Middle East

High-energy lasers are increasingly viewed as the most cost-effective way to defend against drones and missiles launched by Iran at oil refineries and US bases across the Middle East.

Long term, officials and analysts suggest the war will weaken American influence, aid Chinese arguments about American decline and accelerate a middle-power arms race.

Gulf States may look to cut a deal with regime once the war is over as Tehran strangles vital waterway.

A dramatic shift in the economic outlook will fundamentally change the Albanese Government’s second term - and leave it with hard choices.

Uncertainty about interest rates and higher fuel bills has left strategists cautious about buying shares, despite big falls.

The widening war in Iran has delivered a stunning punch to a worldwide economy that has already been walloped.

Australia has now ordered all non-essential officials and their families from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave the Middle East as the US-Israel-Iran war escalates. 

A senior Iranian diplomat quietly walked away from the regime while stationed in Canberra — a dramatic move only now coming to light.

Across Beirut, the Lebanese capital, the signs and sounds of the war are everywhere.

Security has been ramped up for this year’s Oscars, days after the FBI warned of a potential ‘surprise attack’ by Iran on California.

Alternatives to Gulf supplies are scarce.

Donald Trump has questioned whether Iran’s national football team should attend the World Cup in the United States, citing concerns for the players’ safety.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as Tehran fights the United States and Israel

Labor has continued to obfuscate basic questions about what military or logistical support the United States has asked Australia to provide in the US-Israel-Iran war.