Middle East

Israel's air force has carried out a strike in a suburb of Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect three weeks ago, Israeli officials say.

An Iranian official says the country is reviewing a negotiation proposal from the United States to end the conflict.

It won't be simple to help women and children linked with ISIS reintegrate into Australian society after years in a refugee camp, experts warn.

A tumbling oil price and rally in tech stocks including Google-parent Alphabet on Wall Street set the S&P/ASX 200 up for a positive open on Thursday.

Conditions are not yet right for an Australian warship to be sent, but ‘planning’ talks are continuing with the US about a future naval deployment to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the defence minister says.

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Donald Trump says the US initiative to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is being paused to see if an agreement with Iran can be finalised.

Donald Trump is misreading the Islamic Republic’s strategy, psychology and capability for adaptation.

The ceasefire was teetering as Iran and the US traded fire over the Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.

The blockade remains, the war began 65 days ago, and the President still has to deal with the question of Iran’s uranium.

Flights are being diverted, airspace is under pressure and explosions have been heard across the UAE as the Middle East conflict intensifies.

A drone strike has ignited a major UAE oil hub, with missiles intercepted overhead and fears rising of a wider Gulf escalation.