8 h. ago An axis of bystanders: Iran conflict reveals true nature of an alliance the West feared

When push came to shove, as the missiles flew and bombs rained down, all China and Russia offered Iran was rhetorical support – and cautiously at that.

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67 h. ago US not at war with Iran despite ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ attack, says Pentagon

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says America “does not seek war” with Iran despite entering the latest Middle East conflict on the side of Israel.

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5 d. ago While Trump buys himself time on Iran, other countries are swooping in to avert disaster

As the US president mulls going to war, key European countries are hoping to de-escalate the conflict between Israel and Iran before it engulfs the region.

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6 d. ago Armoured cars, ferries: How Australians are fleeing the Middle East

About 1500 Australians have asked the government for help to flee Iran and almost as many to flee Israel amid the escalating conflict.

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6 d. ago ASX slips as investors track war in Middle East; Banks rise, miners fall

Caution reigned on the Australian sharemarket as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

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6 d. ago ASX treads water as investors track war in Middle East; Fed stays on hold

The Australian sharemarket stays in cautious as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

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6 d. ago Australians shuttled out of Israel overland as thousands register for evacuation

About 1500 Australians have asked the government for help to flee Iran amid an escalating conflict with Israel.

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6 d. ago Feeling ‘abandoned’, families of Australians stuck in Israel plead for help

About 1500 Australians have asked the government for help to flee Iran and almost as many to flee Israel amid the escalating conflict.

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7 d. ago As Trump mulls next steps, rifts in his MAGA universe explode into public view

Many of Trump’s MAGA supporters oppose another US mission in the Middle East, but hawkish Republicans are putting pressure on Trump to step in.

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7 d. ago Trump goes to ground after National Security Council meeting on Iran

The US President has also spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Trump unusually refrained from posting about it on social media.

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7 d. ago World waits on Trump’s next move as Middle East tensions ramp up

Global anxiety is centred on whether the US president can broker an end to the conflict or if he will instead help Israel destroy Iran’s key nuclear facility.

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8 d. ago ‘We had to beat the drones’: The race for Australians caught in Israel

More than 1200 Australians are trying to get out of Israel and Iran as the conflict between the two nations escalates.

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8 d. ago Hundreds of Australians in Iran and Israel ask for help to leave

As the conflict intensifies, the foreign minister has revealed about 350 Australians in Iran and 300 more in Israel have requested assistance to leave the region.

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1 week ago What we know so far about the conflict between Israel and Iran

Israel pounded Iran for a second day on Saturday, while Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had held out as the only way to halt the bombing.

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