LAST UPDATE | 4 Mar

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.

Middle East conflict

1. It’s day five of the escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran, with fresh explosions reported in Tehran and renewed missile exchanges across the region.

Irish charter flight from UAE

2. The government has confirmed that it will charter a flight to the Middle East to evacuate Irish citizens today amid the intensifying conflict.

Oil chokepoint

3. Iran has claimed “complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for world oil and gas supplies.

Funeral for Iran school

4. Thousands of mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Minab yesterday afternoon for the funerals of victims of an alleged air strike on a girls’ school in Iran.

Iranians in Ireland

5. Iranians in Ireland have told The Journal they welcome Khamenei’s death and are hopeful the brutally oppressive regime of the Islamic Republic might be about to fall.

Special forces unit recruitment 

6. The Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is examining the possibility of offering a chance for civilians to join its ranks directly for the first time, The Journal has learned.

Jax’s law

7. A mother whose unborn son died following a crash has said TDs plan to have a draft bill named after her child published by the end of the month.

Rotunda Hospital

8. The government has abandoned plans to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.

Hoxton vs Yamamori

9. The Journal has obtained and reviewed legal filings which show in detail how the dispute between Dublin nightspot Yamamori Izakaya and the Hoxton Hotel began, including weeks of complaints, emails and failed negotiations that preceded litigation.