Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Harris warned of the consequences to the world’s energy supplies in response to comments by US President Donald Trump overnight. Mr Trump said he could walk away from the war in two to three weeks without a ceasefire if he felt confident Iran would not be able to build a nuclear weapon. Speaking outside Government Buildings, Mr Harris said that two to three weeks “might sound like a relatively short period of time”, but the economic and humanitarian impact would be “extraordinarily concerning”. “The war is currently ongoing for about 33 days, look at the scale of damage that has been done to the world’s energy infrastructure in that period of time,” he said. Mr Harris said the European Commission is working on “advice and maybe a toolkit” containing “sensible ideas that might be offered to the public”, which is expected to be made available next week.

Source: The Herald April 01, 2026 18:46 UTC