https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:10:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519794-israel-iran/Iran is assessing damage to its nuclear industry and arrangements had been made for its restoration, Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said, according to Mehr news, after a series of Israeli and US strikes targeted Iran's main nuclear facilities.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519794-israel-iran/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519997-middle-east-conflict/Follow live developments as US President Donald Trump announces a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:27:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0624/1519997-middle-east-conflict/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520036-israel-gaza/The UN human rights office has said that the "weaponisation" of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by a US- and Israeli-backed organisation.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:45:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0624/1520036-israel-gaza/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0623/1519805-eu-meeting-brussels/The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said she will address the EU's finding that Israel is in breach of the human rights obligations enshrined in the EU-Israel Association Agreement with the Israeli authorities.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:45:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0623/1519805-eu-meeting-brussels/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519830-ireland-middle-east/A mother and two children are the three Irish citizens or dependents who have been safely evacuated from Iran after the US joined Israel's bombing campaign on the country.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:07:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0623/1519830-ireland-middle-east/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519802-syria-church-attack/Authorities in Syria have made a number of arrests after an attack on a church in which the health ministry said that 25 people were killed and 63 injured.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 02:17:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519802-syria-church-attack/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519887-iran-leader-succession/Senior clerics in Iran are accelerating the hunt for a successor to Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following increased Israeli strikes.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:47:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519887-iran-leader-succession/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519797-un-security-council/The UN Security Council met yesterday to discuss US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:30:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519797-un-security-council/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0623/1519813-middle-east/Look back on live developments in the Middle East after Iran responded to the US attack on its nuclear sites.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:50:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0623/1519813-middle-east/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519916-straitofhormuz-explainer/The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic waterway for seaborne oil that has long been used by Iran as a geopolitical bargaining chip.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:58:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0623/1519916-straitofhormuz-explainer/News Headlineshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0622/1519728-gaza-israel-middle-east/The Israeli military said that it had recovered the bodies of three hostages in Gaza more than 20 months after they were abducted by Hamas militants.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:25:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0622/1519728-gaza-israel-middle-east/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0622/1519713-trump-iran/On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he would make his mind up on attacking Iran within two weeks. In fact it took just two days.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 06:54:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0622/1519713-trump-iran/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0622/1519725-us-iran-what-we-know/The United States has carried out strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "very successful attack" and that all American planes were safely on the way home.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:18:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0622/1519725-us-iran-what-we-know/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0621/1519609-connelly-analysis-eu/The review into whether Israel is in violation of its obligations under its trade relations with the European Union, due to its conduct of the war in Gaza, was shrouded in secrecy and hobbled by last minute timing. RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly looks at what reactions may be expected on Monday.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:00:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0621/1519609-connelly-analysis-eu/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0621/1519693-unifil-mandate-harris/There is mounting concern in Government that the United Nation's peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon may not have its mandate renewed in August.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:18:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0621/1519693-unifil-mandate-harris/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0620/1519577-irish-embassy-iran/The Irish embassy in Tehran has temporarily closed in light of escalating clashes between Iran and Israel, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:07:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0620/1519577-irish-embassy-iran/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519449-israel-iran-blog/Follow live updates as European foreign ministers meet their Iranian counterpart aiming to create a pathway back to diplomacy as the US considers joining Israeli strikes against Iran.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:01:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519449-israel-iran-blog/Iranhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519432-israel-iran/Iran has said it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran back into negotiations and the United States considers whether to get involved in the conflict.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:29:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519432-israel-iran/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0620/1519437-eu-israel/A review of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza by the EU has concluded that it is "in breach" of the human rights obligations of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, according to an extract of the report seen by RTÉ News.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:52:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0620/1519437-eu-israel/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0620/1519529-gaza-aid-deaths/Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 43 people today, including 26 who had gathered near an aid distribution centre, the latest in a string of deadly incidents targeting aid seekers in the Palestinian territory.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:58:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0620/1519529-gaza-aid-deaths/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0620/1519595-what-is-the-nuclear-world-order-and-how-did-we-get-here/US and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have reignited the debate over nuclear weapons. But what is the nuclear world order we live in and how did we get here?Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:48:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0620/1519595-what-is-the-nuclear-world-order-and-how-did-we-get-here/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0619/1519234-iran-israel/Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:21:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0619/1519234-iran-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0619/1519403-iran-israel-us/US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran's military and nuclear capabilities.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:54:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0619/1519403-iran-israel-us/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0619/1519236-middle-east/Follow live developments as Iran and Israel trade further air attacks while President Donald Trump keeps the world guessing about whether the US will join in.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:37:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0619/1519236-middle-east/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519315-gaza-israel/Gaza's civil defence agency has said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:32:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519315-gaza-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0619/1519228-tanaiste-iran-israel/Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has held talks with the foreign affairs ministers of Saudi Arabia and Jordan over the "increasingly dangerous" situation unfolding in the Middle East.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0619/1519228-tanaiste-iran-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519280-eu-israel/Ireland has joined eight other member states in asking the European Commission to examine how goods produced in illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Territories "can be brought into line with international law."Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:43:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519280-eu-israel/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0618/1519217-efforts-under-way-to-assist-irish-citizens-leave-iran/The Government is engaged in major diplomatic efforts tonight to assist Irish citizens living in Iran and Israel who may want to leave both countries. It is understood that Austria could possibly provide assistance to help Irish citizens leave Iran sometime during the weekend.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:07:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0618/1519217-efforts-under-way-to-assist-irish-citizens-leave-iran/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0618/1519058-gaza-israel/Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials have said.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:11:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0618/1519058-gaza-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0618/1519092-israel-iran-latest/Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on the sixth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fueling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:26:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0618/1519092-israel-iran-latest/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0618/1519019-israel-iran/Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender, and the US president said his patience had run out, though he gave no clue as to what his next step would be.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:20:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0618/1519019-israel-iran/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0618/1519084-iran-israel-tracker/A look back at on the sixth day of strikes between Israel and Iran, US President Trump says he has not made a final decision yet on joining strikes on Iran.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:07:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0618/1519084-iran-israel-tracker/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0622/1519709-us-iran-attack/Iran said its knowledge in the nuclear field "cannot be destroyed" after the United States carried out a series of attacks on three of its main nuclear facilities in Iran.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:23:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0622/1519709-us-iran-attack/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0617/1518814-g7-canada/Group of Seven leaders, holding talks at a summit in Canada have promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fresh support as Russia stepped up attacks on its neighbour.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 01:32:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0617/1518814-g7-canada/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0617/1518862-israel-gaza/The World Health Organization has pleaded for fuel to be allowed into Gaza to keep its remaining hospitals running, warning the Palestinian territory's health system was at "breaking point".Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:05:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0617/1518862-israel-gaza/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518845-paul-murphy/People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who was detained twice in Egypt while participating in the Global March to Gaza, has returned to Ireland.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:59:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0617/1518845-paul-murphy/Politicshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0617/1518817-iran-murray-analysis/For decades, the international community has wrung its hands over Iran's nuclear programme, fretting over the Islamic dictatorship's potential to build a bomb.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:04:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0617/1518817-iran-murray-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0617/1518889-europe-iran/The EU has activated its civil defence mechanism in order to help member states evacuate citizens from the Middle East, as the Israel-Iran war enters its fifth day.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:11:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0617/1518889-europe-iran/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0617/1518877-israel-iran/President Donald Trump has called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and warned US patience was wearing thin, but said there was no intention to kill Iran's leader "for now", as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth day.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:23:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0617/1518877-israel-iran/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0617/1518823-iran-israel/A look back at developments as Iran and Israel continue to exchange heavy strikes.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:18:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0617/1518823-iran-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518641-iran-israel/Iran has condemned Israel's attack on a state TV building in Tehran as a war crime, and called on the UN Security Council to take action.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:01:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518641-iran-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518792-iran-nuclear-programme/RTÉ's global security reporter Yvonne Murray takes a look at Iran's secretive nuclear programme.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:24:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518792-iran-nuclear-programme/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518691-gaza-israel/Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli troops have killed 20 people waiting to collect food, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory's south.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:17:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518691-gaza-israel/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0621/1519608-iran-israel-war/The US is moving B-2 stealth bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two officials told Reuters, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 03:49:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0621/1519608-iran-israel-war/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0622/1519716-reaction-us-strikes-iran/The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting tonight following the US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, said Guyana, which holds the body's rotating chair for June.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:27:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0622/1519716-reaction-us-strikes-iran/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0621/1519705-israel-iran-war/Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a "more devastating" retaliation should Israel's nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic republic would not halt its nuclear programme "under any circumstances".Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:51:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0621/1519705-israel-iran-war/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0622/1519715-iran/As the US targets key nuclear sites, Iran stikes back with missile strikes on Israel. Follow live updates.Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:30:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0622/1519715-iran/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518733-paul-murphy-detained/People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Paul Murphy has been released from custody after being detained in Egypt, his party has said in a statement.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:21:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518733-paul-murphy-detained/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518764-iran-state-tv-blast/The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting went off air temporarily after its building was struck in an Israeli attack.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:24:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0616/1518764-iran-state-tv-blast/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518644-live-iran-israel/Follow live developments as Iran and Israel exchange heavy strikes for a fourth day amid concerns of a wider conflict.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:41:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518644-live-iran-israel/Middle East