7 h. ago Trump announces Iran and Israel agree to total ceasefire for next 12 hours

US President Donald Trump has announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a total ceasefire over the next 12 hours.

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7 h. ago Trump announces ‘complete and total’ ceasefire between Israel and Iran

Trump’s announcement came after Iran attacked America’s Al Udeid air base in Qatar in retaliation for America’s weekend strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.

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8 h. ago ‘Staring in disbelief’: Israel strike blows open gates of Iran’s notorious Evin prison

The strike targeted one of Iran’s most symbolically important detention facilities, where prominent activists, foreigners, journalists and dissidents have been held.

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9 h. ago ASX jumps on ceasefire news; CBA hits fresh record, oil stocks tumble

The Australian sharemarket jumped at the open after Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran, raising hopes the worst has passed.

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9 h. ago ASX jumps as optimism returns; CBA hits fresh record, oil stocks tumble

The Australian sharemarket has jumped after Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran, raising hopes the worst has passed.

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18 h. ago US attacks Iran as it happened: Albanese government supports Iranian nuclear facility bombings; Trump threatens regime change, promises to ‘Make Iran Great Again’

The world waits on the fallout after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. Follow all the latest developments.

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24 h. ago White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media

Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for Americans - and for the President himself.

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25 h. ago US attacks Iran LIVE updates: Albanese government supports Iranian nuclear facility bombings; Trump threatens regime change, promises to ‘Make Iran Great Again’

The world waits on the fallout after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. Follow all the latest developments.

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31 h. ago US attacks Iran LIVE updates: Wong, Plibersek support Iranian nuclear facility bombings; Trump threatens regime change, promises to ‘Make Iran Great Again’

The world waits on the fallout after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. Follow all the latest developments.

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33 h. ago Inside Trump’s final decision to attack Iran – and how he kept it top secret

When Donald Trump announced he might take as long as two weeks to decide on Iran, the ruse was already well underway. Within two days, under the cover of darkness, he struck.

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34 h. ago US attacks Iran LIVE updates: Trump joins Israel’s war after bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities; Iranian top diplomat to meet Vladimir Putin

The world waits on the fallout after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. Follow all the latest development.

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47 h. ago Cook heads for UK to bolster AUKUS deal and build more nuclear submarines in WA

AUKUS has been on thin ice since Donald Trump announced the US will review its stance on it. Premier Roger Cook is travelling to the UK in a bid to get the deal back on track and lobby for more nuclear submarines to be built in WA.

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47 h. ago Cook heads for UK in bid to save AUKUS and build more nuclear submarines in WA

AUKUS has been on thin ice since Donald Trump announced the US will review its stance on it. Premier Roger Cook is travelling to the UK in a bid to get the deal back on track and lobby for more nuclear submarines to be built in WA.

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51 h. ago 'Serious situation': Aussies in Iran and Israel warned to leave

Australians still in Iran and Israel have been warned to leave as the government gears up to provide repatriation flights out of the Middle East.

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3 d. ago It’s been one week since Israel first struck Iran. Here’s what we know

Donald Trump has given himself two weeks to decide if the United States will officially enter the conflict. But what happens then, and how did we get here?

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4 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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4 d. ago What happens if a nuclear facility is blown up? The contamination threat explained

The fallout of blowing up nuclear sites, how close Iran is to making a bomb and how Israel’s nuclear stockpile measures up.

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4 d. ago As bombs rain down on Israel and Iran, Gaza’s carnage continues

While Israel’s stunning attack on Iran and the possibility of all-out regional war transfix the world, in the background, Gaza’s death toll continues to climb.

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4 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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5 d. ago It’s been a week since Israel first struck Iran. Here’s what we know

The rapidly escalating conflict may see a new player officially take the field: US President Donald Trump. But what happens then, and how did we get here?

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