Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is on the ‘path to victory’, leaving the door open for the assassination of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to ‘end the conflict’.

Even though Iran had about 2000 long-range missiles before the war, it did not have enough trucks to get them to launch sites, Israel analysts realised.

The famed Iron Dome defence system is under it’s greatest ever threat as Iran sends hundreds of missiles and drones into the sky intent on delivering maximum carnage within Israel.

An intense new wave of Iranian attacks has bombarded Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system, with multiple missiles causing blasts, killing at least three.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is facing sharp criticism after a bungled attempt to assist Australians stranded in Israel, as Iranian missile attacks continue to strike Tel Aviv.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: While Israel has been pummeling Iran with its own sophisticated missiles, setting oil facilities in Tehran ablaze, it still fears Iran’s capacity for fierce retaliation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken at length to Donald Trump on the turmoil in the Middle East and wished the US President a happy birthday.

The death toll has risen to eight and at least 200 have been injured after missiles launched by Iran hit the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Israel has struck back, hitting a nuclear archive, oil depot and gas field in Iran.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for de-escalation in the Middle East, while condemning Iran’s nuclear program as a threat to world peace after a barrage of attacks. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran’s senior leaders had been planning for more than a week for an Israeli attack should nuclear talks with the United States fail. But they made one enormous miscalculation.

Israel's attack on Iran wouldn't have happened without US permission, Tehran says, as an official dismisses more nuclear talks with Washington.

Israel's strikes on Iran have destroyed a major enrichment plant, the UN Security Council has been told, but the damage at two other sites isn't fully known.

Israel's strikes on Iran have destroyed a major enrichment plant, the UN Security Council has been told, but the damage at two other sites isn't fully known.

Israel has launched fresh strikes against Iran and is itself again under attack from the pariah state as military action steps up.