Six months into the Iran war, stock markets are still well ahead
The cliche ‘buying on the sound of cannons’ appears to have held up once again
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Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
Iran-backed Houthi militia also take mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab
Mortgages in the firing line as ECB increases interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
Financial markets are pricing in one more rate hike this year and possibly two next year
US says Iranian tankers destroyed after ballistic missile attacks on American warship
US Central Command says targeted tankers are part of a ‘multibillion-dollar shadow network’ that funds Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Iran says response to further attacks will be ‘more painful’
Economy minister Ali Madanizadeh says Tehran plans to respond to US economic pressure with reforms
Ukraine urgently needs money and missiles. Can Europe find them?
Europe letter: EU will struggle to repeat its €90bn loan trick to keep Ukraine funded
Oil shares remain steady as Gulf conflict appears to cool
Iseq in the green as London and European markets retreat
Trump says US will hit Iran with more attacks as conflict reignites
First exchange of fire between two countries in more than a month sends oil prices rising 3%
The Iranian cleric tightening Khamenei’s grip at home
Once sidelined, Hossein Taeb has been elevated by the new supreme leader to run the Revolutionary Guards’ emboldened Basij militia
Tourist numbers up 13% in 2026 as British and European visits rebound
Number of US visitors arriving in Ireland also up 7.6% from 2025, says CSO
Iran and Oman discuss temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on
No military vessel will be allowed through the strait, Iranian minister says
Long queues form at petrol stations in Iran as US blockade triggers fuel shortages
US blockade and attacks on refining capacity leave country facing 15 million-litre daily petrol shortfall
‘Economic D-Day’ on Iran must overcome a troubled history
Donald Trump is reaching for yet another strategy to grope his way out of a military adventure gone wrong
Middle East conflict drives sharpest rise in commercial construction costs in several years
Copper pipes among key building materials to record large increase in cost in 2026
Trump warns of economic consequences for countries supporting Iran
Tehran’s foreign minister responds by saying US ‘economic terrorism’ threatens global economy
Dáil recall over fuel interventions ‘under review’, says Burke
Middle East conflict leaves Government in ‘very uncertain, uncharted territory again’, Minister says
Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Donald Trump escalates war, insiders say
Proposals to retaliate against US assets beyond Middle East come as many in Tehran see renewed conflict as inevitable
Rural TDs lobby Simon Harris to stall plans to reinstate full rate of fuel excise duty
There are mixed views among Coalition backbenchers over next month’s planned increase
US sanctions International Criminal Court president and Israel prosecutor
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has called the Hague-based ICC a ‘corrupt and fatally politicised supranational court’
Iran threatens new offensive while Trump rules out extending ceasefire deal
Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until US meets conditions of interim deal, Iranian negotiator says
Donald Trump’s approval falls to 33%, the lowest of his presidency, poll finds
Four-fifths of US adults believe US war on Iran will ‘last a long time’
Donald Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman
Midterm elections ‘have nothing to do with my thinking’, US president tells Fox News
Pinergy increases electricity bills by €169 a year from September
Energy supplier blames volatile markets for 7.6% increase and says it can no longer absorb higher costs
US to roll out ‘economic isolation’ plan for Iran next week
Trump administration to intensify efforts to force Tehran’s capitulation through financial pressure
China appears to have saved us from a global recession
Beijing’s decision to slash oil imports has kept a lid on prices, avoiding a wider economic fallout
Nato chief calls for ‘conversation’ on usefulness of Irish neutrality in changing world
Neutrality an ‘important conversation to be had among the Irish people’, says US air force general Alexus Grynkewich
No progress in talks aimed at reviving interim Iran-US deal, says Iranian source
Washington accuses Tehran of failing to honour agreement to reopen vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route
Trump says he will demand compensation from Iran
Trump says he will demand Tehran pay compensation for ‘all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded’
Iran says US must meet new conditions before Strait of Hormuz reopens
Tehran wants war compensation from Washington ‘for what it has violated’
Global food prices hit three-year high on back of conflict and extreme weather
UN’s index of food-commodity prices rose by 0.6% last month as supply and harvest concerns hit cereal costs
Netanyahu’s career may be coming to a close, but what follows will not be much better
Netanyahu’s fear of losing power and of no longer being able to delay his corruption trial is becoming more urgent, but there may be little he can do
Demand for electric vehicle grants surges in wake of fuel price increases
Demand for grant scheme doubled in April compared with same month in 2025
Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Strait of Hormuz
Contradictory statements from Donald Trump and Iranian foreign ministry cast doubt on diplomatic efforts
Drone strike on Egyptian port signals potential new front in US-Iran war
Tehran, Washington, Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis continue attacks on sites across Gulf region
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