Iran

European markets enjoy first gain in four weeks

World leaders should have walked out in protest at his disregard for international law

But the two countries remain far apart on ways to halt conflict

O’Callaghan suggests Christy Kinahan snr could seek shelter in Iran after being ‘run out’ of Ireland and Spain and having UAE visa cancelled

Iran’s Pezeshkian says US ‘bombed a school’ and ‘children perished’ under weapons used by the US and Israel

The latest from New York, Leinster House and the political run-in to the Budget

Optimism around diplomatic push to end seven-month conflict drives prices lower

Companies must assess global economic uncertainty when making accounting judgments, Iaasa says

Key route for Saudi crude to reach Red Sea has been closed for two weeks following drone strikes

Diplomatic push to end US-Iran war but no guarantees talks will show tangible progress

Trump has left open the possibility of meeting Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York this week

Trump reported to have called off air strikes against the Iran-backed group at the last minute

Stage has been set for US president’s demise as fixation on monuments to himself alienates electorate

US president has signed a measure authorising tariffs on countries that import Russian oil and gas

At China’s Xiangshan Forum, an Irish general argues that a multipolar world can only be stable if smaller states’ sovereignty is respected

Signs that supply disruptions in the Middle East are set to ease

Yemeni militant group claims it shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet

Escalating conflict threatens to further destabilise Middle East

Two-pronged assault by Houthi rebels and Iraqi militants spawns what may be biggest test for Prince Mohammed since backlash against Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Gulf Arab states postpone planned discussions with Iran

Backhanded compliment from Trump, when he laughingly described business leaders as ‘vicious bastards’, shows Ireland still carries weight in his worldview

Houthis launch new attack on Saudi Arabia

The cliche ‘buying on the sound of cannons’ appears to have held up once again

Capture of Mocha is boost to Iran as oil prices rise to $105 a barrel and Houthi forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Move is part of a drive to extend control over strategic global shipping routes

ICG shares jump 6.7% after shareholders narrowly back €1.2bn buyout plan

Renewed fighting over the past week has ended a period of relative calm

The gospel’s message has been weaponised by his administration

Tehran responds to US attacks that sunk five Iranian tankers

Party leader says ‘strains’ on public services and ‘issues’ around housing must be considered when it comes to issuing work permits to foreign workers

Brent crude advances as escalation in US-Iran war feeds fears of renewed global supply crunch

US Central Command says targeted tankers are part of a ‘multibillion-dollar shadow network’ that funds Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Iran-backed Houthi militia assaults wound 73

Tehran warns of ‘serious consequences’ if Seoul sends forces to the Strait of Hormuz

Renewed fighting between the US and Iran has ended period of relative calm

CSO has made significant revisions to data, but how are we putting so much money aside?

Redwood, aka Vladimir Kuzichkin, had lost faith in Moscow, but it was his loss of ‘bedroom power’ that sent the Tehran-based spy to MI6, says Ben Macintyre

Economy minister Ali Madanizadeh says Tehran plans to respond to ​US economic pressure with reforms

It was first official visit of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Ukrainian capital in bid to end war

Latest exchanges follow recent escalation that threatens to deepen months-long conflict in region