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The first repatriation flight from Dubai to Sydney has taken off, but thousands of Australians remain in the UAE.

Iranian authorities have confirmed a leadership transition at the top of the Islamic Republic.

Players ‘heard the sounds of jets’ and quickly realised it was ‘not very safe’, as officials plotted escape routes out of the country.

Australia is being accused of dodging questions about the legality of US-Israeli strikes on Iran and ignoring its role to help maintain world order.

Fresh exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel have opened a new front in the regional conflict, forcing thousands of Lebanese civilians to flee.

Donald Trump claimed overwhelming military gains in Iran while embassies closed, oil prices spike and fighting expanded to Lebanon and the Gulf.

US President Donald Trump says the strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei and his family brought forward a new wave of leaders who have also been eliminated.

The Trump administration and Israel were contemplating a longer war in the Middle East, as Iran continued to lash out in all directions on Tuesday.

Iran broadened its retaliatory attacks on American targets in the Gulf region Monday and early Tuesday, as Trump and other top officials signalled that strikes could intensify and continue for weeks or more.

After three days of bombardment, the assault in Tehran seems to be only intensifying.

The Nightly understands military personnel have been placed on alert for potential government repatriation efforts from the Middle East, despite Penny Wong requesting Australians get commercial flights.

Australians stranded in Dubai have been warned they could face a hefty $77,000 penalty for doing one act amid the Middle East conflict.

A Perth expat living in Dubai has been caught in the crossfire of the Middle East war, describing the ‘hectic’ scenes to 92.9 Triple M as missiles shot down above his head. 

An Australian mother who moved to Dubai has been left terrified as war erupts across the Middle East.