Saeed Shah in Islamabad    Whatever outcome of ceasefire talks, the region will have to live with a continuing threat from the regime in TehranMiddle East crisis - live...

Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies    Members reportedly agree a rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May, but move symbolic while strait of Hormuz is effectively closedMiddle East crisis -...

Matthew Weaver    John Healey says extra deployment is defensive response to expanding threat’ from IranMiddle East crisis - live updatesUK politics live - latest...

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai    Fears grow that Tehran may start activating sleeper cells across Middle East as part of war with US and IsraelMiddle East crisis - live...

Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut    Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopesIsrael said on Tuesday it would seize...

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai    Desalination infrastructure is crucial in arid region with very little rainfall and few rivers or lakesMiddle East crisis live - latest updatesIran...

Matt Hughes Global sports business correspondent    Conflict has not only hit sporting calendar but laid bare weakness in plans for diversifying economies through sportMiddle East crisis - live...

Damien Gayle    Iran has stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities in a number of countries including Bahrain, Oman and Iraq. A fire broke out after a drone...

Guardian staff    Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerableMiddle East crisis - live updatesIn...

Pippa Crerar and Gwyn Topham    Hundreds have reportedly been killed in Iran since Saturday, while Trump says attacks could last for up to five weeksUS-Israel war on Iran - live...

Jane Clinton    UK considering all evacuation options, including charter and military flights and bus trips across land bordersUS-Israel war on Iran - live...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor    Some who live in region are unsure what to do amid missile strikes, while others are desperate to get home to the UKUS-Israel war on Iran - live...

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor    Meeting of six-country cooperation council says option to respond to attacks by Tehran remains on the tableUS-Israel war on Iran - live updatesGulf...

William Christou in Lebanon and Angela Giuffrida in Rome    Video shared on social media shows a drone strike on a building in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Black smoke was seen rising from destroyed buildings in...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor    British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of civilian sites and military assetsUS-Israeli attack on Iran - live...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor    War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole regionUS-Israeli attack on Iran - live updatesWhat...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor    Footage circulating on social media appears to show the moment a missile fell near a residential area in Doha. Qatar’s defence ministry said its...

   Gulf nation is accused of placing monitoring software on computers of two dissidents living in LondonBahrain is to tell the UK’s supreme court that...

   Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful CoexistenceA former UK Middle East minister has been...

   Exclusive: Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed asideThe UK is on the brink of signing a 1.6bn...