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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jessie Williams

Four million people across the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by war in Iran, UN warns

Four million people in the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by the war in Iran, says the UN, as the conflict enters its second month.

A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the economic and social repercussions of the war found that Arab nations stand to lose between $120 billion and $194 billion from gross domestic product as a result of disruptions to energy supply chains.

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