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"No easy wins": Iran war scuppers UK's efforts to make economic inroads

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Publish Date
Fri, 17 Apr 2026, 8:55am
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"No easy wins": Iran war scuppers UK's efforts to make economic inroads

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 17 Apr 2026, 8:55am

The world could pay a high price for the US launching war on Iran.  

Global shipping's in turmoil as Donald Trump's naval blockade increases uncertainty, although he's hinting peace talks could resume. 

The International Monetary Fund's warning a prolonged conflict could tilt the global economy towards recession. 

Former Chief Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson, Gerard Lyons told Mike Hosking that from an economic perspective, there are no easy wins for the UK. 

He says it’s likely that growth will be low, inflation will rise, and unfortunately unemployment, which currently sits around 5.4%, could head even higher.  

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