Israel Iran Conflict

Iran war breakthrough means further conflict and prolonged disruption of energy supplies less likely

Global oil and gas prices now unlikely to return to more normal levels despite putative Middle East peace deal

G7 leaders say they will diversify energy supply routes to reduce dependence on the Strait of ​Hormuz

Trump’s sidelining of Israel and criticism of its Lebanon campaign deepen domestic political and security anxieties

US president’s critics ask if concessions to Tehran in purported agreement were worth four months of war

While inflation has eased, underlying pressures remain intense

Tehran insists Israel must stop attacks on Lebanon for preliminary deal to hold before formal signing

US and Iran have agreed on framework to end the war launched by the US and Israel, but many questions remain

Deal would ‘not be a one-way ceasefire’, Us official says, meaning that Israel could respond if attacked

Authorities warn displaced people not to rush home as Israel says it will keep troops in the south

US-Iran peace deal includes the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Asian shares climb with Japan’s Nikkei nearing record close

‘Israel won the battle but Netanyahu lost the war’, head of Knesset opposition says

Prices charged by services firms up 1.3% since March 2025, CSO figures show

The deal will ease some pressure on households and the Government but problems will remain

Traditional nuclear was never right for this State. The plants were too large - but the technology has moved on

US president says Strait of Hormuz will reopen and US blockade will end

Agreement includes reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Shehbaz Sharif’s comments come after Trump accuses Tehran of misrepresenting pact’s details

MEP questions Government’s “urgency” as figures show sharp rise in arrears

Trump accuses Tehran of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal

Tehran says it will reassess diplomatic engagement with Washington

Tim Cowhig chaired firm earmarks Carlow site for energy storage project

US president said Washington could not allow such an event to go unanswered

Iseq rises but banking stocks out of sorts

Investors wait to see if truce holds

US president Donald Trump intervenes after both sides exchange strikes

Price shock to fuel and fertiliser is leading farmers around the world to delay planting, says Ifad chief

There’s been a virtual standstill on tackling greenhouse gas emissions from farming - despite progress generally across society

Tehran last week said any Israeli attack on Beirut would be a violation of US-Iran ceasefire and draw an Iranian attack on Israel

Russia and Iran have long enlisted proxies to perform hostile acts on European soil, but targeting minors represents a new twist on their subversive gig economy

UN warns standoff is pushing millions closer to hunger

Peyvand Naimi, a member of the Bahá’í faith, was detained without charge in January

Hizbullah leader says ‘resistance will continue’ as Israel keeps up strikes in southern Lebanon

Makeshift cemeteries across the south provide a place for the dead until it is safe to hold a proper funeral in their home towns

Analysts believe Russia’s stepped-up strikes are an attempt to reclaim an advantage in potential peace talks

Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump

Donald Trump is demanding an end to Tehran’s nuclear programme

Negotiations ongoing with deal to extend ceasefire and reopen Strait of Hormuz to be struck over ​the next week, Trump claims

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