September 28, 2025
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UK Guarantees JLR Recovery Loan

The financing will be raised privately and backed by the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance. The move is expected to unlock up to £1.5 billion in liquidity for suppliers, many of whom rely heavily on JLR for business In a significant move to stabilize the British automotive sector, the UK government has announced a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) loan guarantee for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), following a crippling cyberattack that brought production to a halt for nearly a month. The support aims to prevent widespread disruption across JLR’s supply chain, especially among small suppliers teetering on the brink
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Lavrov also revealed that Iran had recently held talks with the E3, but said the outcome only reinforced Tehran’s belief that Europe was actively seeking a justification to restore sanctions, rather than preserve the deal Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has sharply criticized the snapback mechanism embedded in the Iran nuclear deal, calling it a “trap” designed to unfairly target Iran and undermine the spirit of international diplomacy. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Lavrov said the mechanism—contained in United Nations Security Council
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Govt Weighs Support for JLR Suppliers

Ministers are exploring ways to support Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) supply chain after the carmaker was forced to suspend UK production in the wake of a major cyber-attack. The incident, which occurred at the end of August, forced JLR to
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