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Australia to send missiles to UAE, surveillance plane to help Gulf defence
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said missiles and reconnaissance plane will be sent to region.
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Trump claims Iran planned to ‘take over Middle East’ before US attacked
US President Donald Trump cites “information and belief” for his claim that Iran would have taken over the Middle East.
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Trump says some sanctions to be lifted on oil producers amid Iran war
Crude oil prices plunge below $90 a barrel following an earlier surge to almost $120 in price swing over 24 hours.
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Iran says no future negotiations with US after ‘bitter experience’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told PBS News that talking or negotiating with the US is no longer on the agenda.
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Trump threatens to hit Iran harder if it blocks energy supplies
US President Donald Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran if it disrupted global oil supplies.
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Iran war may end ‘pretty quickly’: What Trump told Republicans
US president highlighted what he described as the successes of Operation Epic Fury against Iran in his latest speech.
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‘No middle ground’: Israelis back Iran war, despite taking mounting hits
Most Israelis back war, a poll suggests, as genocidal rhetoric returns, and opponents face threats and violence.
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Iranians rally to welcome Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader
Some Iranians took to the streets of downtown Tehran to show their support for Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader.
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Iran war live: Trump says conflict will be over soon; Gulf attacks continue
US-Israeli strikes on Tehran continue as Iranian counterattacks target Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran will be over ‘very soon’
US president speaks in Florida after a call with Putin, who said he wanted to be 'helpful' on Middle East war.
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Where do the 35 million foreigners living in the GCC come from?
More than half of the 62 million people in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are foreign workers.
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US blacklists Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group
Trump administration accuses the group of receiving support from Iran and carrying out violence against civilians.
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World reacts to appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader
New supreme leader receives support from Oman, Iraq, Yemen's Houthis, while the US and Israel make threats.
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Qatar releases video of interception of Iranian missiles
Footage released by the Qatari Ministry of Defence shows Iranian missiles and drones being intercepted over the country.
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Trump slams Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran projects defiance
US president, who had warned against selecting Mojtaba Khamenei to lead Iran, says new supreme leader may not 'last'.
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Who is Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei?
Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his assassinated father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Putin says Russia can supply oil, gas to Europe as energy prices soar
Russian president spoke as oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, reaching levels unseen since start of Ukraine war.
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Why Israel’s war on Hezbollah keeps returning
Israel has tried for decades to weaken Hezbollah through wars and assassinations. Why has the group endured?
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What is Trump’s endgame in Iran as the US-Israel war escalates?
As strikes continue across Iran, US President Trump has articulated shifting goals. But how likely are they?
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What to know about Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
The son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will now leader Iran through the biggest crisis in the country's modern history.
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