UK diesel prices experienced their most substantial monthly drop in 26 years during November, with experts attributing the decline to easing geopolitical tensions and a reduction in crude oil costs. This follows a period of elevated prices linked to Middle East instability.
US President Donald Trump cancelled a diplomatic mission to Pakistan aimed at de-escalating the Iran war, stating that US envoys would be 'wasting too much time'. The decision came shortly after Iran's foreign minister concluded talks with Pakistani mediators. Trump claimed 'tremendous infighting and confusion' within Iran's leadership, adding that if Tehran desired negotiations, 'all they have to do is call'. The cancellation casts doubt on the fragile ceasefire initiated after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February, killing its Supreme Leader and hundreds of civilians, including 110 children at a primary school.
Hundreds of individuals demonstrated at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, demanding an end to US operations against Iran launched from the base. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament organised the protest following the start of the conflict on 28 February, which included a US-Israeli strike on an Iranian primary school, killing 110 children.
