Middle East

The Prime Minister has called for ‘more certainty’ over Donald Trump’s war on Iran, as the head of the RSL warns the month-long conflict is already showing early signs of ‘mission creep’.

The costs of dragging out the conflict could be very high indeed.

Rising oil prices rattle markets as Middle East conflict fears intensify, sending the ASX 200 down in early trade.

Regional powers have met in Pakistan to try to bring Iran and the US to the negotiating table, amid signs America is preparing for ground operations.

One Nation is riding high in two new polls, indicating that despite new jockeys in the leadership saddles, the federal coalition is still in for a bumpy ride.

The Albanese government has been accused of withholding key information from the public as leaders meet to work out how to deal with the fuel crisis.

The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, as thousands of American soldiers and marines arrived in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war.

A series of attacks against Israel and Persian Gulf countries in the past several days is only the latest evidence that Iran retains enough missiles and drones to destabilise the region.

Pakistan flagged oil tankers will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed to traffic, sparking a global fuel crisis.

Medics say two adult brothers have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a neighbourhood east of Gaza City.

Two reporters and a cameraman have been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, two television stations affiliated with Hezbollah say.

Talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and steering Iran away from its nuclear program will be bitterly difficult. 

For the third time in a fortnight, Donald Trump has called out Australia for what he sees as the Albanese Government’s failure to adequately support his war in Iran.