The escalating conflict in the Middle East is set to drag global economic growth to its weakest pace since the

The Middle East conflict is a key factor in the negative forecast

The economic fallout from the Iran war — higher energy prices and increased uncertainty — will drag down global growth this year, the World Bank said Thursday

Global economic growth is set to slow to 2.5% this year. The World Bank attributes this to the Iran war, which has driven up energy prices and created uncertainty. Developing…