"Consumer confidence slumps to two-year low, as The Guardian reported, UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets and UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep Strait of Hormuz open after Iran war."
"Omid Habibinia, a man in his 50s who was born in Tehran but moved to the UK 25 years ago, described the impact on him personally. Since the first day of the war, connection has been cut off."
"Around 90 million people inside Iran have effectively been imprisoned by the internet shutdown and millions more have been deprived of contact with their loved ones, the attacks on the country's critical infrastructure alongside the killing and injury of thousands of civilians and the displacement of many are deeply distressing to me."
The ongoing US-Israel war on Iran is causing significant economic and political tensions in the UK. Consumer confidence has dropped to a two-year low, with rising prices expected. The UK government is preparing to deploy RAF Typhoons to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's refusal to allow US strikes from UK bases has drawn criticism. The economic fallout from the conflict is anticipated to last at least eight months, with personal impacts felt by Iranians in the UK, who face distress over the situation in their homeland.
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