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
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