US embassy in Baghdad hit by missile after Trump says military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island ‘obliterated’
Several explosions heard on key island but ‘no oil infrastructure damaged’
Lebanon
Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ and calls regime leaders ‘deranged scumbags’
Death toll and humanitarian crises mount two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran
Iran vows to fight on in first message issued in name of new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei’s statement was read out on TV, fueling doubts over his health following attack on his father’s compound
‘The children are afraid’: Beirut’s southern suburbs reel under relentless air strikes
Many displaced families sought safety along Beirut’s seafront, but even the beaches have become targets
Trump’s ‘little excursion’ could leave Iran even more fragmented, unstable and violent
For now, the most likely outcome is a shift to even greater levels of authoritarian control. Beyond that, the future is less certain
Beirut’s new reality: Sudden air strikes, shattered homes and a surge in the displaced
An attack in Lebanon’s capital captures the growing sense of vulnerability as mounting casualties and mass evacuation strains already fragile services
Iran escalates attacks as oil shock prompts countries to open strategic reserves
Tehran hits commercial vessels and warns of $200 oil as global agencies rush to contain one of the worst energy shocks in decades
Surge in Israeli settler violence in West Bank since start of Iran war
At least five Palestinians killed during attacks by settlers in 11 days
Iran warns it will block oil shipments from the Gulf unless attacks cease
Donald Trump considers easing sanctions on Russia as part of package of options to combat spiking global oil prices
An end to the Iran war could trigger Israel to extend its operations in south Lebanon
There is now a broad consensus in Israel for the need to establish a new security zone in neighbouring country
I left for a week – and came back to war: Life inside Beirut’s expanding evacuation zone
Hundreds of thousands have been ordered to flee as evacuation maps redraw Beirut overnight, leaving residents scrambling for shelter and safety
That visit to the White House
Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington comes at a time when few leaders are standing up to Donald Trump over Iran war
Israel and US continue wide-scale strikes on Iran as chances of ceasefire talks downplayed
Trump ‘nowhere near’ deciding on whether or not to send US troops into Iran with Israeli strikes on Lebanon ongoing
‘Everything is bombed’: Beirut church shelters families fleeing waves of air strikes
Migrant workers and refugees shut out of official shelters as Israel bombards Lebanese capital
Iran’s new supreme leader will be a hardliner
The conflict has entered its second week, with the Islamic regime showing no sign of capitulating
Within Islam, Iran is a country apart
Rite & Reason: As we saw on this island, differences between denominations can soon wander beyond religion into the political
Flames rise over Iranian capital as war with Israel and US continues
Netanyahu promises ‘many surprises’ for next phase of conflict amid Tehran strikes on US bases in neighbouring Gulf states
Iran’s president rejects Trump demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Masoud Pezeshkian apologises for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, but Iranian fire targets Gulf states on Saturday
Lara Marlowe: Trump wanted a distraction. So he turned the world into a lawless jungle
Worldview: Christian Zionists such as Mike Huckabee believe the Battle of Armageddon between Iran and Israel will precipitate the return of Christ
Irish troops in Lebanon ‘well and accounted for’ as hostilities rage between Israel and Hizbullah
US says it struck Iranian drone carrier at sea; more than 200 killed in Israeli air strikes on Beirut
‘Everyone is scared’: Panic grips Beirut as Israeli air strikes pound suburbs
Tens of thousands have fled their homes as Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon sends families scrambling for shelter in abandoned shops, schools and churches
Trump demands a say on Iran’s next leader as Middle East war spirals
Iran’s regime shows scant signs of losing grip on power as it continues to fire at Israel and Gulf states
Israel’s escalation in Lebanon raises new questions over Hizbullah’s survival
Militant group faces pressure from all sides as Israeli military pushes beyond the border
War on Iran spreads after US sinks ship near Sri Lanka and Nato defences shoot down missile
Israeli troops move into multiple towns in southern Lebanon, engaging Hizbullah in firefights, as strikes continue to hit Tehran and its territory
How might the war in the Middle East end?
In the News podcast: US and Israel are allies in the war with Iran but are their objectives the same?
Iran war: How Israel and the US are co-ordinating their attack
Israeli bombing of sites in western Iran has fuelled speculation that it is seeking to clear the path for a Kurdish advance
US multinationals will not flee Ireland just because we stand up to Donald Trump
Time we put down the St Patrick’s Day shamrock bowl and speak up for international law
As Israel pounds Hizbullah in Lebanon, refugees flee back into Syria
‘When we fled the war at home, they tried to stop us coming. Now there is war here, they’re not letting us leave’
Tarek Atoui: Souffle Continu, Sunflowers review – Immersive, sensory and mysterious work
Visual art: Installations at IMMA serve as invitations to both listen and be listened to
US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the Gulf
Hundreds reportedly killed across region as Donald Trump says military operations could last ‘four to five weeks’
US‑Israel war with Iran spills into Lebanon, killing at least 52 and injuring more than 150
Hizbullah fires on Israel after Khamenei’s killing, prompting Israeli strikes as conflict spreads across region
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