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1. Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble on fears conflict could escalate

   Markets react as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies and concerns grow over how long it will last.

2. Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over military base access

   Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

3. European allies rush to bolster Cyprus defences after drones target British base

   The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

4. Battered and isolated, Hezbollah drags Lebanon into another war

   Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.

5. Six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base

   The US defence secretary confirms a US military base was hit by Iran on Sunday.