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War in the Middle East: What you need to know
Welcome to our live coverage of the war in the Middle East. Here are the top stories we’re following.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Al Minhad airbase, which houses Australia’s Middle East headquarters, was struck by an Iranian projectile on Wednesday morning.
- US President Donald Trump says the US no longer needs or desires help from NATO, Japan, Australia or South Korea. His criticism comes after US allies have refused his calls to send warships to join the US efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national cabinet meeting to address the growing fuel crisis.
- Iran has confirmed Israel’s claims that two top Iranian officials were killed on Tuesday night – national security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of the Basij paramilitary force.
- Trump’s counterterrorism chief has resigned in protest over the Iran war.
Iranians defied warnings and took to the streets to celebrate an ancient fire festival on Tuesday night.
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