Iran under pressure a year after downing Ukrainian airliner
Obfuscation over missile strike that killed 176 undermines trust towards Tehran
Iran seizes South Korean tanker as tensions with US rise
Move comes as Iran resumes enriching uranium to up to 20% purity in breach of 2015 nuclear accord
Iranian boats come ‘dangerously’ close to US navy warships
US officials say 11 small boats circled six US warships with ‘harassing approaches’
Trump sanctions response after Iran-backed militia’s attack in Iraq
Katyusha rocket strike kills two American troops and British service member, says US
Macron says France’s nuclear weapons vital for Europe’s security
French president warns of ‘disintegration’ of international legal order and institutions
Khamenei says Iranian forces can take fight beyond borders
Supreme leader leads Friday prayers for first time in eight years amid ongoing public unrest
Iran’s celebrities defy regime amid popular anger over plane lies
Well known figures articulate growing unease with leadership of the Islamic republic
After 30 years in power, Iran’s supreme leader faces toughest challenge
Ali Khamenei seeks to calm anger over authorities’ handling of Ukrainian airline crash
Middle East fears put paid to Manchester United’s winter break plans
Solskjaer worried over Iran tensions, but focused on more immediate threat from Wolves
Iran says it shot down Ukrainian passenger plane in ‘disastrous mistake’
Military apologises as it says aircraft was mistaken for a ‘hostile target’
The US has no clear policy on Iran
If Donald Trump has a policy on the Middle East, it is incoherent and crisis-led. The US’s impetuous assassination of Qassem Suleimani could strengthen, not damage, Iran
Low-key US move against Iraqi Shia militia raises stakes
Designation of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq as terrorist group comes after it entered the political fold
What moral authority does the US have to kill Suleimani?
We should question the morality of killing any person, even those supposed to be evil
Iran’s missile strikes aim to draw a line under Suleimani killing
The US should take seriously Tehran’s efforts to put an end to the cycle of violence
Suleimani’s killing the biggest US blunder since 2003 invasion of Iraq
Trump confirms image as a modern Caligula: wantonly setting fire to the Middle East
Putin visits Assad in Syria in wake of Suleimani killing
Gen Qassem Suleimani led Iranian forces supporting Syrian president during civil war
At least 56 killed in stampede at Iranian general’s funeral
Iran considering ‘several scenarios’ to avenge death of Qassem Suleimani, killed in US drone strike
The Irish Times view on US-Iran tensions: Washington’s strategic blunder
Nowhere is US policy confusion more apparent, nor more dangerous, than on the question of Iran’s nuclear programme
Britain takes ‘urgent measures’ to protect nationals and interests in Middle East
UK defence secretary comes close in Commons to endorsing US killing of Suleimani
Iraq in crosswires as it seeks withdrawal of foreign forces
Tensions soar as Baghdad views any US role other than fighting Isis as reoccupation
The Irish Times view on Qassem Suleiman’s killing: bracing for the Iranian response
Tehran’s strategic imperative will be to act in such a way that it saves face without provoking a US attack inside Iran
Irish troops in Lebanon braced for Hizbullah-Israel rocket fire
Significant exchanges of fire possible following US killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq
Iran trades threats with Trump describing US president as a ‘terrorist in a suit’
US ready to strike 52 Iranian sites if provoked, says Donald Trump
Timeline: US and Iran relationship
Head of Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds force, was killed in US strike on Friday
Middle East braces for backlash after killing of Qassem Soleimani
Iraqi militia leaders on high alert, as US recalls citizens from Baghdad
Suleimani assassination a game-changer in US-Iran tensions
Killing of Iranian military commander certain to prompt wide-ranging repercussions
Suleimani assassination risks all-out war between US and Iran
Donald Trump has taken his erratic presidency into treacherous territory
Who was Qassem Suleimani? Iran farm boy who became more powerful than a president
As leader of the Quds force he may have done more than anyone to reshape Iran
Battle for Aleppo could be crucial turning point in Syrian war
Wresting control of city from various factions key to Assad’s bid for legitimacy
Uneasy alliance between US and Iran must hold after battle of Tikrit
Shia militias ignore preconditions for US air strikes, as tiny IS force holds on to city
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