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Trump’s appeal for help on the Strait of Hormuz goes unanswered
US president’s search for partners to secure the vital waterway is met with polite refusals
Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens
Many analysts believe US is getting trapped in a much longer war than it wanted
China and India show Trump that diplomacy can work
Many countries think it’s better to talk to Iran than to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz
Trump’s call for allies to help secure Strait of Hormuz falls on deaf ears
Japan and Australia have no plans to send ship as US president says Nato faces ‘very bad’ future if members fail to assist
Micheál Martin praises ‘enduring bond’ between Ireland and US at Washington reception
Hundreds attend event at Irish Ambassador’s residence
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Violent aggression against violent repression will never bring peace to Iran
Trump is not offering liberation for Iran, and the Islamic regime is not offering resistance to empire. Both are bullies buying time
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Being deemed close to the boss lets you get away with murder – until it doesn’t
Irish-American relations at their most strained since foundation of State
Many Irish Americans backed Trump in 2024, but his more extreme policies have seen relations become strained
Unifil says its peacekeepers have been fired upon in Lebanon; Pope calls for ceasefire
Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’ and urges other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
The Irish Times view on Martin’s White House visit: peril in the court of the mad king
Taoiseach must avoid the embarrassing obsequiousness some other heads of state have shown
All sides in Middle East war play down ceasefire prospects
Tehran says it is open to negotiating with countries seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz
Shannon Airport not being used to assist US war in Iran, says Taoiseach in advance of Trump meeting
Taoiseach concedes difficulty with intervening in, or investigating, any ‘transgressions’ of rules prohibiting such activity by US military
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Message from the Editor: Micheál Martin goes to Washington
Taoiseach must walk a tightrope, eager not to provoke an erratic, preternaturally sensitive US president while holding to Irish positions
The majority of Americans oppose the Iran war. So why aren’t they protesting?
The section of the US public that opposes Donald Trump is exhausted by relentless right-wing dominance of public life
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Market signals are just as confusing as the military objectives
Trump rejects peace overtures and calls on countries to send ships to Strait of Hormuz
White House clearly not interested in ending the war, now going into its third week, say Omani diplomatic sources
Iran vows revenge for Kharg Island attacks; US citizens told to leave Iraq
Several explosions heard on key island but ‘no oil infrastructure damaged’
Taoiseach declines to rule out cost-of-living supports as Iran war pushes up oil prices
Micheál Martin says he will ‘articulate need for peace’ during St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday
Welcome to the first war of the brainrot era
Pumped-up White House videos about Iran conflict are extreme even by recent US standards
How Micheál Martin should handle Trump for St Patrick’s Day: ‘Lie back and think of Ireland’
From ‘silence, guile and cunning’ to ‘don’t go’, here’s some advice for the Taoiseach on how to survive the Shamrock Ceremony
The White House ‘slopaganda’ machine is a direct hit on American soft power
Hollywood is used to being in the international persuasion business. Donald Trump’s triumphalist warmonger videos change that
Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ and calls regime leaders ‘deranged scumbags’
Death toll and humanitarian crises mount two weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran
Iran’s strategy of attrition seems to be working so far
For the Islamic Republic regime, survival would be victory
Anticipation and trepidation in advance of Micheál Martin’s visit to the White House
Keir Starmer’s Cork trip marks a step forward for Ireland-UK relations
Taoiseach awaits his next dentist’s appointment at The White House
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Small businesses call for Government action to alleviate rising energy prices
Many businesses will have ‘little choice’ but to pass rising costs on to their customers or consumers, Isme says
Bellicose, vengeful, unapologetic: Why Pete Hegseth sees moral purpose in war as weakness
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq
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Some experts believe Iran has prepared for a six-month campaign of drone attacks
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