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Smoke rises after coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, as joint military operations hit targets in the capital. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)

How the assault on Iran unfolded

After learning painful lessons from June’s 12-day war, Iran made an even deadlier mistake on the weekend — gathering its top brass in plain sight as Israeli and US forces launched a precision assault.

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The strikes on Iran are a ‘significant setback’ for Xi and Putin.

How Iran attack has made China and Russia weaker

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser says China and Russia may be in a weaker position to cause trouble as a result of the US strikes on Iran. 

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Keir Starmer reiterated that Britain was not involved in the joint US-Israel air strikes ?on Iran.

Starmer backs US defensive strikes on Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK has accepted a US request to use British bases for limited defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites.

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The unfolding violence between Iran and Israel has already caused a spike in global oil prices.

Oil price tipped to climb as traders react to Middle East

Worries that a rising oil price will push global inflation higher are in focus, ahead of what’s expected to be a volatile day on the S&P/ASX 200.

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The US denies claims that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was hit with ballistic missiles.

First US troops killed in Middle East conflict

Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded as the US military conduct strikes on Iran.

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Australian living in Dubai, Lachlan Kitchen, said he is “alert” but not alarmed amid missile strikes

UAE puts thousands of people in hotels for free as Iran launches retaliation strikes

An Australian living in Dubai likened the situation to COVID as the region locks down.

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Dubai's Jebel Ali port has been struck by debris from an Iranian intercepted missile.

Israel hammers Tehran again after killing Khamenei

The skies above the Middle East are heavy with fighter jets and missiles as Iran and Israel trade strikes following the killing of Iran's leader.

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Protesters clashed with Pakistan security forces while rioting against US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Protests in Pakistan turn deadly after Iran strikes

As crowds across the world are mourning or rejoicing the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Pakistan, 23 protesters have died.

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US President Donald Trump says operations against Iran are ahead of schedule.

‘Gone in one shot’: Trump says strikes ahead of schedule

US President Donald Trump says military strikes against the Iranian regime are on track, and celebrations are ‘fantastic’.

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Iranian Australians are celebrating the fall of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US-Israeli air strikes.

Celebrations erupt globally after Ayatollah Khamenei’s death

Iranians worldwide have celebrated the US-Israel strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with dancing, chanting, and flag-waving in cities from London to Sydney.

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Donald Trump's decision could become the biggest US military campaign since Afghanistan and Iraq. (AP PHOTO)

War and peace can’t be left to one man, especially not Trump

Donald Trump should have gotten congressional approval for striking Iran, or he should not have struck at all.

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The internet is scathing Donald Trump over the US military’s Operation Epic Fury.

Is it Operation Epic Fury or Operation Epstein Distraction?

In the wake of the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran, the internet is running rife with theories about Donald Trump’s true motivation for the assault.

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Samantha Bryan has spoken out after her child murderer father was bashed in prison.

Daughter of child killer whose head ‘split in two’ opens up

‘For a second I felt like the little girl I was before I knew anything about him.’

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A man holds a children's backpack as rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran.

Children killed after airstrike hits Iranian school

It’s believed more than 100 children who were in classes at a girls’ elementary school were killed after a reported airstrike in southern Iran.

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