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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Iran
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised in critical condition as family warns care may come 'too late'162dIran's inflation surges past 50% amid deepening economic crisis162dImprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised in critical condition162dTrump administration declares Iran hostilities 'terminated' ahead of 60-day war powers deadline[Updated]162dIran's supreme leader defies US blockade and vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities164dIran confirmed for 2026 World Cup despite diplomatic tensions as FIFA holds firm on US venues164dIran war's energy shock reverberates from Asian farmlands to India's glass factories[Updated]164dPakistan opens overland trade corridor with Iran as US naval blockade strangles Hormuz shipping165dIran executes 21 people and detains over 4,000 since start of war, UN warns of torture and repression165dHegseth faces six-hour grilling in Congress over $25 billion Iran war cost and justification165dPakistan's mediator role in US-Iran conflict sparks middle power debate166dQatar warns Iran it will not be used as 'political punching bag' in regional conflict166dIran's Shahed-136 kamikaze drone forces US military to adopt low-cost Ukrainian detection methods166dRussian oligarch's superyacht passes through Strait of Hormuz despite blockade166dUAE quits OPEC in major blow to oil cartel amid Gulf war and energy crisis166dIran's Araghchi meets Putin in Russia as Tehran floats new Hormuz deal to break peace deadlock[Updated]166dGerman chancellor Merz says Iran is 'humiliating' the US in nuclear negotiations167dRussia backs Iran as US–Iran peace talks stall over nuclear and Hormuz disputes167dGlobal military spending reaches record $2.9 trillion in 2025 amid rising insecurity168dEU leaders meet regional partners in Cyprus to address Middle East war and energy crisis170d