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The closure of Qatari airspace due to missile strikes has impacted flights to and from Doha, with a Virgin plane being forced to turn back to Perth Airport mid-flight.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given his full support to the US strikes on Iran, saying they were necessary to “prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and risking world peace in a security.

Launching a major attack alongside Israel against Iran, US President Donald Trump is pursuing a goal he once adamantly rejected.

Donald Trump has made a clear and unwavering statement that Iran will be ‘totally obliterated’ by the US and Israel.

In the days leading up to US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic republic’s neighbours were fearful that strikes on the country could destabilise the entire region.

The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran following failed negotiations and a crackdown on mass protests against the Islamic republic. Here are the key actors in the crisis.

The United States and Iran have been sworn enemies since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran. SEE THE FULL TIMELINE OF CONFLICT

The US and Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown, with reports attacks are happening across the country.

A man has been rescued after being trapped, unable to move in shoulder-deep mud for several days. 

At least two people have been killed and up to 40 others are reported to have been injured, after a tram derailed in Milan.

A double child murderer whose head was ‘split in two’ in a frenzied prison bashing made an eerie prediction before the attack. WARNING: Graphic details

Donald Trump said Iran was still unwilling to forswear nuclear weapons as demanded by the United States.

President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover’.

An Aussie tourist has died during a violent road rage incident while on holiday at a popular destination. WATCH THE CCTV VISION