Iran

JD Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East, has gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign

There are some grounds for cautious optimism

Here it is, Mr President: a simplified guide on how to sell a war to faithful followers, having told them up to now you would not launch one

Even with two price options, Border transport businesses and customers are ‘not coping’ with the effects of the Middle East conflict

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said no talks will take place unless Israel stops Lebanon attacks

Deepening rift within Nato fuels fears Trump could use Iran war as pretext to scale back US commitment to Europe’s defence

Even before US and Iranian delegations departed for Pakistan, issue of Lebanon threatened to derail entire process

Traders shake off Iran worries for now

Oil ‌prices climbed in early trade due to anxiety as tanker traffic through the strait remained largely frozen

Many issues could yet derail discussions, including Israeli attacks on Lebanon

There was something more beautiful, more moving than any of the photographs shot from the window of the Orion spacecraft

Following a series of meetings in the White House Situation Room, the US president approved Operation Epic Fury

As many as one in three holidaymakers had no travel insurance last year, but one in six had issues with their trip

Discretion about the role it may have played in persuading Iran to accept the ceasefire reflects China’s general approach to mediation

Small and micro firms have ‘limited ability’ to absorb energy and supply shocks, says Azets Ireland

Continued strikes by Israel against militant group threaten to derail US-Iran ceasefire agreement negotiations

Oil prices rose overnight due to concerns truce has not resulted in the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

It is not a coincidence that a French-owned ship was allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Businesses in the sector remain upbeat on their outlook despite cost challenges

Home-heating oil prices rose by almost 70 per cent in March due to the Iran war, according to the CSO

Iran says several terms of ceasfire agreement had been breached

The White House press secretary and JD Vance took questions on the Iran ceasefire while the US president remained elusive

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This has been one of the most shameful episodes in American history

Stuart Mathieson: Energy lessons of 1973 and 1979 only half learned, just enough to improve efficiency at the margins

Israel carries out ‘largest ‌strikes’ in Lebanon ⁠since war ‌began; oil prices plummet amid US-Iran ceasefire

Luas partially suspended in Dublin as commuters face disruption across the country on second day of protest

There is an alarming sense that the leader of the world’s most powerful nation is psychologically untethered

Ceasefire leaves key strategic questions unanswered as Gulf states brace for fallout

Tehran halting passage of oil tankers through strait over continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon amid truce with US

Oil prices retreated, lifting airline stocks including Ryanair, EasyJet and Delta

Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’

A two-week ceasefire offers relief after five weeks of hostilities, but tensions persist

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The protests have stopped traffic and caused severe disruption to public transport

It’s difficult to escape the conclusion that the entire US political class has become slightly unmoored from reality

US, Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

Iran could emerge from this conflict in a much stronger geopolitical position than it was

Continental governments anxious about surge in refugees fleeing escalating conflict in Middle East

The real Donald Trump is the Trump of that foul-mouthed diatribe, the man seen in the late night and early morning posts on social media