The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest?

Pat Kenny spoke to Irish Times Contributor based in Israel Mark Weiss and Professor Scott Lucas about the ongoing conflict in Iran and what it means for the

President Trump says he'll end the war soon, when he wants to, as Iran hits ships in and near the Strait of Hormuz and warns U.S.-linked banks will be next.

There’s no letup in the United States and Israel’s escalating strikes on Iran, with the latter’s retaliation showing that it is far from declaring an “unconditional surrender” demanded by the US for the war to end.

Gulf states are not ready to join the war, but they have gone to the UN to get condemnation for Iran’s actions.

The conflict between U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran is now becoming "a war of attrition" that would last until the either side runs out of ammunition, former Japanese Ambassador to Iran Mitsugu Saito has said.

The Islamic Republic knows it cannot overcome the military might of the US and Israel and has adopted a strategy of attrition. The regime aims to remain intact while maintaining constant projectile fire at Israel and US regional allies,

Nearly a week into the US-Israeli war with Iran and the skies above the Gulf remain streaked with the crisscrossing contrails of modern air defence. Just after midday on Saturday, deep concussive thuds rolled across Abu Dhabi,

*As tensions in the Middle East escalate into open conflict, a stark warning from a geopolitical analyst is going viral, forcing a sobering conversation about America’s ability to win a war with Iran.

Iran's barrage of ballistic missiles and suicide drones threaten to deplete the U.S. military's finite number of interceptor missiles, experts warn.

Numerous commentators continue to believe that some sort of Ukrainian defeat is inevitable. This is largely the result of calculations that privilege Russia as the larger side in its invasion. Despite this,