Middle East

AARON PATRICK: The Prime Minister’s tense visit to Sydney’s biggest mosque on Friday morning was a sign of deep hostility towards the Government from some Muslims.

By diminishing the president’s political superpowers, his reckless campaign may make him more dangerous

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the White House, joking to her about Pearl Harbour, drawing a very uncomfortable reaction.

A live television broadcast in southern Lebanon was interrupted when a missile landed metres from a reporter.

An Iranian missile barrage struck northern Israel, with Haifa refinery sites hit and power briefly disrupted, according to officials.

Energy analysts suggest the Middle East war’s upcoming consequences of global oil and gas supply shortfalls could spell much higher prices than those quoted this week.

US President Donald Trump says his administration were not advised about Israel’s strike on the South Pars gas field, issuing a grim threat as security in the Middle East deteriorates.

Five Iranian footballers who sought asylum in Australia are back home, with growing fears they were pressured into abandoning their escape.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib has been killed in a targeted attack during the night, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says.

A strike on one of the world’s largest gas fields has raised fears of a major escalation and fresh shocks to global energy markets.

Anthony Albanese will bring together his state counterparts to discuss the impact the war in the Middle East is having on Australian petrol and diesel prices.

Australia is being urged to resist Donald Trump’s push for support in the Iran war, as pressure mounts on allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian women’s soccer team have crossed the Turkish border into Iran to complete a fraught return journey from Australia, after five members withdrew asylum claims they had lodged there.

Surging costs have grounded planes globally, even for domestic flights, but Australian airlines have been able to keep on going.