Approximately 18 months ago, Pakistan and Iran were conducting military strikes on alleged terrorist hideouts within each other's territory.

In the United Kingdom, some mortgage deals were withdrawn from the market within a week of the Middle East conflict breaking out.

Pakistan's army chief traveled to Tehran a few days ago for face-to-face meetings as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts.

The UK government's fiscal and policy plans are being upended by revised economic growth forecasts resulting from the Middle East conflict.