Middle East

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 2025.

Trump gives Saudi Arabia edict on Israel for nuclear deal

BREAKING: The US President has told the Kingdom it will have to drastically change its stance towards Israel, a significant condition not previously mentioned when the deal was announced.

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Oil prices are continuing to surge after more attacks on tankers in the Red Sea.

Oil prices hit $US100 mark after Red Sea attacks

THE WASHINGTON POST: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Houthis were being ‘suckered’ by Iran into joining their fight.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office in November.

US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal opens path to enriching fuel

The Trump administration has not released details but acknowledged it includes a waiver that exempts the Saudis from the aggressive international inspections required in deals with other countries. 

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Yemen’s Houthis has claimed responsibility for attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Houthis claim ‘targeted’ attack on Saudi ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, marking a significant escalation in its campaign against commercial shipping in the busy maritime corridor. 

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Chaos continues in the Red Sea as Washington accuses Tehran of not taking peace talks seriously.

Oil markets on edge as second shipping route threatened

Disruptions in the Red Sea are continuing as Washington accuses Tehran of not taking peace talks seriously, and President Donald Trump reiterates threats.

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Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad.

Toll rises as US identifies third soldier killed in Iran war

The Pentagon said that it believes that Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Queens, New York, died on Friday during an Iranian attack that killed two other soldiers in Jordan.

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 US Central Command completed another round of strikes against Iran at 9pm ET, July 20.

Iran’s strike on Israel doorstep sparks fear of war widening

Tehran’s missile and drone attack on Jordan’s city of Aqaba, within sight of Israel’s Eilat, raised concerns over a further widening of the conflict

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In April 2015, WA was rocked by revelations that young Perth doctor Tareq Kamleh had joined terrorist organisation Islamic State in Syria.

The hidden life of Australia’s ‘Dr Jihad’ revealed

He went to a normal school, became a respected doctor and lived ‘a lifestyle not consistent with ... a practising Muslim’. Here’s the inside story into how Tareq Kamleh become an Islamic State terrorist.

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US service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer support flight operations as CENTCOM enforces the naval blockade against Iran.

Nearly 100 US troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war

US military names soldiers killed in Friday attack as the Pentagon discloses the full extent of American casualties since the war in the Middle East began.

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Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran after two US soldiers were killed in an Iranian missile and drone attack on a military base in Jordan. 

Trump sternly warns Iran ‘will pay’ after US soldiers killed

Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran after two US service members were killed in an Iranian missile and drone attack on a military base in Jordan. 

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The bridge linking Bandar Abbas and Kehuristan, rendered unusable in a US strike, is seen in Iran's Hormozgan province.

Tehran and Washington face a ‘wake up moment’ over the war

ANALYSIS: US and Iranian attacks are unfolding in a way that risks a wider war they cannot contain, analysts warn, unless they can return to negotiations quickly.

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US Forces have struck targets in Iran for the ninth consecutive night.

Iran hits back after ninth night of attacks as US toll rises

An intensifying cycle of violence has left at least three US service members dead since the resumption of hostilities a week ago.

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Sanaa International Airport was struck during an exchange between the Houthis and Saudi-led forces.

‘Eye for an eye’: Houthis declare own naval blockade in Gulf

‌Yemen's ‌Iran-aligned ‌Houthis ‌have ⁠announced ​a ⁠naval ‌blockade ​against ​Saudi Arabia following an attack on Sanaa's airport.

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