Middle East

ISIS brides attempting to make their way back to Australia with several children have been given a stern warning.

Israel has extended a self-declared buffer zone, instructing Lebanese residents of seven towns to evacuate after a soldier was killed.

US President Donald Trump says he is happy to talk peace plans with Iran, but only once they've agreed to no nuclear weapons.

US President Donald Trump cancelled plans for his special envoys to visit Pakistan for peace talks following Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi's departure.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday morning that US forces would maintain a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz ‘for as long as it takes.’

The worries around the energy supply shock stoking inflation and the cost of living sent the S&P/ASX 200 down 1.7 per cent over the week.

Australian commentary on the Middle East is too often rooted in vague language about peace, de-escalation and restraint, with little attention paid to what actually drives conflict. 

In reality, Iran has not been toppled. Power is now in the hands of an entrenched, hard-line military, and the broad influence of the clerics is waning.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says the country's ambassador to the United States will seek a ceasefire extension in talks with Israel in Washington DC.

A single directive from US President Donald Trump has raised the risk of open conflict in a waterway that powers the global economy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has become a barometer of how the US-Israeli war on Iran is affecting the global economy.

The clock is ticking on the US’s war powers statute, which sets a 60-day limit on any president using military force without congressional authorisation.