Middle East

The prime minister will visit more Asian nations to lock in energy supplies as the Australian government responds to the fuel crisis.

President Donald Trump says the US Navy will immediately start a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz.

US Vice President J.D. Vance says Iran has ‘chosen not to accept our terms’ after a marathon 21-hour peace talk session ended without any agreement.

One of the world’s top-ranked airlines says it will cut flights from mid-May until the end of June, citing soaring jet fuel costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Questions about Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's health and ability to lead persist as the Islamic Republic holds high-stakes peace talks with the US.

A round of talks between US and Iranian negotiators in Pakistan has ended, without any announcement of a breakthrough in ending the conflict that has disrupted global energy supplies.

From the moment the US and Israel ignited their war against Iran, Tehran has maintained a consistent set of demands, built around a permanent peace, economic relief and the right to pursue nuclear enrichment.

A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Pakistan to join Iranian government ministers and officials for peace talks.

Now that the United States and Iran have put the war on pause, the voyage through the Strait of Hormuz may be less dangerous. But it is no less challenging politically or diplomatically.

An ASX-listed gas producer said its free cashflow has doubled as European gas prices soar, but the shares have barely moved.

Donald Trump has given US Vice President JD Vance the mission of negotiating with Iran to resolve the conflict that's blocked a vital shipping route.

Opening the Strait of Hormuz will not stop the economic fallout but there is a silver lining to the turmoil.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has given an instruction to ‌begin peace talks with Lebanon including on the ‌topic of disarming Hezbollah.