Iran

March

March 2026

Middle East

Taoiseach tells Trump Iranians want 'peace' as he voices support for 'different regime'

17 Mar

6.6k

Oval Office

'You watch': Trump claims fuel prices in Ireland will 'drop like a rock' once Iran war is over

17 Mar

12.9k

Joseph Kent

US counter-terrorism chief appointed by Trump resigns over war in Iran

Updated 17 Mar

21.6k

Ali Larijani

Israel says it has killed Iran's national security chief

17 Mar

7.8k

strait of hormuz

Trump wants more enthusiasm from US allies for mission to secure Strait of Hormuz

Global oil prices have surged by 40 to 50% as Iran attacks shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

16 Mar

9.0k

psychiatrist notes

The hidden wounds of war: How PTSD and trauma from conflict can present and be treated

Dr Stephen McWilliams

16 Mar

2.9k

Middle East

Iranian players head for Oman as five squad members drop plans to seek asylum in Australia

16 Mar

8.7k

Dubai Airport

Dublin Airport warns of disruption to Middle East flights today after drone attack in Dubai

Updated 16 Mar

22.0k

Iran

Trump appeals to other countries to send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz 'open and safe'

16 Mar

12.2k

St Patrick's Day

President Connolly says war must never be normalised in her first St Patrick’s Day address

16 Mar

7.7k

29m

Helen McEntee

'No reason to believe' Irish airspace being used by US as part of war on Iran, Minister says

Jane Matthews

reports from Boston

Updated 15 Mar

16.8k

113

Neutrality

Switzerland refuses two US overflights linked to war on Iran

15 Mar

19.3k

Middle East

Iran vows to 'target and kill' Netanyahu as Trump threatens more strikes 'just for fun'

The Israeli air force said yesterday that more than 200 Iranian targets were struck in a 24-hour period.

Updated 15 Mar

20.8k

flashpoint central

Drones, snubs, racial politics and felines: this Oscars has a host of possible controversies

What controversies might we be talking about on Monday morning?

14 Mar

7.3k

Kharg Island

Trump says other countries that rely on oil 'must take care' of Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said every military target on Iran’s Kharg island had been ‘obliterated’ but its energy facilities had been spared in an earlier US strike.

Updated 14 Mar

18.8k

100

Middle East

Oil exports from Iran's Kharg island continuing as normal after US bombs, Iranian official says

Updated 14 Mar

17.5k

strait of hormuz

Zelenskyy says lifting Russia sanctions will 'not help peace' as US sends more forces to Middle East

Oil prices have stayed above $100 a barrel since the US lifted sanctions on Russia.

Updated 13 Mar

26.7k

Mojtaba Khamenei

Pentagon says Iran's new supreme leader 'wounded' amid ongoing speculation over his health

13 Mar

9.9k

Bowl of Shamrock

Taoiseach at the White House: Another perilous St Patrick's Day ahead for Micheál Martin

Larry Donnelly

13 Mar

14.8k

Pay and Conditions

A self-inflicted wound: Low cadet pay is damaging the Defence Forces

Lt Col Conor King

12 Mar

11.1k

Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran's new supreme leader urges Gulf states to close US bases in first statement of the war

Donald Trump dismissed concerns over fuel prices today, saying the destruction of Iranian nuclear capacity was more important.

Updated 12 Mar

30.2k

119

cybercrime laws

British tourist in Dubai among 21 people charged in the UAE for sharing missile footage

12 Mar

24.0k

The Morning Lead

‘This didn’t just happen last week’: Rising fuel prices push motorists to fill up in the North

‘People are highly motivated to find the cheapest fuel – and that means going north of the border’.

Diarmuid Pepper

12 Mar

27.4k

IRAN WAR

'Under no circumstances can we participate in World Cup' - Iran sports minister

The 42

11 Mar

8.3k

statement

'Under no circumstances can we participate in World Cup' - Iran sports minister

11 Mar

1.9k

Middle East

Israeli attacks displace over 800,000 in Lebanon as Iran targets more ships in Persian Gulf

The economic impacts of the war continued to be felt today as the price of oil rose again.

Updated 11 Mar

22.2k

United States

Italian PM condemns 'massacre' at Iranian school, Harris says focus should be on 'de-escalation'

11 Mar

7.6k

strait of hormuz

Ireland’s food security illusion: The Iran war has exposed our dependence on imports

Michael Kelly

Updated 10 Mar

18.5k

IRAN WAR

Taoiseach meets Spain's vocal anti-war Prime Minister in Madrid

Updated 10 Mar

18.2k

Harris in Paris

Iran war a 'wake-up call' on EU fossil fuel dependency, Harris warns

The Finance Minister said there has been ‘not enough’ diversification in how Ireland and Europe sources its energy since the war in Ukraine.

Emma Hickey

reports from Paris

10 Mar

3.4k

United States

World Cup ‘too big’ to postpone despite Iran war, Fifa official says

10 Mar

1.2k

FIFA

World Cup ‘too big’ to postpone despite Iran war, FIFA official says

10 Mar

7.4k

19m

Tomahawk missile

Mounting evidence that US missile struck Iran school, but Trump says he’ll 'live with' findings

Analysis of missile fragments and video footage points to a US strike on the Minab school.

Andrew Walsh

10 Mar

16.2k

101

Oil

Oil and gas prices plunge after Trump claims that Iran war 'pretty much' over

10 Mar

17.4k

price surge

Irish hauliers call off planned protest after last minute call with Transport Minister

Updated 9 Mar

27.5k

117

Iran

'Black rain' falls on Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil depots release toxic chemicals into the sky

With the Sun blotted out, disoriented people in Tehran had to turn on their lights to see through the gloom yesterday morning.

9 Mar

14.7k

Middle East

Nato defence systems intercept Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey as US-Israeli war on Iran rages

Updated 9 Mar

16.5k

not a good sign

Oil has hit $100 a barrel again - when has that happened before?

9 Mar

15.2k