The US and Iran are at war three months before the World Cup kicks off. It’s unclear if the Iranian team will play

It’s now 100 days until the FIFA World Cup is set to begin in North America, and the intensifying war in the Middle East has raised further questions around what is already a controversial tournament.
Independent.ie

Trump says Iran war could last weeks; 22,000 Irish in war-stricken Gulf region with no evacuation plans in place

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RTÉ Ireland

The story behind the Celtic cross from Cork now at home in Belgium

An ancient Irish high cross sits in the Belgium city of Ieper to remember the Irish men who died in the First World War ...
JOE

Here’s where Ireland ranks on safest countries list amid WW3 fears

The revelation comes as fears of a World War grow. There are now fears of a potential Third World War, following a series of airstrikes across the Middle East in a major spike in escalation of ...

As Israel pounds Hizbullah in Lebanon, refugees flee back into Syria

When we fled the war at home, they tried to stop us coming. Now there is war here, they’re not letting us leave’ ...

Iran executes Khamenei’s plan to spread regional war

Strikes on energy facilities and targets across Middle East form strategy devised to sow chaos in retaliation for US and Israeli attack ...

‘Not feeling safe’ – Irish in Dubai describe terrifying moment first missile hit & have emergency escape plans in place

IRISH people in Dubai have described the terror and confusion that overwhelmed them when the first missiles hit the city ...

War widens to include Tehran-backed militias as Israeli and US planes pound Iran

At least 555 people have been killed in Iran by the US-Israeli campaign, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said, and more than 130 cities attacked.

World's ‘safest countries' revealed if WW3 breaks out

Following a major escalation in the Middle East, the Express looks at which nations are considered the most peaceful.

Will Iran play at the World Cup? What we know after US attacks

With the United States in an active war with Iran, the Persian Gulf country's participation in the 2026 World Cup appears to very much be in doubt.

O'Neill refuses to join second briefing on Middle East conflict

First Minister Michelle O'Neill says she fundamentally disagrees with the government's approach to join a "reckless war".
Council on Foreign Relations

Remembering the Zimmermann Telegram and the U.S. Entry Into World War I

Publication of an intercepted cable exposed a clumsy German effort to forge an alliance with Mexico and helped propel the United States into the Great War.