Iran

Irish company said drag on bookings to last into 2027

Storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico will likely hit oil and gas producing facilities

August Hanning served as president of federal intelligence service from 1998 to 2005

Officials say bombers were taken from Fairford because of the risk of an attack ordered by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Price cut by Saudi Arabia points to looser market

Ireland ‘uniquely vulnerable’ because of reliance on home heating oil

Houthis have in recent weeks made lightning advances down the west coast of Yemen

A mysterious call near Fairford airbase set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty

Donald Trump’s recent threat to halt diesel exports would have had calamitous consequences for Europe

Micheál Martin also confirms welfare recipients and pensioners can expect Christmas bonus

After Rushdie was stabbed in 2022, his wife began to film his recovery. Now the footage has become part of Knife, a striking documentary about the attack on the writer and its aftermath

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt expected to arrive in the region by the end of November, a US official says

US president says Tehran will ‘be hit very hard’ if it was behind the attack

Israeli prime minister hopes drama will boost his security credentials as Israelis prepare to vote later this month

A 27-year-old man was arrested in the borough of Westminster, London

US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003 amid the bogus claim that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction

US and Iran have failed to make headway toward a lasting peace agreement

Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices

Counter-terrorism police defend decision to bail five British nationals in connection with incident at Fairford

Trump rejects proposal to resume full traffic through Strait of Hormuz in seven days

New leader Andy Burnham has energised supporters, yet economic pressures will quickly test the new administration

Many citizens are desperate to see past crimes punished. Others worry about reigniting violence

Buyers cautious about bidding high for homes, figures show

Companies stall investment as bills rise following US-Iran war

Dara Calleary expects ‘targeted investment where people are feeling the pinch most at the moment’

Major incident declared at RAF Fairford as bomb squad inspects vehicles and village is evacuated

Tehran says US negotiators have yet to formally respond to its plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has regular talks with Trump administration, which describes conflict as ‘Biden’s war, not our war’

US president privately sceptical Tehran would meet his demands to dismantle its nuclear programme

Television networks resume White House coverage as legal battle continues

European markets enjoy first gain in four weeks

World leaders should have walked out in protest at his disregard for international law

But the two countries remain far apart on ways to halt conflict

O’Callaghan suggests Christy Kinahan snr could seek shelter in Iran after being ‘run out’ of Ireland and Spain and having UAE visa cancelled

Iran’s Pezeshkian says US ‘bombed a school’ and ‘children perished’ under weapons used by the US and Israel

The latest from New York, Leinster House and the political run-in to the Budget

Optimism around diplomatic push to end seven-month conflict drives prices lower

Companies must assess global economic uncertainty when making accounting judgments, Iaasa says

Key route for Saudi crude to reach Red Sea has been closed for two weeks following drone strikes

Diplomatic push to end US-Iran war but no guarantees talks will show tangible progress