Middle East

The Australian government’s refusal to join the US-led naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is being highlighted in the latest viral Iranian propaganda video featuring LEGO characters.

After Donald Trump hinted at pulling out of NATO, several allied countries have made a call on joining the US President’s blockade.

The US military says it is enforcing a blockade against vessels of all countries entering or ⁠leaving Iranian ports in the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

America’s allies and adversaries alike were pinning their hopes on Vance to find a way out of a conflict that has upended the global economy. Instead, he left with nothing.

An Israeli air strike has killed a toddler at her father's funeral in southern Lebanon.

Donald Trump has shut down the world’s busiest oil waterway after failed peace talks with Iran. Here are three goals he may be trying to achieve.

Markets reacted quickly to US President Donald Trump’s blockade threat, with oil prices spiking and the ASX falling amid fears of global supply disruption.

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.