Middle East

Tony Burke has responded to allegations that the last so-called ‘ISIS bride’ was an enforcer of Sharia law at camps in Syria.

Iranian media have reported further explosions on the country's southern coast beside the Strait of Hormuz following a wave of US strikes.

Fresh US strikes have escalated tensions in the Middle East after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed following an attack on a commercial vessel.

While the ceasefire between the US and Iran is in ruins, both sides are continuing talks to find a solution to the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz.

The US President has revealed the extraordinary military orders he claims would be carried out if he were assassinated, as tensions with Iran continue to escalate.

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed sharply after fresh US-Iran hostilities reignited fears over global oil supplies and the fragile ceasefire.

The US and Iran traded renewed airstrikes following President Donald Trump’s declaration of the collapse of a preliminary peace agreement on Wednesday.

The US has carried out more strikes on Iran, with Donald Trump calling it retribution for attacks on ships and saying the interim ceasefire deal is over.

The US President’s warning came just hours after he said the ceasefire with Tehran was over following Iranian attacks on American military sites.

His comments came a day after the US Treasury withdrew a waiver that allowed Tehran to sell its oil under the interim ceasefire deal.

The US President has declared talks with Iran a ‘waste of time’ after retaliatory strikes across the region, signalling the collapse of a key agreement.

A huge funeral procession for the assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, is underway in the Iranian capital with many vowing revenge against the US and Israel.

Huge crowds of Iranians gathered Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral for the former supreme leader, who dominated Iran for decades.

Trump officials were so worried Israel would assassinate key Iranian peace negotiators it took the extraordinary step of asking intermediaries to warn Iran.