Middle East

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.

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. 

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.

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

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

Israel's army says Iranian missiles launched toward a Jordanian port city just across the border could spill over, warning Israelis to expect air-raid sirens.

Resilient jobs data is a bright spot for Australia's economy but the longer the Middle East conflict drags on, the worse the prospect for growth and inflation.

Two US soldiers were killed in strikes on a base in Jordan overnight and another remains missing.

As strikes intensify, the US and Iran inch closer and closer to an all-out war.

The United States has struck bridges and transport links in southern Iran while Iran retaliated with attacks across the Gulf including in Kuwait.

More attacks have been exchanged between the US and Iran as escalated fighting entered its sixth day.

Rhetoric sharpened on both sides after days of renewed attacks, with Iranian state media reporting strikes around Tehran.

President Trump, who promised to ‘end wars’, not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.

The US and Iran traded intense barrages of strikes on Wednesday as both sides escalated their rhetoric, with no immediate off-ramp evident.