A new magazine is a reminder that the ‘end of the West’ isn’t the end of the world
It’s possible to see that some good might come of the chaos. We might even, in time, become less relentlessly focused on our own particular region of the world
Iran
Iran ready for ‘fair’ talks with US but not on defence capabilities
US navy destroyer docks at the Israeli port of Eilat
US-Iran relations unravelled when Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal in 2018
US military assets surge in Gulf as Iranian official acknowledges diplomatic efforts
EU blacklists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation
Iran’s foreign ministry condemned what it said was the ‘illegal and unjustified’ designation
Iran seeks to avert US military attack with mediation talks
Hegseth says US forces prepared to follow Trump’s orders to ensure Tehran does not pursue nuclear weapons capability
What does the US want from Iran?
Latest Trump statement marks a shift in rationale for sending the armada to the region
What’s the deal between Donald Trump and Cuba?
US is reportedly seeking to negotiate regime change in Cuba, but the country has no oil and exports little
Ryanair shares continue to rise in days following strong results
Luxury stocks a drag on European shares
Trump warns Iran ‘time is running out’ for deal to avert US military action
US president urges Islamic Republic to reach agreement that would include ‘no nuclear weapons’
Do we have to watch this chainsaw-massacre political horror movie to its end?
Border forces have been deployed in the American heartlands – masked, camouflaged and bristling with firearms
US and Iran engage in shadow-boxing as US armada arrives in Gulf
Tehran warns of attacks against Washington’s regional allies and assets if it is targeted
Doomsday Clock moves closer than ever to midnight
Scientists voice concern about threats of integrating artificial intelligence into military systems
UN human rights body condemns Iran’s ‘brutal repression’ of protests
Thousands killed in recent antigovernment demonstrations which Tehran blames on foreign-backed ‘terrorists and rioters’
Trump claims US ‘armada’ is headed for Middle East as Iran death toll passes 5,000
US president says Washington watching Tehran closely, with ‘a lot of ships’ due to arrive in coming days
Iran seizes properties and businesses in crackdown after unrest
Authorities accuse a range of prominent figures of fomenting protests as it seeks to reassert control
At least 5,000 people killed in Iran protests, official says
Some of the heaviest clashes and highest number of deaths took place in Kurdish areas in northwest of country
Donald of Deliria is wallowing in brute force
Trump Redux is tumescent with the power of the world’s greatest military
Why the world has started stockpiling food again
Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive
‘They are killing in silence’ - Dublin protesters fear for loved ones at home in Iran
Over 3,000 deaths have been confirmed since anti-government protests began in December
Iranian leader acknowledges ‘thousands’ killed in anti-government protests
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US president Donald Trump was culpable for ‘deaths’ and ‘damage’ in the Islamic Republic
Why does Iran’s regime fear its own people so profoundly that it kills thousands?
Whatever is to come next must be shaped by the democratic aspirations of Iranians, rather than foreign interventionism
‘All of my messages, they just have one tick’: Iranians in Ireland fear for safety of loved ones
Many unable to contact relatives since internet blackout was imposed earlier this month
Arab states believe US-Iran tension ‘de-escalated’
Trump claims protest killings have halted and plays down military threats
US Gulf allies warnings play key role in Trump’s stepping back from Iran intervention
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have been engaged in a joint effort to highlight risks of military strikes
US evacuates personnel from Qatar military base as Trump threatens Iran
US president issues threat against regime as reported death toll from the crisis surges past 2,700
Iran’s footballers struggle to be heard as regime quashes protests
To speak out is to risk serious consequences
How Iran cut off the internet – and Iranians reconnected to the world
Authorities enforced one of the deepest blackouts in history but smuggled Starlink devices have helped to get information out
Irish exports to Iran suffer 2025 slump
As Trump threatens tariffs on countries trading with Iran, figures show Irish exports fell to €5.7m from €40m in 2024
International events dominate Dáil first day
Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge
Trump tells Iranians ‘help is on its way’ and urges them to continue protesting
US president considering military intervention and has cancelled meetings with officials until killings of protesters stops
A collapse of Iran’s regime requires two crucial conditions
Security forces must split, and there must be a clear and credible regime successor
Inside Iran’s protests: How a plunging currency set off widespread unrest
Angry protests have spread from the markets and universities of major cities to the impoverished hinterland towns
Housing pressures, FF unrest and a tricky meeting with Trump in prospect as Dáil returns
Opposition parties set to focus on affordability and Government waste and bureaucracy
Trump says countries who trade with Iran face 25% US tariff
US-based rights group says it has verified the deaths of 599 people since latest antigovernment protests began in Iran
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