#Middle East

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Israel US Iran
Trump raises hopes for war to wind down but no sign of reduced fighting
Mr Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, saying the US will hold off striking Iranian power plants for five more days to allow US envoys to hold talks with a “respected” Iranian leader

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Government leaders agree cuts of 15c on petrol and 20c on diesel 
Government leaders agree cuts of 15c on petrol and 20c on diesel 
The Government has stressed that any measures taken to address spiralling fuel prices will be 'time-bound'

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War
Middle East latest: Trump extends Iran deadline by five days and claims ‘productive’ talks
Following the threat, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency published a list of such facilities, including the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear power plant

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Hacker group behind Stryker attack forced to 'reorganise' after key figures killed in military action
Hacker group behind Stryker attack forced to 'reorganise' after key figures killed in military action
The most recent statement from Stryker said its teams have 'continued to work around the clock' with external partners to make 'significant progress' on restoring systems

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Israel US Iran
Top US commander says campaign against Iran ‘ahead or on plan’
As US President Donald Trump’s deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approaches, Iran on Monday threatened to attack Middle East electrical plants powering American military bases

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Hand refilling the car with fuel at the gasoline station
Excise duty and levy cuts set to be agreed on to help with fuel prices
Simon Harris said the war has already impacted Ireland's finances, adding that he expects the economy 'to continue to grow this year, albeit at a slower pace than previously envisaged' 

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War
Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz after Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum
Iran’s parliament speaker has said Tehran would also retaliate against US and Israeli energy and wider infrastructure

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Trump
Trump warns Iran to reopen Hormuz or face strikes on power plants
The developments signalled the war was moving in a dangerous new direction at the start of its fourth week

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Fuel prices
Government finalising support package as Middle East crisis continues to send fuel prices soaring
Measures to include targeted supports for those most at risk of fuel poverty, and assistance for key sectors such as haulage

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Donald Trump
Trump’s mixed messages on Iran: ‘Winding down’ war and easing sanctions but adding more troops
In the past 24 hours, Trump has sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions about the direction of the conflict

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Trump hints at wind down of war as US prepares to send more troops to Gulf
Trump hints at wind down of war as US prepares to send more troops to Gulf
Washington considers Kharg Island takeover as Donald Trump calls Nato allies ‘cowards’ for refusal to ‘help open’ strait of Hormuz

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Iran Daily Life
Iran says a strike hit a key nuclear facility as Mideast war enters week 4
There was no radiation leakage, it said, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Israel Iran US
Middle East latest: Iran hits Kuwaiti refinery and explosions sound over Tehran from Israeli attack
The refinery, which can process 730,000 barrels of oil per day, was already damaged on Thursday in another Iranian attack

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026

Hauliers to get fuel excise relief and diesel rebate boost under Government plans
Hauliers to get fuel excise relief and diesel rebate boost under Government plans
Fuel excise relief and enhanced diesel rebates form part of wider Government measures responding to rising energy costs

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

APTOPIX Belgium EU Summit
EU leaders resist joining Middle East fight amid concern over high energy prices
European leaders have deflected entreaties from US president Donald Trump to send military assets to secure the Strait of Hormuz

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Middle East war: why attacks on gasfields like South Pars are a major escalation
The strikes were the first time facilities associated with the production of fossil fuel energy had been hit in the conflict, rather than sites associated more generally with the oil and gas industry

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Israel Iran US
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits gas field
The attacks represent a major escalation in the Middle East war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran US
Middle East latest: Donald Trump says the US will retaliate if Iran attacks Qatar again
Mr Trump made his threat on his Truth Social site as the war roiled global energy markets and Iranian missiles hit Qatar

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Paul Hosford: Taoiseach emerges as EU’s unlikely hero
After his success navigating the Donald Trump Show, MicheĂĄl Martin arrived in Brussels as a potential bridge-builder between the EU and US

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran US
Beirut bombed in worst strikes in decades as Israel-Iran war intensifies
Airstrikes in Beirut and Iranian missile attacks signal deepening regional conflict with mounting casualties and global energy disruption

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran US
Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief
Ali Larijani killed in an Israeli strike; Israeli military calls for evacuations in central Beirut as it targets Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
Every Gazan student in Ireland is haunted by what they cannot express
We are like children in the dark, feeling for another being made of flesh and not just a ghost. We tell each other without words: You are still here, writes Abdallah Aljazzar

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Iran
Iran’s national security council confirms death of its chief, Ali Larijani
Iran’s supreme national security council has confirmed the death of its chief, Ali Larijani, after Israel said it had killed him in an airstrike.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Iran keeps up attacks on neighbours as Israel says it killed two top officials
Iran, which did not immediately confirm either death, fired salvos of missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbours and Israel on Tuesday in a war that showed no signs of abating

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Paul Hosford: Getting out of Oval Office unscathed as good as MicheĂĄl Martin could have hoped
Under pressure at home to raise the legality of the Iran war as well as the ongoing situation in Gaza, few would envy MicheĂĄl Martin's position in having to deal with the US president on St Patrick's Day

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Lebanon Iran
Iran rejects de-escalation offers; Israel says it kills Iranian security chief
Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz have given rise to increasing concerns of a global energy crisis

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

'This is not our war': European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
'This is not our war': European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warships

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

LEBANON-ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR
Hamas holds talks with Trump-led board as Iran war strains Gaza plan
The new international body personally headed by Trump has been tasked with overseeing post-war Gaza

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

LEBANON-ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR
Israel says it has plans for at least three weeks of war as airstrikes pound Iran
Trump warned the NATO alliance faces a 'very bad' future if its members fail to come to Washington's aid

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Dubai airport forced to temporarily close after Iranian drone attack
As morning broke on Monday, a drone hit a fuel tank near Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international passenger traffic, causing a large fire

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Dubai airport resumes some flights after drone attack spotlights risks
Dubai airport resumes some flights after drone attack spotlights risks
The US-Israel war against Iran has thrown global aviation into turmoil

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply
Some medicines have short shelf lives and need strict cold-chain storage

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Government rules out emergency mini budget as fuel and energy prices soar 
Simon Harris said the Government is 'preparing a range of measures', adding that there will be a 'lot more clarity as to what may be required' by the end of the month

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Why attacks on Iran's Kargh Island could keep oil prices high
Why attacks on Iran's Kargh Island could keep oil prices high
The bombardment took aim at military assets on the island, and has so far spared oil facilities

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Emirates Iran US Israel
Tehran claims US attacked it from UAE as war enters its third week
Iran said the US used “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island, home to the main terminal handling Iran’s oil exports.

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
Taoiseach says any help on energy prices will target those 'most in need'
Micheál Martin has said the Government is keeping all options “under active review” to deal with the energy price surge

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Trump
Trump says US forces destroyed military targets on Iranian island handling oil exports
President says forces ‘obliterated’ military targets on Kharg Island and warned its oil infrastructure could be next

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Europe EU Russia Ukraine
Shona Murray: Ursula von der Leyen backtracks on international rules statement
As president of the European Commission, part of Ms von der Leyen’s role is to be the guarantor of EU values, principles, and laws

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
US orders 2,500 marines and assault ship to Middle East as crisis worsens
In an interview with Fox News, US president Donald Trump said the war would end 'when I feel it in my bones'

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Iran US Israel
Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals
Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

All six crew members confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq
All six crew members confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq
Number of American troops to be killed in Iran war after incident in western desert now stands at 13

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Iraq Iran US Israel
Middle East latest: Rescue effort underway after US military plane crashes in Iraq
US Central Command officials say ‘incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury’

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut in defiant first remarks
Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut in defiant first remarks
Iranian officials have said Khamenei was lightly wounded in the ​initial February 28 airstrikes, but the extent of his injuries is unclear

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Liam Og O hAnnaidh court case
What Kneecap stand for is 'completely intolerable', British PM claims
Keir Starmer said Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) would be looking at a judgment that a member of the group will not face a terror trial 'very carefully'

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

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