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Middle East

This month
September 2025
Middle East
Israel targets Gaza high-rises shortly after Defence Minister says 'gates of hell' are opening
5 Sep
8.0k
Last month
August 2025
Middle East
New US Ambassador says aid must get into Gaza, acknowledges that Irish and US stances 'differ'
30 Aug
13.0k
July
July 2025
France
Ambassador Mike Huckabee chooses sarcasm as US denounces French move to recognise Palestine
25 Jul
23.8k
Gaza
Gaza: Warnings of 'mass starvation' as Taoiseach says 'humanity is shocked' by what's happening
It comes as more than 100 aid organisations warned that “mass starvation” was spreading in the territory.
23 Jul
10.2k
Deir el-Balah
Latest Israeli shelling means displaced Palestinians will have 'nothing to return to', President says
Updated 21 Jul
10.8k
Middle East
Fighting in south of Syria 'halted' after sectarian violence leaves more than 900 dead
20 Jul
6.7k
Palestine
One-year-old boy spoke his first words hours before he was killed by Israeli strike in Gaza
10 Jul
7.4k
Middle East
Iranian president claims Israel tried to assassinate him during last month's conflict
7 Jul
6.4k
June
June 2025
Palestine
'Body parts flying everywhere': Israeli forces killed at least 67 people across Gaza today
30 Jun
11.2k
EU summit
European leaders delay action to suspend trade with Israel
26 Jun
7.8k
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Middle East
Opinion: Don’t let Israel-Iran take your focus from the genocide in Gaza
Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne
Updated 26 Jun
3.8k
Middle East
Supreme Leader Khamenei declares 'victory' over Israel and says Iran will 'never' surrender
26 Jun
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Middle East
'This ended the war': Trump likens US strikes on Iran to bombing of Hiroshima
The US President rejected a leaked intelligence report that said the strikes only set Iran’s nuclear programme back months.
25 Jun
23.3k
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Iran moves to suspend inspections from nuclear watchdog after US and Israel attacks
25 Jun
Watch: Trump says Israel and Iran 'don't know what the f**k they're doing'
24 Jun
international law
Opinion: The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again
Emma DeSouza
25 Jun
6.2k
74
Nuclear Programme
Iran moves to suspend inspections from nuclear watchdog after US and Israel attacks
25 Jun
8.8k
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As it happened
Israel says 'campaign against Iran not over' after Iranian president announces 'end of 12-day war'
The US President said both countries had violated the ceasefire, but said he is "really unhappy" with Israel.
The Israeli military said the 'campaign against Iran is not over' and that it is 'entering a new phase'.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had announced the 'end of the 12-day war imposed' by Israel.
Updated 24 Jun
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'Dear Donald...': NATO chief sends gushing message, as Trump arrives at high-stakes summit
24 Jun
Israel's defence minister accuses Iran of violating ceasefire and orders 'powerful strikes' on Tehran
24 Jun
Donald Trump says a ‘total ceasefire’ has been agreed between Israel and Iran
23 Jun
Timeline: When did Donald Trump really decide to bomb Iran?
23 Jun
Middle East
Watch: Trump says Israel and Iran 'don't know what the f**k they're doing'
24 Jun
19.2k
48
FactCheck
Debunked: No, an Israeli pilot called Sarah Ahronot has not been captured in Iran
24 Jun
262
Middle East
Israel's defence minister accuses Iran of violating ceasefire and orders 'powerful strikes' on Tehran
24 Jun
22.4k
57
As it happened
Donald Trump says a ‘total ceasefire’ has been agreed between Israel and Iran
The US President announced plans for a ceasefire to begin within the next number of hours, following on from an Iranian attack on a US military base in Qatar earlier today.
Iran attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base after US attacks on its nuclear facilities.
US President Donald Trump dismissed the Iranian attack as a 'very weak response'.
Israel and Iran have both issued evacuation recommendations as they continue to launch attacks tonight.
23 Jun
76.6k
133
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Timeline: When did Donald Trump really decide to bomb Iran?
23 Jun
Tánaiste says three Irish citizens were helped to depart Iran overnight
23 Jun
'A big mistake': Iran vows to retaliate after US attack on nuclear sites
23 Jun
Middle East
Trump thanks Iran for 'early notice' and says 'they've gotten it out of their system'
23 Jun
26.1k
Middle East
Global airlines suspend and reduce flights to the Middle East as conflict rages on
23 Jun
14.9k
11
Iran
Tánaiste says three Irish citizens were helped to depart Iran overnight
23 Jun
11.4k
Middle East
'A big mistake': Iran vows to retaliate after US attack on nuclear sites
Ten days of Israeli strikes on Iran have killed more than 400 people, Iran’s health ministry said.
23 Jun
16.0k
57
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Tánaiste says 15 Irish citizens and dependants have departed from Israel
22 Jun
Ireland's reaction to the US bombing Iran: 'Extremely dangerous spiral of escalation'
22 Jun
US bombs caused 'extremely severe damage and destruction' to three Iranian nuclear sites
22 Jun
escalation
'There are many targets left': How Trump announced to the world that the US had bombed Iran
Trump had given Iran a two-week deadline – but it turned out to mean just two days.
22 Jun
20.6k
123
Iran
Donald Trump delays decision on Iran strikes as Keir Starmer calls for restraint
Russia's foreign ministry says US involvement would be an 'extremely dangerous step'.
Trump says he will wait two weeks to give negotiations a chance before deciding to strike Iran.
Early-morning strikes from Iran hit the Soroka Hospital in the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva.
Updated 19 Jun
40.0k
RELATED
Iran launches fresh attacks on Israel as Trump weighs up wading into conflict
18 Jun
Netanyahu says killing of Iran leader will 'not escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict'
16 Jun
Travel Advisory
Briefings on assisting Irish citizens wishing to leave Israel and Iran continuing this evening
Updated 19 Jun
7.9k
Middle East
Trump considering US strikes against Iran, and he says patience is 'wearing thin'
The message comes as Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire.
Trump claimed that the US has taken 'complete and total control of the skies over Iran'.
Israel 'faces threats on many fronts' an IDF spokesperson said.
Updated 17 Jun
41.9k
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Irish embassies contact passport holders in Israel and Iran as evacuation plans considered
17 Jun
Netanyahu says killing of Iran leader will 'not escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict'
16 Jun
How Israel's attack on Iran quickly changed the tune of recently critical allies in Europe
16 Jun
Netanyahu tells Fox News Israel 'got' Iran's chief intelligence officer as conflict ramps up
15 Jun
Middle East
Irish embassies contact passport holders in Israel and Iran as evacuation plans considered
Updated 17 Jun
17.3k
113
Middle East
Netanyahu says killing of Iran leader will 'not escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict'
The IDF claims it now had "aerial superiority" over the capital city after destroying a third of Iran's surface-to-surface missile launchers.
Iran has urged the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency to condemn Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites
Benjamin Netanyahu's office said 11 people were killed in Iranian strikes on Israel overnight.
Updated 16 Jun
25.8k
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How Israel's attack on Iran quickly changed the tune of recently critical allies in Europe
16 Jun
Netanyahu tells Fox News Israel 'got' Iran's chief intelligence officer as conflict ramps up
15 Jun
Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' if Iran continues strikes after intense exchange of fire overnight
14 Jun
Netanyahu warns of ‘several waves’ of Israeli attacks as Iran threatens 'powerful response'
13 Jun
Irish citizens are now advised against travel to Israel
13 Jun
Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it
13 Jun
FactCheck
How Israel's attack on Iran quickly changed the tune of recently critical allies in Europe
David MacRedmond
16 Jun
15.0k
Middle East
Netanyahu tells Fox News Israel 'got' Iran's chief intelligence officer as conflict ramps up
At least five people were killed today when an Israeli strike hit a residential building in downtown Tehran, state television in Iran reported.
Authorities said Iranian missile fire targeting Israel killed at least 10 people overnight.
Donald Trump threatened Iran with the "full strength" of the military if the US is attacked "in any way, shape or form".
Updated 15 Jun
23.3k
RELATED
Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' if Iran continues strikes after intense exchange of fire overnight
14 Jun
Irish citizens are now advised against travel to Israel
13 Jun
Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it
13 Jun
Nuclear sites
Netanyahu warns of ‘several waves’ of Israeli attacks as Iran threatens 'powerful response'
Iran has described the assault as a “declaration of war”.
The United States said it had prior knowledge but was not involved in the attack.
Israel has since announced the closure of its embassies across the globe.
Updated 13 Jun
49.7k
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Irish citizens are now advised against travel to Israel
13 Jun
Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it
13 Jun
bitter rivals
Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it
13 Jun
4.1k
Middle East
US moves staff from embassy in Iraq as tensions with Iran over nuclear deal increase
12 Jun
7.6k
May
May 2025
Tánaiste says Israel is committing genocide during bad-tempered Dáil spat with Catherine Connolly
Connolly claimed that the Irish government are waiting for “the morally corrupt EU” to take action on Israel.
Updated 29 May
25.6k
259
Middle East
'Let's call a spade a spade': Israeli government 'committing genocide in Gaza', Taoiseach says
28 May
10.6k
Qatar
US President pampered upon touching down in Doha
14 May
11.5k
47
Air Force One
Donald Trump defends prospect of Qatar gifting him $400m luxury plane
12 May
14.1k
jews against zionism
Jews against Zionism: 'What Israel has done in Gaza is barbaric - I'll never support it'
Ria Czerniak-LeBov
Updated 11 May
28.8k
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