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Iran

March
March 2026
Energy Crisis
What are other countries doing to save energy and combat rising fuel costs?
30 Mar
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Iran
Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's oil-rich Kharg island if no deal reached 'shortly'
Updated 30 Mar
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the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Explainer: Another critical oil Strait is at risk as the Houthis enter the war
Oil prices have spiked as Houthi rebels target the Red Sea.
30 Mar
8.4k
30
a country at war
Iranians abroad: Behind the headlines, there are two Irans - one has been silenced
Samieh Hezari
30 Mar
5.6k
Middle East
Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire' as diplomats meet on war
Iran’s parliament speaker said the US is plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.
Around 3,500 US sailors and marines arrived in the Middle East on an assault ship yesterday.
The Washington Post quoted anonymous US officials as saying that any potential ground operation 'would fall short of a full-scale invasion'.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel would be expanding operations in Lebanon.
Updated 29 Mar
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RELATED
This war is the single dumbest thing Trump has done since returning to the White House
28 Mar
Israeli strike kills three journalists in south Lebanon
28 Mar
Thailand reaches deal with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
28 Mar
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missile towards Israel for the first time in Iran war
28 Mar
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
26 Mar
Political prisoners
Israel pushes on with its execution bill for Palestinian prisoners, in a worrying policy shift
29 Mar
13.2k
column
This war is the single dumbest thing Trump has done since returning to the White House
Larry Donnelly
28 Mar
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Middle East
Israel hits Iran naval research site as fresh blasts rattle Tehran
28 Mar
3.8k
odesa
Russian strikes kill four people in Ukraine and causes damage to maternity hospital
28 Mar
1.9k
Lebanon
Israeli strike kills three journalists in south Lebanon
28 Mar
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strait of hormuz
Thailand reaches deal with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
28 Mar
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Middle East
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missile towards Israel for the first time in Iran war
28 Mar
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Middle East
Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities after warning attacks would 'escalate and expand'
27 Mar
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RELATED
America's biggest news agency says it will call Israel's attack on Lebanon what it is: invasion
27 Mar
UN debates 'visceral horror' of school bombing that killed 175 and demands answers from US
27 Mar
As Trump mulls more troops, Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in the region will be targeted
27 Mar
minab
UN debates 'visceral horror' of school bombing that killed 175 and demands answers from US
27 Mar
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RELATED
America's biggest news agency says it will call Israel's attack on Lebanon what it is: invasion
27 Mar
As Trump mulls more troops, Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in the region will be targeted
27 Mar
'We do not intend to negotiate': Iran rejects US ceasefire offer and proposes its own peace plan
25 Mar
Middle East
As Trump mulls more troops, Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in the region will be targeted
Updated 27 Mar
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RELATED
Trump further postpones US strikes on Iran's power plants and says talks going 'very well'
26 Mar
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
26 Mar
'We do not intend to negotiate': Iran rejects US ceasefire offer and proposes its own peace plan
25 Mar
Middle East
Trump further postpones US strikes on Iran's power plants and says talks going 'very well'
Updated 26 Mar
11.8k
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RELATED
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
26 Mar
'We do not intend to negotiate': Iran rejects US ceasefire offer and proposes its own peace plan
25 Mar
Is the US really negotiating with Iran, or is Trump making it all up?
25 Mar
Oil supply
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
Military analysts have voiced concern, and in some cases outright alarm, at the idea of a US invasion.
David MacRedmond
26 Mar
18.1k
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RELATED
Trump claims Iran is 'afraid to say' it wants a peace deal
26 Mar
Is the US really negotiating with Iran, or is Trump making it all up?
25 Mar
FactCheck
Debunked: Photo of woman buried in the ground does not show her about to be stoned to death in Iran
26 Mar
11.5k
Negotiations
Trump claims Iran is 'afraid to say' it wants a peace deal
In Abu Dhabi, two people were killed and three others injured after missile debris struck a residential area.
Updated 26 Mar
16.0k
101
Middle East
'We do not intend to negotiate': Iran rejects US ceasefire offer and proposes its own peace plan
Updated 25 Mar
64.9k
145
price at the pumps
The excise cuts kicked in at midnight - so why haven't all filling stations dropped their prices?
25 Mar
15.9k
56
FactCheck
Is the US really negotiating with Iran, or is Trump making it all up?
David MacRedmond
25 Mar
11.2k
52
Cost of Living
Construction inflation caused by Iran War could hit house building in Ireland, ESRI warns
25 Mar
6.6k
25
keep calm and COYBIG
'We're experts on Shahed drones now' – the Ireland fan who skipped UAE for the Boys in Green
24 Mar
14.3k
15
potential mediator
Pakistan 'stands ready' to host talks to end US-Israeli war in Iran, prime minister says
Updated 24 Mar
3.9k
Middle East war
Iran fires more missiles at Israel and denies Trump’s ‘very good’ talks claim
24 Mar
12.5k
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Middle East war
Trump says he's postponing US strikes on Iranian power plants after 'productive' talks with Tehran
The US President had previously said that if Iran did not open the strait, the US would destroy its “various power plants”.
Updated 23 Mar
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Price Drop
Oil prices tumble as global markets rebound after Trump halts Iran strikes
23 Mar
21.9k
FactCheck
Debunked: A video of an explosion in 'Tel Aviv' is actually from a 2016 warehouse fire in the US
23 Mar
140
Tehran
Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum
Updated 22 Mar
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War in the Middle East
US and Israel attack nuclear facility, Iran fires at British airbase in Indian Ocean
Updated 21 Mar
23.1k
Middle East
Trump says US considering 'winding down' war on Iran, but other nations must guard Strait of Hormuz
The US president said the Strait will have to be policed by countries “who use it”, adding: “The United States does not!”.
20 Mar
20.2k
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International Energy Agency
Head of global energy watchdog warns Iran war is greatest energy security threat in history
The International Energy Agency has recommended a list of measures to member countries as a way to alleviate energy pressures caused by the conflict.
20 Mar
8.2k
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Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is being 'decimated' as Tehran keeps up retaliatory fire
20 Mar
9.0k
Energy prices
Six US allies express 'readiness' to ensure safe passage in Strait of Hormuz after Trump dismissal
The US has said it may try to boost oil supply by getting it from an unlikely source, Iran.
Updated 19 Mar
38.3k
74
Summit
Taoiseach hints at energy supports as he condemns 'unacceptable' attack on Iranian gas field
Updated 19 Mar
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side effects
Oil prices surge after Iran and Israel trade attacks on gasfields
19 Mar
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Middle East
Trump vows ‘NO MORE ATTACKS’ on Iran gas field, but warns US could ‘blow up’ site if Qatar hit again
Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social that he “knew nothing” of the Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field.
19 Mar
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RELATED
Hauliers put protest threat on hold as minister says fuel tax may be cut next week
19 Mar
Taoiseach hints at energy supports as he condemns 'unacceptable' attack on Iranian gas field
19 Mar
Middle East
Israel collapses building in Beirut as strikes kill 12, Iran vows revenge for killing of regime figure
Updated 18 Mar
12.1k
51
Iran
Minister says government agrees with president on breaches of international law in Middle East
Jane Matthews
reports from Boston
18 Mar
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