Donald Trump

The latest news, opinion and analysis on Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States

Unifil says convoy was halted by Israel Defense Forces; Simon Harris among 11 ministers calling for end to war

Iran threatens to target Gulf and Sea of Oman ships ⁠if US blockade ‌in the Strait of Hormuz continues

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 17:32

Iran has unleashed Gen Z tech warriors to ridicule the Trump administration

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

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 12:09

Kerrygold owner delivers stable results despite ‘highly challenging’ US trade conditions

Ornua has found itself directly in the firing line of Trump’s tariffs on EU imports

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 09:44

China courts America’s allies as US-dominated world order recedes

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

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:38

‘He’s clearly not well’: Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour revives mental health debate

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

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00

The Irish Times view on US-Iran talks: a glimmer of hope

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 20:30

Trump turns on Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by Italian leader

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 19:33

Talks on ending Iran war could resume ‘over the next two days’, says Trump

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 19:26

Have you changed holiday plans due to Trump or impact of Middle East war?

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 15:50

Trump accused of ‘sacrilege’ over Jesus image by influential Irish-American organisation

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 10:03

No rest for JD Vance as Trump gets cross with the pope again

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 07:26

US blockade of Iran is risky escalation but peace still has a chance

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

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 06:38

Ireland’s far-right movement will emerge from the ‘breakfast roll-atariat’

Fuel protests have seen big wheels driven over democratic norms

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 06:05

Only one winner between Pope Leo and Donald Trump

World leaders show very different kinds of qualities and abilities

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 06:00

Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch dismissed

US president called media mogul personally to try prevent publication of report he sent ‘bawdy’ email to Jeffrey Epstein

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 23:22

US blockade of Iranian ports begins as Trump faces backlash over ‘blasphemous’ image

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

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 22:31

Trump claims Iran wants to make a deal ‘very badly’

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

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 21:08

Iran threatens to resume rocket attacks as US blockades the Strait of Hormuz

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

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 20:56

Trump deletes post with AI image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’

The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 19:08

How much will petrol and diesel cost after new measures kick in this week?

Even with the latest excise cut, motorists will still be much worse off than they were six weeks ago

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 19:01

Trump’s naval blockade on Iran amounts to a dramatic comedown

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

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 17:10

Why does Donald Trump want to enforce a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?

Such a move presents different challenges and dilemma from what the US did in the case of Venezuela

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 15:55

Pope Leo vows to continue Iran war critiques after Trump attacks

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

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 13:31

Can new €500m package end political turmoil over fuel?

Inside Politics: Government defends plans as ‘most generous in EU’ while Opposition and protesters dismiss measures as insufficient

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 12:40

Donald Trump brands Rory McIlroy a ‘legend’ after second Masters triumph

US president praises 36-year-old’s second consecutive victory at Augusta

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 12:07

Trump attacks Pope Leo as being ‘weak on crime, terrible for foreign policy’

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

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 08:11

Oil surges, Asian stocks tumble ahead of US naval blockade

Move could cut global crude supply by 2 million barrels

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 06:29

We need clear thinkers to find a way out of the ‘soul rot’ of our modern world

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’

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 06:10