Taoiseach says UN being ‘eroded’, calls for world powers to de-escalate Iran-Israel conflict
Micheál Martin urges return to ‘rules-based international order’
Micheál Martin urges return to ‘rules-based international order’
Iran and Israel exchange strikes overnight after Netanyahu launched biggest-ever air offensive against Tehran regime
Research and medical services set back due to delay by Department of Justice in processing visas
Iran’s regime may feel a more urgent need to protect itself after Israeli attacks, saying the world now understands its need for enrichment and missile power
Israel indicated it would next set its sights on the enrichment facility known as Fordo, Iran’s second-largest and most fortified nuclear complex
New Revolutionary Guards’ chief warns Tehran would open ‘gates of hell … upon this child-killing regime’
Israel warns strikes are just start of its campaign, while Donald Trump says Iran could halt attacks by ending its nuclear programme
Binyamin Netanyahu’s willingness to escalate should concern the international community
Irish index falls 1.6% as food, banking and travel hit
Global stock markets fall and gold, a haven asset, jumps
Iranian residents brace for escalation as some say they plan to leave for neighbouring Turkey
Already speculation that a successful outcome for Israel could prompt Binyamin Netanyahu to call early election
Saudi Arabia sets tone by referring to ‘brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran’ while condemning ‘heinous attacks’
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US pulls embassy staff from Middle East as threats emerge over potential Israel attack on Iran
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Tehran urges international community to press for Israeli nuclear disarmament
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Five rounds of nuclear talks have not bridged gaps as Iran’s leaders grapple with multiple crises
US demands Iran end all uranium-enrichment activities, including those relating to power generation and medical treatment
UN nuclear agency reiterates urgent call for co-operation
At the core of the tension between Netanyahu and Trump is their differing views of how best to exploit Iranian weakness
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Uranium enrichment remains a core issue of contention between the sides
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Differences over uranium enrichment put fate of negotiations in the balance
US president unhappy at plight of Afrikaners, Pretoria’s court case against Israel and its ties with ‘rogue’ states like Iran
Iranian foreign minister says US envoy Steve Witkoff is ‘at a distance from reality of negotiations’
Hadi Matar stabbed author 15 times at 2022 literary gathering in New York, causing severe injuries to his right eye, liver and intestines
US president bypasses Israel as he eyes Gulf billions, meets Syrian leader and pursues detente with Iran
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