Iran

Euronext Dublin closed down 0.4% as Ryanair suffered another hit arising from the crisis in the Gulf

US could find itself having to operate on two maritime fronts rather than one

US president signals ‘full, large-scale assault’ on Iran but declares hours later he is holding off on a fresh attack

Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’

Further strikes by Israel against Hizbullah hit southern Lebanon despite extension of US-brokered ceasefire

Officials advised developing world could face ‘significant food shortages and price increases’ before year’s end

Europeans waiting and seeing how crisis plays out before booking holidays, says airline chief

Almost $500,000 alone has been wagered on Gerry Hutch’s chances of becoming a TD or not

Irish entrepreneurs visit Toronto at pivotal moment, as part of EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards programme

Drone strike causes fire at UAE nuclear power plant as efforts to end war in Gulf stall

The cause is rooted in the Thucydides Trap – referred to this week by Xi Jinping – the simple but dangerous arithmetic of a rising power and an anxious incumbent

Trump considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil

As Boy George said: ‘If you don’t know any Jewish people, maybe that’s the problem.’

Art gallery he ran also became a sort of cultural and philosophical salon

Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war

Friedrich Merz tells conference he no longer sees country as a land of opportunity

Gulf states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of US security guarantees

Biggest drivers of increase are transport fuels and home heating oil

US-China summit was also ​on investors’ radar

Increase in attacks on ​enclave further sign of stalled progress under Trump’s plan to halt Israel-Hamas war

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Israeli air strikes on road south of Beirut kill eight people, including two children

John FitzGerald warns of effects of continuing closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Evidence suggests Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile sites it maintains along Strait of Hormuz

US and China hope to reach an agreement that buys them enough time to build greater resilience against each other

Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure

US president says while the ceasefire remains in place it is ‘unbelievably weak’

Despite surging oil prices, other issues occupy the mind of this city by the bay

Building of new homes fell sharply in April, according to latest AIB survey

Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president

EU foreign ministers agree to issue new sanctions targeting some Israeli settlers in the ​West Bank

US stock futures wobbled and in Asia gains in a handful of AI-related stocks lifted share markets in Seoul and mainland China

There is a neat symmetry to Carter’s story and to his hometown’s quietly glowing presence in the US

Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon

A greater degree of left unity and/or a sizeable alternative to the right of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil would be a new and unpredictable dynamic

At least 17 people, including girl (12), killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon

The latest news and analysis on the Middle East crisis

International law cannot be treated as something that applies rigorously to enemies while becoming negotiable when close allies are involved

Iran war now an international hostage situation where UAE is the hostage, Iran the hostage-taker, and US will have to pay the ransom

At least five killed by Israel in latest strikes on southern Lebanon with both countries to hold talks in Washington