Iran

Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’ and urges other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

Tehran says it is open to negotiating with countries seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz

From energy to food, and even a summer holiday, the war in Iran brings ongoing price volatility at home

Simon Harris underscores support for hospitality VAT cut following comments from Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins

Taoiseach concedes difficulty with intervening in, or investigating, any ‘transgressions’ of rules prohibiting such activity by US military

‘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’

The section of the US public that opposes Donald Trump is exhausted by relentless right-wing dominance of public life

Market signals are just as confusing as the military objectives

White House clearly not interested in ending the war, now going into its third week, say Omani diplomatic sources

Move follows recent comments criticising ‘violations of international law’ and Government response

Several explosions heard on key island but ‘no oil infrastructure damaged’

Micheál Martin says he will ‘articulate need for peace’ during St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday

Cheap drones, intelligence networks and proximity allow Tehran to hit US bases

The outbreak of war half a world away saw a catch of crab returned to Killybegs due to a cancelled flight

Pumped-up White House videos about Iran conflict are extreme even by recent US standards

Are markets driving both US and Iranian foreign policy?

From ‘silence, guile and cunning’ to ‘don’t go’, here’s some advice for the Taoiseach on how to survive the Shamrock Ceremony

The sooner we rely on our own energy sources the better

Even if peace returns quickly, there will be a price being paid many months from now by families who live far from the conflict zone

Live updates as attacks continue in the Middle East

Death toll and humanitarian crises mount two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran

Zelenskiy warns waiver will boost Russian war chest

For the Islamic Republic regime, survival would be victory

Keir Starmer’s Cork trip marks a step forward for Ireland-UK relations

Minister for Finance notes ‘serious peculiarities’ in pricing structures seen on fuel station forecourts as prices rise

At least six heritage sites have damaged in the war being waged by Israel and the United States

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq

The United States’ and Israel’s war with Iran has implications in the sports world, with a war of words involving Fifa leaving the team’s status unclear

Some experts believe Iran has prepared for a six-month campaign of drone attacks

US issues 30-day waiver for purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea; Moscow says lifting of sanctions ‘increasingly inevitable’

Donald Trump and Iran’s new supreme leader have both struck defiant tones, with the latter saying Strait of Hormuz should remain shut

Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae calls for measures to reduce fuel prices

Early Edition with Andrew McNair – our top stories on Friday

One should be grateful for just simply getting some of one’s money back

Companies carrying Irish freight to international markets are increasing their surcharges to compensate for higher fuel costs, with no end in sight to Middle East turmoil

Refuelling aircraft crashed in incident involving ​another plane

Live updates as Israel and the US continue their strikes on Iran

Angry scenes as peace groups demand end to attacks on Iran, but Iranian group chants ‘Thank you, Trump’

Tehran will keep strait of Hormuz closed and continue attacks on US assets, speech read out on state TV says

Mojtaba Khamenei’s statement was read out on TV, fueling doubts over his health following attack on his father’s compound