panic
Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
