Managing Contracts and Invoices

Chancellor criticised over decision to stick with £9.9bn of budgetary headroomView the full article

SBI Shinsei Bank could use funds to fuel purchases of smaller regional lendersView the full article

Iranian-backed Houthis say they had launched a second attack on IsraelView the full article

Iran’s ambassador to UN also accused Washington of ‘continuing internationally wrongful acts’ that breached ceasefire agreementView the full article

Islamic republic has spent years building a model designed to withstand hostility even as it presides over a deepening economic malaiseView the full article

Leaks reveal €500mn contract for man-portable ‘Verba’ system to rebuild Tehran’s air defencesView the full article

Passage for vessels is designed to show Iran’s dominance over waterway and limit diplomatic isolation, analysts suspectView the full article

Tehran’s decision could allow 3mn b/d of oil to be released to international marketsView the full article

The President and Witkoff expect weaker parties to cave — but unlike in real estate, ideology and national pride matterView the full article

Tehran faces growing pressure over its brutal crackdown on recent unrest as talks with US are set to continueView the full article

In moments of extreme uncertainty investors usually rush to the safety of US government bonds, but not this time View the full article

A growth plan of renewable energy and diversified trade is far better than guzzling fossil fuels and aligning with the USView the full article

Military campaign backed by Israeli public falls short of prime minister’s aims ahead of pollsView the full article

Tehran says Donald The President ‘raised seven claims in one hour and all seven were false’View the full article

US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent quits and says Tehran posed no ‘imminent threat’ to AmericaView the full article

Containers are being dropped off at far-flung ports while freight rates have soaredView the full article

The Islamic republic aims to set up a toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz. It may succeedView the full article

Delay in deploying HMS Dragon to Cyprus has triggered criticism of UK’s defence capabilityView the full article

Soaring production costs could add to recent woes of poor harvests and a five-year-low wheat priceView the full article

President Masoud Pezeshkian hands authority to local bodies to keep government running in case of attackView the full article

Oil exporters’ union says fees to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weaponsView the full article

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says White House is prepared to tolerate the trade to avoid supply shortages View the full article

Emergency measures spread as oil stockpiles run lowView the full article

Tehran imposes death penalty on man amid fears Israel is seeking to derail nuclear talks with USView the full article