12 h. ago ASX set to slide, Middle East attacks trigger Wall Street slump; Oil prices surge

Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped on worries that escalating violence following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.

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51 h. ago Israel’s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger goal: toppling the regime

Israel’s surprise assault had an obvious aim of disrupting Tehran’s nuclear program, but the scale and the choice of targets suggest a longer-term objective.

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3 d. ago Israel attacks Iran LIVE updates: Iran vows ‘harsh response’ as Israeli military confirms Tehran strikes targeted Iranian nuclear sites

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3 d. ago Netanyahu says Israel is targeting ‘nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a statement on Israel’s launch of “preemptive strikes” on Iranian military facilities.

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3 d. ago Israel attacks Iran LIVE updates: Explosions ring out across Tehran as Israeli military confirms strikes targeted Iranian nuclear sites

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3 d. ago Israel attacks Iran LIVE updates: Chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reportedly killed as Israeli military confirms strikes targeted Iranian nuclear sites

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1 week ago Israel acknowledges it is backing armed alternatives to Hamas in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “activated” some clans that are opposed to Hamas, but witnesses say the fighters he was referring to have been looting aid while Israeli soldiers watch.

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4 w. ago Israel launches new military operation in Gaza as Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks

Israel’s PM has vowed to escalate pressure with the aim of destroying the militant group that has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.

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