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IMF warns Iran conflict will lead to higher prices as Trump makes new threat
US president threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
Trump issues new warning to Tehran as Iran rejects US demands
US president claims progress in talks before threatening to ‘completely obliterate’ Iranian energy targets if a deal is not reached
Price rises part of bleak backdrop to talk of ending US-Israeli war on Iran
Inside Politics: Sinn Féin says Government response made up of ‘half measures’
Why does the US have Iran’s Kharg Island in its sights?
Donald Trump has suggested taking over the tiny island that exports up to 90% of Iran’s oil
Wall Street’s main indexes advance in choppy trading
Global benchmark oil prices rose to $115 a barrel
Donald Trump says US could seize Iran’s Kharg Island as troop numbers rise
US president says he is considering seizing the territory even as negotiations continue
If you want to know why Trump keeps going to war, look at the size of his military budget
The US president is proof of the adage that when you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail
EU-Australia trade deal is good for Ireland but only if we tackle competitiveness
Diversifying export markets and supporting SMEs to trade globally is critical to Irish growth
Talks between Iran and US to be hosted in Pakistan in ‘coming days’ says foreign minister
Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem
Trump used to think war was a bad thing. Now he has an appetite for global violence
No one at the Pentagon will curb his desire to flaunt US military might – certainly not the aggro Pete Hegseth
Trump under pressure, but it takes two to Taco on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened by executive fiat alone
Kneecap, our new gonzo shadow cabinet, stepped into the breach on Cuba
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people
Minnesota centre stage as thousands of anti-Trump rallies take place across US
Organisers are hopeful it will be the largest single-day nonviolent protest in American history
Searows: ‘Finding out Gracie Abrams was a fan gave me impostor syndrome’
Gender isn’t a defining force in Alec Duckart’s music; it’s part of who he is, not something he thinks about every time he picks up a guitar
Israeli strike kills three journalists in Lebanon; Ukraine denies claims Iran destroyed Dubai depot
Two journalists reportedly killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon; Yemen’s Houthis confirm attack on Israel
‘That’s a lie’: Rubio denies Zelenskiy claim US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas
Ukrainian leader said US was making its offer of security guarantees contingent on ceding the industrial heartland
The Irish working for US firms: ‘Friday 4.30pm and somebody is trying to kick off a project’
US firms employ more than 245,000 people here but working for one entails straddling time zones and negotiating different attitudes to work-life balance
Pattern of well-timed bets raises questions beyond Iran episode
Prediction markets have seen very profitable bets at key unflagged moments of the Trump presidency
Atomic agency reports no increase in radiation following attack on nuclear facility
UN urges US to conclude investigation into deadly Iran school strike; Sinn Féin TD defends party stance on fuel cuts
Trump Doonbeg private cottage jumps in value as club declares record membership
Speculation has mounted about the possibility US president could show up for Irish Open at Co Clare course
Cost-of-living supports dominate Dáil with Coalition facing risk of political peril
Inside Politics: With two byelections set to take place towards the end of May, expect much focus on fuel costs if prices are still high
Trump may send a further 10,000 troops to Middle East. Why?
Despite Donald Trump's claims he has ‘won’ the war, Iran still controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices drive higher amid fears of longer war
Global benchmark Brent Crude is up more than 50% this month
Man who assaulted woman during call with Barron Trump jailed for four years
Russian man drunkenly beat up victim when he became jealous of her friendship with US president’s son
How Iran is seeking to cash in on controlling the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran suggests system of charging fees and limiting passage to ‘non-hostile’ ships could endure beyond the war
JD Vance has had a quiet few months. Now, he’s back in the spotlight
US president’s Iran war is straining Republican loyalty, leaving Vance both heir‑apparent and uneasy messenger in a moment of political risk
Trump extends deadline to strike Iran energy sites; Israel says it has killed Iranian commander
Tehran ‘begging’ for deal, says Trump, as US and Iran harden positions
Trump extends ‘pause’ on Iran energy sector strikes
Impasse over ceasefire talks sets stage for escalation in United States-Israel attack on Iran
Markets slide driven by uncertainty around US-Iran talks
Euronext Dublin underperformed international peers as it finished down 2.7 per cent, dragged by many of its bigger hitters
Iran war tests Donald Trump’s tolerance for ‘pain’ in oil market
US president appears to make abrupt policy pivots based on swings in crude prices
How many missiles does Iran have left?
Iran has maintained large and dispersed stockpiles of weapons for scenarios exactly like this, say experts
Blaming Israel for US war on Iran lets Trump off the hook for reckless decision
Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran is fulfilment of an ambition cherished for decades in both parties on Capitol Hill
Iran conflict will have lasting impact on prices
Central Bank and ESRI warn of impact from higher energy costs even if Iran crisis ended tomorrow
South Africa embraces renewables with a little help from loyal friends
Gross inefficiencies, lack of investment and corruption seem to be a thing of the past, but it still has issues with grid weakness
I hate to kink-shame, but is violent leather play really a stable basis for social change?
Daredevil: Born Again is back on Disney+, which means alliterative attorney Matt Murdoch is back violently assaulting people
Iran rejects US peace plan, offers its own conditions to end war
Tehran determined to continue defending itself and will deliver ‘severe blows’ until demands are met, official says
Trump prepared to ‘unleash hell’ on Iran but prefers peace, White House says
World is now ‘staring down the barrel of a wider war’, warns UN secretary general Antonio Guterres
US security guarantees dependent on Ukraine ceding territory to Russia, says Zelenskiy
Trump applying pressure on Kyiv for quick end to four-year invasion as US focuses shifts to Iran war
‘I wish I’d caught even more illegal aliens’: Trump’s ex-border patrol chief defends his record
He was the face of the US president’s immigration crackdown. But as he begins a retirement that was not entirely voluntary, the self-styled ‘commander at large’ says he did not go far enough
Trump turns on Starmer over Iran war: ‘What if Donald shouts at me?’
US president once called Starmer a friend. But UK’s decision not to join the attacks on Iran has led to merciless mocking by Trump
BBC names former Google executive as new director general
Matt Brittin to take on role in May, facing advance of Trump lawsuit and challenges to broadcaster’s funding model
Are Government’s fuel measures betting on a quick resolution to the conflict in Iran?
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Why Trump’s rehashed 15-point Iran plan will not appease Tehran
The US proposal is an outdated version of a peace framework put forward last May
We must not underestimate the peril for democracy
Donald Trump’s America is a world leader in democratic decline
US to deploy more soldiers to Middle East as Trump claims to have ‘won’ Iran war
Opposition says Government’s €250m package aimed at reducing conflict’s effect on fuel prices and cost of living is one of ‘half measures’
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Policies of US president continue to spread unrest across the globe
US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing
Danish left-wing parties appear to fall short of clear majority in national election
PM Mette Frederiksen’s party performed worse than expected in campaign fought amid geopolitical tensions with US
US received ‘present’ worth a ‘tremendous amount of money’ from Iran, Trump claims
US president says Iran has agreed never to make a nuclear weapon but Tehran denies any talks have taken place
JD Vance role touted as Pakistan attempts to broker US-Iran peace talks
Iran’s parliamentary speaker has dismissed reports of talks between the two sides as ‘fake news’
Global markets mixed as worries persist Israeli-US war on Iran will go on
Euronext Dublin finished the day just barely in the green, up 0.06% with food group Glanbia the standout performer
Trump wants to set clock back to find way out of morass of Iran war
The world must await a statement from Iran to check whether there was any truth to what a US president said
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