Middle East

LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump says he would be ‘open’ to killing Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei as the war escalates, while Iranian footballers in Australia reportedly seek asylum.

Middle Eastern airways are slowly resuming flights as gulf airspaces reopen since the war in Iran broke out, including on Australian routes.

Bunnings has confirmed it’s getting more fuel containers in due to the demand.

AARON PATRICK: Experts are urging President Donald Trump to capture the island in order to cripple the outcast nation.

A former Australian ambassador to the United States says the US could deploy troops to Iran within days as the Middle East conflict escalates.

WATCH: The citizens of Iran’s capital are choking on a toxic smoke cloud and pleading for help as rivers of burning oil set the city alight.

After years of supporting Russia, the Iranian regime has to change, says Estonian Foreign Minister on the eve of diplomatic visit to Australia.

Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran’s new Supreme Leader after the death of his father, but little is known about the powerful cleric. Here’s what we know.

As the war in the Middle East continues to worsen, Australians have been warned not to travel in a string of major updates from the government. Here’s what you need to know.

WATCH: Dramatic scenes have unfolded on the Gold Coast as protesters surrounded a bus carrying Iran’s women’s football team after their Asian Cup exit.

Iraq has dramatically cut its oil output due to the Middle East conflict as the country is unable to export oil via the blocked Strait of Hormuz.

Israel says it is targeting Iran's top commanders as it rains missiles down on Beirut, killing nearly 400.

Two Palestinians travelling in a car near a Gaza City university have been killed in an Israeli air strike, with several others wounded in the area.

Iran’s top national security official says Tehran will not surrender and vowed to hold President Donald Trump responsible for killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.