Middle East

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has finally confirmed the Australian Government’s stance on the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The Israeli military says it has recovered the remains of three hostages killed in the October 7 Hamas attack.

Diplomats from Russia, China and Pakistan have proposed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed Israel is ‘very close’ to dismantling Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities after US-led strikes.

According to a former US Ambassador, Australia is unlikely to follow in the footsteps of America as it continues to push for diplomacy in the aftermath of the Iran strikes.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty after ‘outrageous’ US attacks on three major nuclear enrichment facilities.

Fresh details about the US military operation against Iran have emerged, revealing a sophisticated deception tactic involving B-2 stealth bombers.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Midnight Hammer ‘did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people’ as a senior Air Force general warned it would be an ‘incredibly poor choice’ for Iran to retaliate. 

US President Donald Trump has addressed the world after the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites, explaining the reasons why he took action. Here is his statement in full. 

The US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, bringing the US military directly into Israel’s war with Iran, a move that could kick off a more dangerous phase in the war. Here’s what you need to know.

Donald Trump has addressed the world after announcing the US had bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

Israel's defence minister says the country's military has killed the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' overseas arm in a strike on the city of Qom.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered the deployment of B-2 bombers to their air force base in Guam in a sign that they are preparing to launch strikes against Iran.

Talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran have failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war enters its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two adversaries.

DAVID E. SANGER: Ask diplomats who have negotiated with Iran, and they usually describe it with some variant of: Brace yourself, it takes a long time.