Middle East

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says ASIO have detailed knowledge of the 11 so-called ISIS brides and their 23 children who were attempting to return to Australia.

Donald Trump is considering committing the US to another military campaign against Iran, a decision that carries the risk of igniting a conflict that could be far more dangerous than last year’s 12-day war.

The identities of 11 suspected ISIS-linked women based in a Northern Syrian camp who are attempting to return to Australia have been revealed. 

US threats have been ignored as diplomatic talks stall. The world is watching to see if Trump can maintain the rage.

About 110 Australians answered the siren call of Islamic State and slipped out of the country to fight for its expanding caliphate - the vast majority are now dust in Syria and Iraq.

Fears have erupted that the US and Iran are headed for all-out-war, as countries ready armed forces and Donald Trump is briefed on strikes that would dwarf previous conflicts.

The Nightly can reveal the Australian prisoners are among almost 6000 captured terrorists who have been moved to Baghdad for interrogations ahead of trials related to crimes in Iraq.

One of the so-called ‘ISIS brides’ attempting a return to Australia has been slapped with a temporary exclusion order by the Albanese Government.

Iranians are only learning the full extent of the violence in their country, as security forces continue to carry out waves of arrests.

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.

The warning comes as US President Donald Trump considers strikes against the Middle Eastern-country’s missile program.

Israel has transferred the remains of 15 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip via the International Committee of the Red Cross.

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, claiming a ‘massive armada’ is en route toward the country and urging its leaders to negotiate a deal on nuclear weapons.

The Israeli ‍army says it ⁠had retrieved the remains of police ‌officer Ran Gvili, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The plan would require investment of at least $US25 billion in the devastated Palestinian enclave, according to the proposal.