Tehran after the 12-day war: past traumas and future fears collide
A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since US and Israeli airstrikes in June - but many citizens are just trying to get by
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Tales from an Irish Persian kitchen: ‘Food is always about community, as is theatre. You’re sharing something really personal’
My English Persian Kitchen, by the Palestinian-Irish playwright Hannah Khalil, tells the story of the Belfast-based food writer Atoosa Sepehr
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas
Ceasefire due to start day after Israeli ratification and hostages could be released 72 hours later
Lea Ypi on Albania’s archives: ‘You might find something horrible on a person you’re extremely attached to’
Compelled to tell her grandmother’s true story, the academic realised she’d have to confront the records of the old state security and secret police force
Sweeping UN sanctions reimposed on Iran over its atomic programme
France, Germany and UK triggered ‘snapback’ mechanism after Tehran further restricted monitoring of nuclear programme
Iran to remain part of nuclear treaty despite threat of renewed UN sanctions
UN Security Council voting to reimpose broad measures on Islamic Republic after bid to extend deadline rejected
My week in Afghanistan: A little girl tells me she wants to be a dentist. But she won’t be going to school next year
Rosita Boland travelled in Afghanistan under the Taliban with Unicef, visiting schools and reception centres
Avi Shlaim: Trump has failed to grasp something fundamental about Netanyahu
Notoriously stingy Trump seems content to continue to bankroll Israel’s monstrous war machine, even as it is ethnically cleansing the West Bank and perpetrating genocide in Gaza
Why the West misreads the room with its ‘Axis of Upheaval’ narrative
The emerging alternative order is neither an axis, nor is it interested in upheaval
After the shock of war, Iranians yearn for change
Despite an initial mood of wartime solidarity, Iranians across the political spectrum believe the conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the system
Thousands attend funeral of Houthi leaders killed by Israeli strike, vow revenge
Houthis say they launched missile towards Israeli-owned tanker in Red Sea
China’s Xi and India’s Modi move to repair ties
Leaders of world’s most populous countries bid to reassure one another of relationship as ‘partners not rivals’
The Terminal List - Dark Wolf review: This series is fun and much smarter than it needs to be
Television: Dark Wolf is loud and noisy and not for everyone, but packs undeniable punch
Australia blames Iran for two anti-Semitic attacks, expels its envoy
Homes, schools, synagogues and vehicles have been targets by antisemitic vandalism and arson since Israel began its war in Gaza in late 2023
Spectre of civil war looms large over Lebanon after Hizbullah warning
Islamist group vows ‘no life’ in country if government seeks to remove Iran-backed militia
France, Germany and UK call on Iran to resume nuclear discussions with US
Three countries say Iran must resume negotiations with US over nuclear programme
A thoroughly engrossing account of the Iranian revolution and an essential read on post-Assad Syria
King of Kings: The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson & Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
‘Important as ever’ to fight nuclear proliferation, Hiroshima bombing commemoration in Dublin hears
Remembrance event is held to mark 80 years since first atomic bomb dropped on Japan
Why so many are shocked at Marco Rubio’s role in implementing new US worldview
Once an advocate of US soft power, the secretary of state is implementing Maga values from isolationism to impatience with foreign aid
Iran says US must agree compensatation before nuclear talks resumption
Tehran's foreign minister says Trump administration 'should explain why they attacked us’ in June
Iran’s leaders turn to a new brand of nationalism after Israeli and US attacks
Tehran repurposes folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into increasing support at home
Israeli military attacks Houthi targets in Yemen
Hodeidah port used ‘to transfer weapons from the Iranian regime’, claims Israeli military
‘For 5,000 shekels, is it worth ruining your family?’ Israel urges citizens to resist spying for Iran
Dozens of Israelis arrested after allegedly photographing military bases or being offered large sums by Iran to assassinate senior figures
‘Where do we even go?’: Iran deports more than one million Afghans
Mass expulsions leave many facing uncertain future in Afghanistan amid poverty and harsh restrictions on women and girls
Some of Iran’s enriched uranium survived attacks, Israeli official says
Official said any attempts by Iran to recover it would almost certainly be detected
US-backed aid group proposed building camps for displaced people in Gaza
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation proposes ‘Humanitarian Transit Areas’ located inside and outside of war–torn enclave
Hizbullah and Iran suspected of involvement in MV Matthew smuggling operation
Investigators believe Kinahan organised crime group among transnational gangs linked to €157m seizure
Israel aims to maintain ‘aerial superiority’ over Iran
Defence minister instructs armed forces to devise ‘enforcement plan’ for ceasefire
Iran committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty, says foreign minister
Iran passes legislation to suspend co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza, killing at least 90 people, before ceasefire talks
Warships and artillery launch one of the deadliest bombardments of territory for months
Qatari prime minister says there is ‘a window of opportunity’ for Gaza ceasefire
At a meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris in Dublin Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani also discussed the current situation in Iran
Iran abandoned plans to use maritime mines in blockade of Hormuz Strait
Strait closure would have affected transport of vast quantities of oil and gas
More than €100,000 spent on project to deliver premises for Irish embassy in Iran
Department did not confirm whether premises has been identified for permanent chancery
Russia denies stalling peace efforts amid claims it has made fresh gains in Ukraine
Kyiv’s long-range strike drones hit Russian weapons plant more than 1,000km from front line
Markets kept calm and carried on through Middle East turmoil
Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic
Tehran says US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks
Deputy foreign minster says US had not yet stated its position on possible future attacks, nor created confidence required for such dialogue
Iran ‘has serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire
Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war
Surging Iranian nationalism is an unintended consequence of Israel’s attacks
Although the regime in Tehran remains unpopular, war appears to have boosted support for Iran’s ballistic missile programme and even enthusiasm for acquiring a nuclear bomb
Donald Trump has discovered that Iran’s supreme leader lies just as boldly as he does
‘As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie,’ the US president marvelled on Truth Socia
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
At least 72 people killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza
Three children and their parents reported killed in Israeli strike on tent camp in Muwasi near city of Khan Younis
Iran holds funeral for top military commanders and scientists killed by Israel
State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran
US is again betting that installing ‘our sonuvabitch’ will neutralise an adversary. It never does
Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences
‘Everybody can feel the pain’: Middle Eastern views on the present and future
A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live
Trump says he saved ayatollah from ‘very ugly’ death
US president says he would consider bombing Iran again if it is enriching uranium to worrying level
Two tribes: How Israel and Iran became enemies
The likelihood is that much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain intact, and despite calls for regime change there is no sign of Iranians rising up
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Iran-US relations: What is behind the hostility between the two countries?
In the News podcast: US decision to bomb Iran is a dramatic intervention in tense history that dates to 1979
Early assessments indicate Iran’s uranium stockpile largely intact, European governments told
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war
US-Iran: How badly damaged was Iran’s nuclear programme? Intelligence on strikes sparks political tempest
US administration suggests an initial report of less-severe damage is already outdated
Trump and Hegseth admit doubts about level of damage to Iranian nuclear sites
CIA, however, says intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear programme severely damaged
Trump says he will speak to Iran next week and ‘may’ sign nuclear deal
US president dismisses intelligence leak suggesting impact of US strikes on key facilities was limited
Shocking domestic violence data adds further urgency to new strategy
Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence arm
The idea that the Kremlin has kompromat on Trump seems increasingly plausible
If the White House capitulates to Putin on Ukraine, it will grossly and perhaps fatally betray the principles on which Nato was founded
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