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Israel Iran Conflict
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South Lebanon at risk of being cut off as Israeli forces strike bridges
Latest evacuation orders prompt panic and confusion with more than one million people now registered as displaced
US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged and notes uncertainty from Middle East war
Central Bank acknowledges increased uncertainty due to Middle East war but continues to expect one reduction this year
Israel’s relentless policy of assassination in Iran could backfire
As Ali Larijani was being buried in Tehran, news came in of another killing – Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib
Japan’s leader faces test of nerve with Donald Trump: can she say ‘no’?
US president is expected to press Sanae Takaichi for military help in the Strait of Hormuz
ECB and peers to adopt wait-and-see approach to Iran war inflation impact
Bank of International Settlements urges interest rate-setters globally not to rush to respond to a spike in energy prices
Trump takes aim at Nato, Keir Starmer and Europe in meeting with Taoiseach
Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’
Israel says it has killed Iran’s de facto leader Ali Larijani
Iranian supreme leader rejects de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, says senior Iranian official
European airlines plan challenge to EU synthetic jet fuel rules
Carriers concerned by high costs and supply issues
Who is Ali Larijani, the Iranian official Israel claims to have killed?
National security chief emerged as one of Iran’s most dominant figures following the assassination of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Oil rallies as Iran targets Middle East energy infrastructure
European shares little changed as investors assess impact of war
Trump’s envoy warned Ireland was losing US business, records show
Taoiseach rules out any Irish involvement in Iran conflict as he prepares to meet US president on Tuesday
The rise of Mojtaba Khamenei: Inside the succession battle to decide Iran’s next leader
The high-stakes process became a full-on test of whether the country’s theocracy could survive
Trump says Israel ‘would never’ use a nuclear weapon in Iran; US and Iran ‘in direct contact’
Live updates as war in Middle East continues
US allies reject Trump call for escorts on Strait of Hormuz
Japan and Australia have no plans to send ship as US president says Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if members fail to assist
Trump’s words sway oil prices and stock market trust
Why have we allowed so many of our lives to become dependent on their vagaries?
Is it time for the EU to start talking to Russia after four years of silence?
EU leaders frustrated at being sidelined in Ukraine peace negotiations
China and India show Trump that diplomacy can work
Many countries think it’s better to talk to Iran than to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz
If you thought Hizbullah were a spent force, think again
Israel has underestimated the resilience of the Iranian-backed group
Violent aggression against violent repression will never bring peace to Iran
Trump is not offering liberation for Iran, and the Islamic regime is not offering resistance to empire. Both are bullies buying time
Unifil says its peacekeepers have been fired upon in Lebanon; Pope calls for ceasefire
Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’ and urges other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
All sides in Middle East war play down ceasefire prospects
Tehran says it is open to negotiating with countries seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz
Government preparing cost-of-living interventions to meet Middle East fallout
Simon Harris underscores support for hospitality VAT cut following comments from Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins
Animals Lebanon providing sanctuary for pets whose owners forced to flee air attack
‘If we are able to change something, that’s the only way to have meaning for our life. I would like to stand for the voiceless’
Are we on the brink of another destructive price surge?
Market signals are just as confusing as the military objectives
Trump rejects peace overtures and calls on countries to send ships to Strait of Hormuz
White House clearly not interested in ending the war, now going into its third week, say Omani diplomatic sources
Iran vows revenge for Kharg Island attacks; US citizens told to leave Iraq
Several explosions heard on key island but ‘no oil infrastructure damaged’
The US has been caught off guard by the scale of Iran’s retaliation
Cheap drones, intelligence networks and proximity allow Tehran to hit US bases
In pictures: Aboard the Donegal fishing boat rocked by global events
The outbreak of war half a world away saw a catch of crab returned to Killybegs due to a cancelled flight
Welcome to the first war of the brainrot era
Pumped-up White House videos about Iran conflict are extreme even by recent US standards
US easing sanctions on Russian oil draws criticism from Ukraine and European allies
Zelenskiy warns waiver will boost Russian war chest
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