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• British Foreign Secretary Warns Global Energy Markets at Risk as Hormuz Passage Remains Restricted

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Europe

  British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper cautioned that the Strait of Hormuz has not returned to normal operational levels despite a recent ceasefire in the conflict with Iran. Spea...

• Top Foreign Office Official Sir Olly Robbins to Resign After Secret Overrule of Mandelson Vetting Failure

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Jeffrey Epstein

  Sir Olly Robbins, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the UK Foreign Office, is stepping down following revelations that officials bypassed a security vetting rejection for former US...

• United Kingdom Rejects Iranian Crypto Tolls as Foreign Secretary Cooper Scales Up Allied Pressure

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Europe

  The British government will convene an emergency round of talks next week to counter Iran’s newly codified transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz. Following a summit of 40 nations, F...

• London Demands Lebanon Inclusion in Truce as Israel Intensifies ‘Deeply Damaging’ Bombing

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has called for an immediate expansion of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire to include Lebanon, warning that continued Israeli strikes risk destabilizi...

• UK Foreign Secretary Condemns Iranian Missile Strikes on Saudi Arabia During High-Level Riyadh Summit

  Published: Mar 12, 2026

  Section: Europe

  British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has formally denounced recent Iranian drone and missile strikes against Saudi Arabia during a diplomatic mission to Riyadh. The visit, focus...