Friday March 13 2026, 10.07am ,Will the war in Iran come to an end any time soon? There is still no clarity about how long it will last and what objectives President Trump wants to achieve before declaring an American victory. Part of this may be deliberate ambiguity. But the course of the conflict is no longer entirely in the president’s control and ministers are war-gaming a range of scenarios. So what would the impact be to the UK and the world economy of the conflict lasting between a few weeks and many months?

Source: The Times March 13, 2026 10:54 UTC