This Month
Trump insists Iran desperate for a deal as crisis deepens
Iran’s foreign minister insisted peace talks with the US were not under way, contradicting the White House as the war’s economic and humanitarian toll mounted.
China has already won the Iran war
Donald Trump had better do a deal with Iran soon. If the Strait of Hormuz is closed for another month, it is game, set and match to the Russo-Chinese axis.
Iranian sleeper cells ‘activated’ for London Jewish ambulance bombings
A terror group with links to Iran’s hardline revolutionary guards has claimed responsibility for an attack in the UK, following the conflict in the Middle East.
Iran targets Israel and Gulf states as Trump looks to calm markets
The US president’s assertion that Iran was keen on a deal – and he was postponing power-plant attacks – was disputed almost immediately by Iran.
‘Utter chaos’: Oil dives 14pc as Trump says Iran talks under way
Brent crude slid to $US96 a barrel in one of the biggest intraday price swings on record as Donald Trump backed down on US strikes in Iran.
Iran just lobbed a chilling 4000-kilometre surprise for London and Paris
Revelations long-range missiles were fired at the massive Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean suddenly put European capitals in reach of Iran’s fury.
Hunted down one by one. Will Israel’s assassination plan end the war?
Airstrikes have killed more than 20 senior Iranian officials since the start of hostilities, but it’s unclear if this strike rate will bring down the regime.
‘Very bad future’: Trump warns allies if they fail to help US in Iran
The president made the threat about NATO’s future after appealing to allies to help open the Strait of Hormuz to ease the energy crisis.
Oil executives warn Trump energy crunch will probably worsen
CEOs have met senior Trump administration officials recently to issue the warning, as the US president says Iran wants to make a deal to end the war.
Trump calls for help from allies, China to open besieged oil route
The US president says he expects many of the countries affected by the loss of oil supplies to be willing to send warships to help keep the strait open.
Trump wanted to ‘drill, baby, drill’. Iran shows it hasn’t worked
Latest hostilities in the Middle East demonstrate the US president’s claims of American energy independence remain illusory for now.
Ignore the critics. Trump has a plan for the Iran war
America’s goals will take time to accomplish. Our accelerated culture expects instantaneous results that are unrealistic in a war context.
Iranian asylum seeker to return home after changing her mind
The decision forced Home Affairs to relocate the remaining six asylum seekers because the woman who changed her mind disclosed their address to the Iranian embassy.
Asia nears breaking point as oil shock gets real
Markets are trading off every headline. But while the Iran war drags on, the real-world pain is spreading across the globe, and one region has been hit the hardest.
Oil dives, settles down 11pc after volatile session
Brent and US crude benchmarks logged their biggest single-day percentage loss since March 2022, after rocketing to four-year highs a day earlier.
Albanese deploys Gulf missiles, Trump says war ‘pretty well complete’
The PM billed the assistance as a defensive measure to support Australians stuck in the region, as Donald Trump promised the Iran “excursion” would be over soon.
Trump has a new reason to cut and run from Iran war
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader.
Trump should have rung first instead of trolling the PM
Anthony Albanese has dealt with numerous world leaders recently. How it went with the US and the UAE could not have been more different.
Starmer’s foreign policy is about politics – and a warning for Australia
When establishment parties are genuinely destabilised by their flanks in Australia, the economic consequences will be felt well beyond the ballot box.
Australia is right to support the US in Iran - but can only offer limited help
Qualified defensive participation is the right approach. Not because we should back everything the US does, but because it advances our own security interests.
