The UK Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has extended a license due to expire on October 29, 2026, for transactions with Lukoil's Bulgarian entities under the imposed sanctions restrictions until February 26, 2027.
Istanbul will host meetings of top diplomats of the R4 mechanism (Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia) and the European E3 mechanism (UK, Germany, and France), including in an unprecedented combined format, on October 23.
A tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) under the UK Navy.
Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran on Tuesday about allegations by senior UK officials linking Tehran to an incident at the RAF Fairford military base, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.
The United Kingdom’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said that a suspected plot against a Royal Air Force base used by the U.S. in Fairford was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Associated Press reports that the US is concerned about Iranian threats against the Fairford airbase in the UK. The Pentagon has redeployed combat aircraft amid reports of a possible sabotage plot.
Hammam al‑Jazairi, the former Syrian Economy Minister, has been removed from the UK sanctions list.
The UK police have begun investigating Iran's possible involvement in a plan to stage a terrorist attack at Fairford airbase, where US strategic bombers that have hit Iran are based.
Saudi Arabia asked Britain for aid in both repelling the Houthis from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and in helping defend against strikes on its oil infrastructure, Bloomberg reported.
London has issued a General Trade Licence allowing the continued operation of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas field under the UK’s sanctions regime against Iran.
Israel is considering expelling British, and possibly other European officials, from the U.S.-led coordination centre for post-war Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
An oil tanker was damaged and left not under command in an attack off the coast of Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and France assessed Israel’s decision to issue a tender for the construction of homes for Jewish settlers in the E1 zone near Jerusalem as unacceptable and urged the Israeli government to immediately withdraw these plans and halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, the countries’ leaders said in a joint statement.
Paris Saint-Germain have won the UEFA Super Cup for a second straight year by beating Aston Villa 2-1 thanks to Desire Doue’s second-half goal in the annual curtain-raiser to the European football season.
A cargo vessel reported being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman early Tuesday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center.
Britain on Tuesday summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London over what the UK government said was Iran's role in directing proxy groups to carry out attacks across Europe in recent months.
U.S. President Donald Trump switched Air Force One planes at a military base in the United Kingdom on his return from the NATO summit in Turkey.
The U.S. believes that Iran fired at least two missiles at commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz the day before, Axios reported, citing sources in the U.S. administration.
US President Donald Trump has said NATO is spending too much, pointing out that Washington has allocated $999 billion to the Alliance since 2014.
Keir Starmer has said that he is stepping down as leader of Britain’s ruling Labour Party and will also resign as prime minister in early September, after his successor is elected.
