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US secretary of state will meet Binyamin Netanyahu and other senior figures in Jerusalem
Israel Iran Conflict
This is a tag for articles about the conflict between Israel and Iran which started in 2025.
Taoiseach and Tánaiste welcome EC proposal to partially suspend EU-Israel agreement
Move is ‘significant step forward’ as Ursula von der Leyen also proposes sanctions on ‘extremist ministers and violent settlers’
Avi Shlaim: Trump has failed to grasp something fundamental about Netanyahu
Notoriously stingy Trump seems content to continue to bankroll Israel’s monstrous war machine, even as it is ethnically cleansing the West Bank and perpetrating genocide in Gaza
Iran says US must agree compensatation before nuclear talks resumption
Tehran's foreign minister says Trump administration 'should explain why they attacked us’ in June
Iran’s leaders turn to a new brand of nationalism after Israeli and US attacks
Tehran repurposes folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into increasing support at home
State divests holdings in Israeli bonds, says Paschal Donohoe
Move follows escalation of Israel-Iran conflict which Isif describes as ‘increased risk to assets’
Some of Iran’s enriched uranium survived attacks, Israeli official says
Official said any attempts by Iran to recover it would almost certainly be detected
Israel aims to maintain ‘aerial superiority’ over Iran
Defence minister instructs armed forces to devise ‘enforcement plan’ for ceasefire
Iran committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty, says foreign minister
Iran passes legislation to suspend co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran abandoned plans to use maritime mines in blockade of Hormuz Strait
Strait closure would have affected transport of vast quantities of oil and gas
More than €100,000 spent on project to deliver premises for Irish embassy in Iran
Department did not confirm whether premises has been identified for permanent chancery
Optimism grows for Gaza ceasefire but serious obstacles remain
Israeli military has told political leaders to either end the war or order an expansion
Markets kept calm and carried on through Middle East turmoil
Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic
Tehran says US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks
Deputy foreign minster says US had not yet stated its position on possible future attacks, nor created confidence required for such dialogue
Iran ‘has serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire
Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war
Surging Iranian nationalism is an unintended consequence of Israel’s attacks
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
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
Trump’s F-bomb: The US didn’t faint when the president swore on live TV. How unexpectedly unprissy of it
The United States’ official puritanism sits uneasily with a wider nation that can be more creatively profane than any other in the Anglosphere
Iran holds funeral for top military commanders and scientists killed by Israel
State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran
US is again betting that installing ‘our sonuvabitch’ will neutralise an adversary. It never does
Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences
Trump says he saved ayatollah from ‘very ugly’ death
US president says he would consider bombing Iran again if it is enriching uranium to worrying level
Another chaotic week in Trumpland as Nato summit navigates ‘daddy’ issues
From a Dáil row over the GPO to further housing woes, your essential end-of-week politics catch-up
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
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Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman excel at jaded on-air grumbling
Radio: Newstalk Breakfast duo adopt a resigned air while Joe Duffy celebrates his retirement with grim nostalgia
Early assessments indicate Iran’s uranium stockpile largely intact, European governments told
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war
US-Iran: How badly damaged was Iran’s nuclear programme? Intelligence on strikes sparks political tempest
US administration suggests an initial report of less-severe damage is already outdated
Why have oil prices not soared in wake of Israel and US bombing Iran?
Markets have priced in that the worst of the Iran-Israel conflict is behind us and there will be no oil supply shocks
Trump’s perfectly landed swear word was his best performance yet
Politicians like Holly Cairns or Keir Starmer could meet the threat of the populist right with a lighter tone and a joke or two
Iran’s parliament suspends co-operation with UN nuclear watchdog
IAEA inspectors will ‘return to work as soon as possible’ on nuclear sites
EU leaders struggle to exert influence on multiple fronts
Europe letter: Trump’s unilateral actions leave the bloc more isolated on the world stage
Trump and Hegseth admit doubts about level of damage to Iranian nuclear sites
CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged
Trump says he will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign nuclear deal
US president dismisses intelligence leak suggesting impact of US strikes on key facilities was limited
Hours after Netanyahu spoke of a historic victory over Iran, Israel was hit by a painful reminder
Death of seven Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis leads key ally of prime minister to question war in Gaza
US intelligence report says strikes on Iran did not destroy two nuclear sites despite Trump claims
Initial classified US assessment of strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites says they are only likely to set back programme by months
World leaders call for diplomacy as shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire takes hold
Two more groups of Irish citizens have been assisted in leaving Israel and Iran, says Harris
Qatar-Iran ties scarred but should recover after missile salvo at US base, says Qatari prime minister
Qatar liaised with Iran at request of US to help facilitate Iran-Israel ceasefire, prime minister says
Israel kills 40 in Gaza after agreeing to ceasefire with Iran
Israel-Iran deal raises hopes among Palestinians of end to Gaza war
Israel-Iran ceasefire leaves key questions unanswered
It remains to be seen whether the Iranian nuclear programme was obliterated or merely set back
Oil prices slide as fragile ceasefire holds
Oil prices fell more than 3%, having already slid 9% on Monday
Where were China and Russia when Iran needed them most?
Stability in the Middle East is more valuable to Beijing than any cost or distraction a war with Iran might create for the US
Iran conflict could spark fuel price rises but it will not hit Irish supplies
Closure of Strait of Hormuz a key risk, industry body says
Israel-Iran ceasefire announcement shows Trump’s uncanny ability to shape the narrative
US president had sparked global and Maga unease after authorising US strikes on Iran and speculating about regime change
Israel and Iran ceasefire ‘now in effect’ says Donald Trump
US president urges both sides not to ‘violate’ deal he claims to have brokered
How Gaza became the world’s deadliest place for journalists
In the News podcast: At least 184 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023
Nuclear weapons have been in the Middle East for decades – not in Iran, but in Israel
Israel successfully created a reality distortion field in which the possible (Iran might get nuclear weapons) obscures the actual (Israel already has them)
Iran fires missiles at key US base in Qatar
Doha appears to have had advance warning of attack which followed US bombing or Iranian nuclear sites
US-Iran: Nuclear watchdog chief expects ‘significant’ damage at Fordow site
Uncertainty surrounds status of Iran’s stock of enriched uranium
US-Iran: Putin says Washington strikes are pushing world to a ‘very dangerous line’
Russian president meets Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi Araqchi in the Kremlin
Taoiseach warns against forgetting Gaza as international focus turns to Israel-Iran conflict
Ireland to push for sanctions on Israel at EU summit
Tempers flare at pro-Palestine protest in central London
UK government is to proscribe the Palestine Action group
Iran launches attack on US air base in Qatar, all missiles intercepted
US asks China to put pressure on Iran not to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route
Iran’s Gulf neighbours continue to urge restraint following US strikes on nuclear sites
Saudi Arabia leads calls for political solution to end Middle East crisis
Israel-Iran conflict: hostilities may end ‘within days’
‘Once the goals are achieved... the fighting will stop’ says Binyamin Netanyahu
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