Iran’s ability to threaten Strait of Hormuz ‘degraded’; Trump considers ‘winding down’ war
US temporarily eases sanctions on Iranian oil shipments in bid to stem a global supply crisis
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US mulling takeover of Kharg island to pressurise Iran into opening Strait of Hormuz
Britain allows US to use UK military bases to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites in strait
From ‘winning’ the Iran war to sending more troops, Trump’s mixed messages serve a purpose
For the Iranian regime, survival amounts to victory and the tactics have shifted to a prolonged war of attrition
In the shadow of the war in Iran, inflation and energy costs look set to climb ever higher
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Why Strait of Hormuz military escort plan is fraught with risk
US unwilling to deploy ground troops as conflict disrupts Gulf shipping and energy markets
Iraq caught in the crossfire as Iran war crisis escalates
Trapped between warring sides, Iraq faces its most perilous moment in years
Israel’s strategic aims, rather than America’s, are shaping the war with Iran
Worldview: Netanyahu’s primordial Zionism and Trump’s National Security Strategy have a lot in common
ABC pulls The Bachelorette new season after Taylor Frankie Paul domestic abuse allegations
Domestic assault investigation under way over incident last month, according to police in Utah
Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded
Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat
Fears of prolonged shock to global oil and gas prices deepen amid Middle East attacks
EU will table ‘temporary, tailored and targeted’ measures to help ease burden of high energy costs, says Ursula von der Leyen
Markwayne Mullin: Kristi Noem’s homeland security successor is a plumber and ‘Maga warrior’
An Oklahoma senator with a penchant for punchy talk is set to become the newest member of Donald Trump’s cabinet
Wave of attacks in Saudi, Qatar and UAE; latest from Netanyahu and Trump
EU leaders meet today to seek ways to curb the jump in energy prices triggered by the Iran war
Iran left the ‘gas capital of the world’ up in flames. What happens now?
While oil may flow through Strait of Hormuz once conflict ends, damage to production facilities will take years to repair
Why gasfield attacks are a significant escalation in Middle East war
Strikes signal a potential deepening of the war, with longer-term consequences for the global economy
Zohran Mamdani has no opinion on a united Ireland. That matters more than you think
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Iran war: What can EU leaders do about rising energy prices?
Political danger of an inflation spike will focus the minds at Brussels summit on Thursday
Iran says Gulf oil facilities are ‘legitimate targets’ following attacks on large gasfield
Pentagon reportedly requests additional $200bn in funding for war in Middle East from US Congress
New York mayor Mamdani sparks debate after linking Irish history with Palestinian struggle
Comments were a notable departure from the St Patrick’s Day greetings offered by past office holders
South Lebanon at risk of being cut off as Israeli forces strike bridges
Latest evacuation orders prompt panic and confusion with more than one million people now registered as displaced
Billy Joel finally sells his Long Island mansion, €12m under the asking price
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Iran war opens a dangerous new front for the US president: his Maga base
Tensions spill over after counterterrorism chief quits with letter criticising rationale for the conflict
Who is winning the Middle East war? Tehran defiant as Washington caught by surprise
Iran is being battered by the US and Israel, but Tehran’s ability to choke the Strait of Hormuz has caught Washington by surprise
As war escalates, Trump edges toward the most perilous Iran operation yet
A mission to take or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history
Trump takes aim at Nato, Keir Starmer and Europe in meeting with Taoiseach
Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’
Trump says he will ‘take Cuba’ amid power blackout
US-imposed oil blockade plunged the country into darkness under a total power blackout
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran War
Joe Kent is the first Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict
Who is Ali Larijani, the Iranian official Israel claims to have killed?
National security chief emerged as one of Iran’s most dominant figures following the assassination of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Trump’s war on Iran could spell the end of the EU
A deep economic crisis, shocking terrorist attacks in EU cities plus an unprecedented wave of refugees would lead to a far-right surge that the EU may not survive
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Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day engagements are not mere festivity
Micheál Martin at the Oval Office, US investment in Ireland and the future of the Tricolour
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Trump’s envoy warned Ireland was losing US business, records show
Taoiseach rules out any Irish involvement in Iran conflict as he prepares to meet US president on Tuesday
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Trump says Israel ‘would never’ use a nuclear weapon in Iran; US and Iran ‘in direct contact’
Live updates as war in Middle East continues
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