Iran

Inside Politics: Simon Harris promises to bring forward measures to help Ireland cope with a surge in oil and fuel prices

Strikes signal a potential deepening of the war, with longer-term consequences for the global economy

White House accuses its own counterintelligence head of repeating ‘false claim’ aired by Democrats

Pentagon reportedly requests additional $200bn in funding for war in Middle East from US Congress

Donald Trump appears to suggest the US could ‘finish off’ Iran and leave its allies to secure the key Strait of Hormuz

Tánaiste Simon Harris told the Dáil it would be agreed at the next Cabinet meeting, likely on Tuesday

Tensions spill over after counterterrorism chief quits with letter criticising rationale for the conflict

Iran is being battered by the US and Israel, but Tehran’s ability to choke the Strait of Hormuz has caught Washington by surprise

A mission to take or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history

USS Gerald R Ford and its crew ‘have been pushed to the brink after nearly a year at sea’, says senator

Trump is at heart not merely cruel but a coward

Bank of International Settlements urges interest rate-setters globally not to rush to respond to a spike in energy prices

Intensifying Israeli attacks in Lebanon ​displace more than 1m people, while aid effort struggles to keep pace with deepening crisis

Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’

Ukrainian president warns against US move to ease sanctions on Russian oil

Taoiseach benefits from St Patrick’s Day news agenda dominated by US foreign policy

Joe Kent is the first Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict

Iran are currently scheduled to play two group matches in Los Angeles and one in Seattle

National security chief emerged as one of Iran’s most dominant figures following the assassination of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

A deep economic crisis, shocking terrorist attacks in EU cities plus an unprecedented wave of refugees would lead to a far-right surge that the EU may not survive

Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day engagements are not mere festivity

The high-stakes process became a full-on test of whether the country’s theocracy could survive

Live updates as war in Middle East continues

Japan and Australia have no plans to send ship as US president says Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if members fail to assist

Why have we allowed so many of our lives to become dependent on their vagaries?

EU leaders frustrated at being sidelined in Ukraine peace negotiations

Keir Starmer unveils £52m of support for UK homes struggling with price rises triggered by Iran conflict

Tánaiste says Ireland does not back Trump call for western militaries to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

US president’s search for partners to secure the vital waterway is met with polite refusals

Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip

Japan’s Nikkei falls for third day on Iran stagflation concerns

Most recent risk assessment was published in September 2024 ‘and remains valid today’, says Taoiseach

Many analysts believe US is getting trapped in a much longer war than it wanted

Trump raises pressure on nations to help reopen Strait of Hormuz

Many countries think it’s better to talk to Iran than to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz

Short-term support should target the most vulnerable through the welfare system but failure to phase out fossil fuels is costing consumers

Israel has underestimated the resilience of the Iranian-backed group

Trump is not offering liberation for Iran, and the Islamic regime is not offering resistance to empire. Both are bullies buying time

Donald Trump’s actions must be called out

Unthinkable: Committing publicly to a moral standpoint can change you for the better, or the worse