One crew member rescued after US fighter jet shot down in Iran, reports say
The latest live updates as the war in the Middle East continues
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Trump urges Iran to make deal ‘before it is too late’; China repeats calls for ceasefire
US president on Wednesday declared the month-long war a success ‘nearing completion’
‘A Ryanair turnover’: First Air Corps flight into Beirut spent only 30 minutes on tarmac
Pilot Capt Lauren Cusack says careful consideration given to route selection, threat assessments and departure window for €70m Airbus C295
McEntee forced to cancel trip to Lebanon after Defence Forces flagged concern over risks
Minister for Defence was set to fly into Beirut, travel under armed convoy close to Israeli border to meet Irish Unifil troops
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth asks army chief of staff to step down as war continues
France’s Macron accuses Donald Trump of undermining Nato amid mixed messages over US-Israel conflict
Irish Defence Forces must continue to hold the blue line in Lebanon
In a wider geopolitical context of escalating conflict, and growing militarisation, someone must stand up for peace
Trump hints at ‘quick’ exit from Iran but US could return for ‘spot hits’
President claims ‘new regime’ has asked for ceasefire, a claim denied by Tehran, as fighting continues in Lebanon
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were killed by roadside bomb
Security Council members condemn deadly attacks on peacekeepers in south Lebanon and called for de-escalation between Israel and Hizbullah
Donald Trump denounces European states restricting US access to airspace due to Iran war
‘No evidence’ that US aircraft flying to conflict are refuelling at Shannon Airport, says Taoiseach
‘Go get your own oil’, Trump tells European allies as war against Iran continues
Iranian Revolutionary Guards pledge to target US companies in region; Israel to demolish homes in Lebanon
Are Irish peacekeepers at risk in Lebanon as Israel targets Hizbullah in war on Iran?
Irish Unifil troops have continued to carry out daily patrols despite the increasing danger of being cut off or under attack
Cash missing from Garda stations, mortgage approvals and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
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Lebanon is paying for others’ failure to sanction Israel over Gaza
Still the Irish Government stalls over the Occupied Territories Bill
‘We will die or stay’: Families in south Lebanon confront threat of renewed Israeli occupation
As tensions escalate along the frontier, residents brace for what many fear could become the region’s next protracted occupation
Two Unifil peacekeepers killed in Lebanon
As it happened: No direct US-Iran negotiations have taken place, says Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson
IMF warns Iran conflict will lead to higher prices as Trump makes new threat
US president threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
Taoiseach condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in Lebanon
Micheál Martin urges respect for peacekeeping forces as tensions rise in region following Israeli and US strikes on Iran
Indonesian Unifil peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon
Another peacekeeper critically injured by exploding projectile
Iran war: Regional powers hold talks in Pakistan as Unifil peacekeeper dies
Neither Iranian nor US diplomats present – an indication of divide remaining between opposing sides
‘They weren’t carrying weapons’: Hundreds attend funeral of journalists killed by Israeli strikes
Calls made for investigation after fatal attack on Fatima and Mohammad Ftouni and Ali Shuaib in Lebanon
Defence Forces use new ‘strategic reach’ Air Corps plane for Lebanon troop rotation
Civilian air traffic in Middle East severely curtailed due to ongoing conflict
Sympathy for Palestinians’ plight should not be conflated with anti-Semitism
It is wrong to assume that people of left-wing disposition are prejudiced against Jews
Atomic agency reports no increase in radiation following attack on nuclear facility
UN urges US to conclude investigation into deadly Iran school strike; Sinn Féin TD defends party stance on fuel cuts
Marco Rubio says US expects to finish Iran war in ‘next couple of weeks’
US military may have only destroyed up to one third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal
On the front line of Lebanon’s war, medics count their dead and keep going
Since all-out war between Israel and Hizbullah restarted earlier this month, at least 42 Lebanese healthcare workers and first responders have been killed
Michael McDowell allows his obvious disdain for Binyamin Netanyahu to colour his judgment
Israel is not engaged in a ‘war of expansion’ in Lebanon
Trump extends deadline to strike Iran energy sites; Israel says it has killed Iranian commander
Tehran ‘begging’ for deal, says Trump, as US and Iran harden positions
Iran rejects US peace plan, offers its own conditions to end war
Tehran determined to continue defending itself and will deliver ‘severe blows’ until demands are met, official says
Amid the rubble of a Lebanese city, locals count their dead and what remains
Families describe the moment airstrikes tore through their homes, leaving children, parents and entire households buried in the debris
US to deploy more soldiers to Middle East as Trump claims to have ‘won’ Iran war
Opposition says Government’s €250m package aimed at reducing conflict’s effect on fuel prices and cost of living is one of ‘half measures’
US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing
US claims progress in Iran talks, but it’s business as usual for Israel
Netanyahu has a history of sabotaging potential deals that he believes are contrary to his country’s interests
Iran war could push tens of millions globally into acute hunger
War is severely affecting poorer countries where higher energy costs and shortage of fertiliser are forcing up food prices
UK allows US to use British bases to strike sites targeting Strait of Hormuz - as it happened
Cost of living supports to be brought forward, says Simon Harris
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