Iran

Donald Trump says war, which began after US and Israel attacked Iran in February, is ‘very close to being over’

US vice-president feels ire of protesters: ‘Jesus Christ does not support genocide!’

Budget airline Ryanair slipped 1.6% to €25.52 in Dublin even as oil prices stayed well below $100 a barrel on Wednesday

Gen Z Iranian content creators use AI-generated comedy videos and Lego animations of Trump in propaganda battle against US

Leaked documents show IRGC secretly acquired system and used it to guide strikes during war in March

Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain

As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced

With the truce set to expire next Tuesday, the two sides are weighing up new proposals

UN secretary general António Guterres has said 'there is no military solution' to the crisis in the Middle East

US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington

PTSB shares slid 4.3% after Austrian Bawag was announced as winning bidder for Irish lender

Iran war could negate all reductions recently rolled out by Irish Government

Have your holiday plans been impacted by travel turmoil, events in the United States or sharply rising fuel prices?

Ancient Order of Hibernians says US president’s criticism of Pope Leo and AI-generated image has ‘deeply offended’ Catholics

US has implemented a blockade of Iranian ports

Traders are tracking progress of a China-linked vessel that may test the new curbs

Just back from fruitless negotiations with Iran, the US vice-president found himself having to address a fraught new episode in the uneasy relationship between church and state in America

Blockade is primarily an instrument of economic coercion to gain leverage in talks process that remains alive

Increase in wind energy shields country from worst of spike, Wind Energy Ireland says

Iran’s economy had been in trouble for years before this latest war

Delays of more than two years for decisions are forcing some to consider leaving Ireland

Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems

Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ if they come close to blockade, says US president

Tehran taunts US over rising petrol price as blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah

US president’s original war aims included Iran’s unconditional surrender, regime change, elimination of its nuclear potential and ‘obliterating’ Iran’s missiles

Pontiff said he will ‘continue to speak out loudly against war’

Spending on entertainment rose 9% from March 2025, helped by the release of tickets for Olivia Dean’s Marlay Park concerts

Trump takes credit for rise to papacy of Leo, one of the world’s most powerful critics of the US war with Iran

Move could cut global crude supply by 2 million barrels

A friend reminded me of a four-word letter to The Irish Times Gabriel Rosenstock wrote in 2007, when US troops were pouring into Iraq: ‘Cúrsaí ola, cúrsaí fola’

Let’s start our journey into the mind of the Trump administration with a blue fish

US president says aim of move is to place chokehold on Tehran’s access to oil revenues

Fear of being drawn into prolonged negotiations with Iran is palpable

Worldview: European elites are ill-prepared for this scale of change in their relations with the US

Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz

JD Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East, has gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign

There are some grounds for cautious optimism

Here it is, Mr President: a simplified guide on how to sell a war to faithful followers, having told them up to now you would not launch one

Even with two price options, Border transport businesses and customers are ‘not coping’ with the effects of the Middle East conflict