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The area around Tehran’s airport has been bombed.

World PoliticsVideoCommentsNew wave of air strikes battering Tehran

The Israeli military has launched ‘a broad-scale wave of strikes’ on Iranian Government infrastructure, with reports that the attack had hit the area near Mehrabad Airport in Tehran.

Emmett Lindner, David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Liam Stack

Donald Trump

World PoliticsVideoCommentsStunning battle figures released as Trump rates Iran war

One week into the US-Israel war on Iran, Donald Trump says America is now ‘respected’ more than ever as the US release stunning figures on the scale of the attacks.

Matt Shrivell

At least 87 people died and 32 Iranian sailors were rescued after a US sub torpedoed the IRIS Dena.

Middle EastVideoComments‘Violation’: Questions over deadly torpedo attack on Iran warship

Legal experts say the US attack on an Iranian warship did not violate international law, but concerns have been raised about what happened afterwards.

Staff Writers

The Israeli army says its warplanes have struck a bunker beneath a government compound in Tehran.

unrest, conflicts and warVideoCommentsTrump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran

Donald Trump has appeared to rule out negotiations with Iran as Washington warns the most intense bombing campaign of the war is yet to come.

Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Pesha Magid

The first flight from Dubai back to Perth since Middle East airspaces closed due to Iran’s retaliatory strikes is mostly empty despite more than 100,000 Australians remaining stranded in the Middle East.

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West Aussies still stranded as flight home mostly empty

The first flight from Dubai back to Perth since Middle East airspaces closed due to Iran’s retaliatory strikes is mostly empty despite more than 100,000 Australians remaining stranded in the Middle East. 

Claire Sadler

Three Australians on-board US sub that sunk Iranian warship.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAustralia helping US, Israel in war with Iran: PM

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia is helping the United States and Israel with operations in Iran, also confirming Australian sailors were onboard the submarine that sunk an Iranian warship.

Katina Curtis

Donald Trump says the US wants to fight more than Iran.

Middle EastVideoComments‘Within four minutes’: Trump’s brutal Iran ultimatum

President Donald Trump has given a blunt update on the war with Iran, saying Iranians now have just two choices.

Max Corstorphan

Spent drones and missiles at a ‘missile cemetary’ in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Zelensky holds the cards and answers Trump call on Iran

Iran’s barrage of retaliatory strikes is a wake-up call for countries that have pretended the Russian-Ukraine conflict was a faraway concept.

Latika M Bourke

US and Israeli backed Kurdish fighters are being armed by the CIA.

World PoliticsVideoCommentsIran at a glance: CIA arming Kurds, Tehran blanket bombed

The CIA is providing arms to Kurdish forces as President Donald Trump says the US military will shadow their ground forces to facilitate an uprising in Iran.

Matt Shrivell

Shocking dogfight footage of an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet getting shot down by an Israeli F-35I fighter jet.

THE NIGHTLYCommentsTehran attacked as Iran death toll rises to 1,230

RECAP: The internet blackout in Iran has reached its fifth day as explosions are reported in Tehran and Azerbaijan.

Katherine Kraayvanger, Eloise Budimlich, Max Corstorphan and Matt Shrivell

Overnight, the first of six crisis response teams began departing for the Middle East.

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PM calls for ‘de-escalation’, DFAT teams sent to Middle East

Anthony Albanese has called for Iran to ‘cease’ attacks as DFAT crisis response teams head to the Middle East to provide on-the-ground consular assistance to Australians stuck there.

Katina Curtis

A US submarine has struck an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, the first such attack since WWII. (AP PHOTO)

unrest, conflicts and warCommentsUS sub sinks Iran warship off Sri Lanka, killing dozens

An American submarine has sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean as the US and Israel intensify their bombardment of Iran's security forces.

Parisa Hafezi, Pesha Magid and Tuvan Gumrukcu

Australians in Dubai are sharing starkly different experiences online.

AustraliaCommentsAussies in Dubai describe blasts, fear and flight chaos

Australians in Dubai are sharing starkly different experiences online, with some describing explosions, intense fear and government abandonment while others insist their adopted home remains safe and calm.

Kristin Shorten

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has again ruled out Australia sending any troops to the Middle East if requested by long-term ally the US.

MIDDLE EASTAustralia’s ambiguous strategy persists on Iran strikes

Australia has continued to walk a fine line of strategy ambiguity on the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran amid ongoing questions about the legality of the attack.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Donald Trump says the US Navy will start escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle EastCommentsTrump’s massive move over Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump is set to defy Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, bringing in the US military might after Iran threatened to blow up any unauthorised ship.

Max Corstorphan

US Consulate struck in suspected Iranian drone attack.

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WATCH: US consulate burns in Dubai after drone strike

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed the US consulate in Dubai has been struck by a missile.

Max Corstorphan

Pete Hegseth says a hit on an Iranian warship is the first such attack on a foe since World War II.

THE NIGHTLYVideoComments‘Sunk by torpedo’: Hegseth confirms Iranian ship hit by US

RECAP: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has confirmed the Iranian vessel that sunk in the Indian Ocean was taken down by a US torpedo. 

Katherine Kraayvanger, Max Corstorphan and Matt Shrivell

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House.

Middle EastVideoCommentsIran at a glance: Trump says Iran’s new leaders ‘are dead’

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.

Matt Shrivell

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, striking the US embassy in Saudi Arabia and other sites across the region.

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Trump vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ as war widens

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.

John Flint

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.

Middle EastCommentsDefence prepares for evacuation flights from Middle East

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.

Andrew Greene

Qantas’ direct flight between Perth and London will take a detour from Wednesday as escalating tensions in the Middle East force the major Aussie airline to reroute its path.

Middle EastVideoCommentsMajor change to Qantas’ direct Perth to London flight

The change will be made immediately and will add time to the flight.

Caitlin Vinci

Flights across the globe were grounded on Saturday when Israel and the United States bombed Iran, beginning a war in the Middle East.

PerthVideoCommentsWar in Middle East leaves thousands of WA travellers stuck

West Australian travellers continue to be impacted by conflict in the Middle East, with more flights to and from Perth Airport cancelled on Tuesday.

Taylor Renouf

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

Middle EastComments‘Harrowing’: Perth expat’s scariest moment stuck in Dubai

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. 

Fraser Williams

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

TravelComments‘Everyone was panicked’: Aussie mum’s hell in missile crisis

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

Ibanez Taylor