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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T12:19:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
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    "Membership",
    "Israel launches retaliatory strikes on Iran in defiance of Donald Trump as ceasefire pushed to brink",
    "Donald Trump considers BUYING Chagos Islands in effort to crush Keir Starmer's surrender",
    "Keir Starmer vows war on social media giants unless they impose strict 'world-first' restrictions",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nMost Britons look at the latest exchange of fire between Iran and Israel and assume it is a distant conflict with little relevance to daily life in the UK.\n\nThey are mistaken.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe immediate consequence is already visible in global energy markets.\n\nAs tensions rise, so do oil prices.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAny threat to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important energy routes, pushes up the cost of fuel, transport and goods.\n\nWhat starts as a military confrontation in the Middle East quickly results in higher prices at the petrol pump, in the supermarket shop and on household energy bills.\n\nThe bigger concern is whether the conflict between the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state escalates.\n\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made one thing clear throughout his political career: threats to Israel will be met with force.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIran's leadership, meanwhile, cannot afford to appear weak after launching direct attacks early this morning.\n\nNeither side is under significant domestic pressure to step back.\n\nHistory tells us wars have a habit of growing beyond their original objectives.\n\nThe question many are asking is whether Donald Trump would support a wider conflict or step back, as critics claim he has done in relation to Ukraine.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Israel launches retaliatory strikes on Iran in defiance of Donald Trump as ceasefire pushed to brink\n  * Donald Trump considers BUYING Chagos Islands in effort to crush Keir Starmer's surrender\n  * Keir Starmer vows war on social media giants unless they impose strict 'world-first' restrictions\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEvidence suggests the United States President wants neither war nor escalation.\n\nHe has repeatedly called for restraint and diplomacy — and has reportedly urged Mr Netanyahu to avoid actions that could trigger a wider regional conflict.\n\nHowever, avoiding a conflict while trying to stop it is a different matter altogether.\n\nThe danger is events begin to move faster than diplomacy does.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIf Israel launches a larger campaign against Tel Aviv, or if Tehran retaliates by threatening shipping routes or Western interests, the consequences could spread far beyond the region.\n\nEnergy prices would rise further, inflation could begin to soar again, and global trade would suffer.\n\nFor Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, that would mean slower growth, higher living costs and increased pressure to spend more on defence at a time when the Armed Forces are already stretched while the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan remains delayed.\n\nThis conflict may be unfolding thousands of miles away, but Downing Street cannot afford to ignore it.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe missiles may be landing in the Middle East.\n\nYet the economic and security consequences may soon be landing on our streets.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Ordinary Brits will pay the price for Israel and Iran's retaliatory strikes"
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