Strait of Hormuz

Figure marks new three-year high

US president said Washington could not allow such an event to go unanswered

Iseq rises but banking stocks out of sorts

Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine

US president Donald Trump intervenes after both sides exchange strikes

Price shock to fuel and fertiliser is leading farmers around the world to delay planting, says Ifad chief

Fresh exchange of fire in the Gulf tests fragile ceasefire as conflict enters its 100th day

Iran says it targeted ‘enemy bases’ in Gulf following US strikes on Sirik and Qeshm Island

UN warns standoff is pushing millions closer to hunger

Analysts believe Russia’s stepped-up strikes are an attempt to reclaim an advantage in potential peace talks

Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump

Donald Trump is demanding an end to Tehran’s nuclear programme

Growth rates would tumble to levels rarely seen outside of big global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, report says

Negotiations ongoing with deal to extend ceasefire and reopen Strait of Hormuz to be struck over ​the next week, Trump claims

Brent crude futures rose nearly 3% to $94 a barrel, which in turn prompted a selloff in government bonds

US struggles to find a resolution the president will find acceptable

Looking at the AI boom now recalls the chaotic dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, though there is little doubt that jobs are on the line

Tehran says agreement has not been finalised

An average ‌of 11 children have been killed every ​24 hours in Lebanon, according to the UN children’s agency

Electricity and gas supplier becomes the latest to announce increase

Preliminary inflation figures are due across Europe later today, along with Canadian GDP

Electric Ireland also announced a 7.7% rise in the cost of domestic gas

Escalation in hostilities highlights threats ​to the tenuous ceasefire between the warring countries

Defence manufacturers tick higher in London

Fresh attempt by Washington to raise pressure on Iran leaves two sides far apart on deal

US president made comment in casual aside during cabinet meeting

Euronext Dublin finished up 0.5% after a tumultuous day’s trading full of swings and roundabouts

Euronext Dublin finishes session down 1.2% with most major names in the red

Israeli forces expand operations in southern ​Lebanon after warning of escalated attacks

Minister wants progress on renewable energy, says public are ahead of Government on issue

US president’s demand was met with silence on a recent conference call with Middle East leaders

Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations

News agency close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggests Strait of Hormuz would remain under Iranian control, a US red line

Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed

Iran has threatened to impose tolls on shipping, while US demands that Iran hand over its highly enriched uranium may be deferred

Markets optimistic about signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks

Micheál Martin offers help of Irish officials involved in peace process to Vatican Middle East efforts

Iranian supreme leader reportedly issues directive that near weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad

Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East

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