Rising energy costs and protests sharpen European opposition to US-Israeli attacks on Iran

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Trump weighs new Iran strikes or a deal as US pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia

Trump said the US is considering an attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, or it could reach a major deal. Reports say the Pentagon has drawn up strike plans for after the midterm elections, and Trump has not said whether he will approve them. Tehran says the US derailed talks, urges a new attempt, and warns even limited strikes would draw a response 'several times greater'. Opposition in Europe is reported to be growing over energy costs and protests.

• On Saturday the US ordered diplomats and other federal employees out of Saudi Arabia and is drawing down staff elsewhere in the region, with officials saying Iran is in advanced stages of planning attacks on Americans
• Iran says it won't let US warships approach
• US military reinforcements are reported heading to the Middle East
• Analysts say emergency oil stocks are at multidecade lows, with perhaps a month or two of supply if Hormuz shuts again
• Satellite images show an oil spill from a tanker strike spreading along the UAE coast, closing several beaches