Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/The New York TimesWith the Middle East war now in its third week, both Iran and the US seem determined to continue the fighting. “We never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never asked even for negotiation,” he told CBS News’ Face the Nation. Iran will continue to fight until US president Donald Trump “comes to the point that this is an illegal war with no victory”, he said. The relentless air strikes on Iran by the US and Israel continued on Sunday, day 16 of the war. The conflict has plunged the Middle East into chaos and disrupted oil exports from the region, sending fuel prices rising around the world.

Source: The Irish Times March 15, 2026 19:01 UTC