As the US-Israeli war on Iran comes to the end of its fourth week an end to the conflict looks uncertain, with Donald Trump suggesting he is considering ‘winding down’ operations even as the US send more troops to the region.
Downing Street gave the US the green light to use British bases to carry out raids on Iranian missile sites attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday (20 Monday). Trump claimed they “should have acted a lot faster."
Meanwhile, the cost of petrol and diesel across the globe has soared, as fuel prices in the UK rise at its steepest rate since the Ukraine war began in 2022.
The Independent spoke to people in both New York and London to see what they had to say about the conflict in the Middle East.