Fear of all out war grows in the Middle East with 14,000 Irish nationals at potential riskIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly killedIrish stranded as flights cancelledFootage from Doha, Dubai, and Bahrain after Iran carries out strikes in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks that killed the supreme leaderNiamh Horan, Maeve Sheehan and Cónal Thomas Today at 06:30Irish political leaders are bracing themselves for the fallout from the US and Israeli strikes on Iran as widespread travel disruptions cause chaos across the Gulf and Middle East.

Source: Irish Independent March 01, 2026 18:39 UTC