Iran

Iran passes legislation to suspend co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency

Warships and artillery launch one of the deadliest bombardments of territory for months

At a meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris in Dublin Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani also discussed the current situation in Iran

Strait closure would have affected transport of vast quantities of oil and gas

Department did not confirm whether premises has been identified for permanent chancery

Kyiv’s long-range strike drones hit Russian weapons plant more than 1,000km from front line

Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic

Deputy foreign minster says US had not yet stated its position on possible future attacks, nor created confidence required for such dialogue

Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war

Although the regime in Tehran remains unpopular, war appears to have boosted support for Iran’s ballistic missile programme and even enthusiasm for acquiring a nuclear bomb

‘As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie,’ the US president marvelled on Truth Socia

Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained

Three children and their parents reported killed in Israeli strike on tent camp in Muwasi near city of Khan Younis

State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran

Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences

A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live

US president says he would consider bombing Iran again if it is enriching uranium to worrying level

The likelihood is that much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain intact, and despite calls for regime change there is no sign of Iranians rising up

A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East

In the News podcast: US decision to bomb Iran is a dramatic intervention in tense history that dates to 1979

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war

US administration suggests an initial report of less-severe damage is already outdated

CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged

US president dismisses intelligence leak suggesting impact of US strikes on key facilities was limited

Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence arm

If the White House capitulates to Putin on Ukraine, it will grossly and perhaps fatally betray the principles on which Nato was founded

If the US wants to accelerate a worldwide discussion with a policy intervention, the obvious one would be a tax on capital inflows

Qatar liaised with Iran at request of US to help facilitate Iran-Israel ceasefire, prime minister says

Oil prices fell more than 3%, having already slid 9% on Monday

Closure of Strait of Hormuz a key risk, industry body says

US president had sparked global and Maga unease after authorising US strikes on Iran and speculating about regime change

US president urges both sides not to ‘violate’ deal he claims to have brokered

In the News podcast: At least 184 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023

Israel successfully created a reality distortion field in which the possible (Iran might get nuclear weapons) obscures the actual (Israel already has them)

Doha appears to have had advance warning of attack which followed US bombing or Iranian nuclear sites

Uncertainty surrounds status of Iran’s stock of enriched uranium

Ireland to push for sanctions on Israel at EU summit

US asks China to put pressure on Iran not to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route

Saudi Arabia leads calls for political solution to end Middle East crisis

Asked about US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, Taoiseach repeats call for situation in the Middle East to ‘de-escalate’