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Australian troops safe after drone strikes air base near Dubai as Hastie says rules-based order a ‘fantasyland’

The Guardian · 21 hours ago Culture

Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at UAE’s Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are based Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coalition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has declared anyone who thinks the rules-based order still exists is living in a “fantasyland”, amid an escalating US-Israel war on Iran, and as the government confirmed Australian troops in the region were safe after a weekend drone strike. Australian troops posted at the defence force’s headquarters in the United Arab Emirates are all accounted for after a weekend drone strike, the federal government said, amid the growing conflict sparked by US and Israeli bombings in Iran . Continue reading...
Strait of Hormuz: What happens if Iran shuts global oil corridor?

BBC News Iran · 22 hours ago General

Iran says it will "set fire" to ships trying to sail through the world's most vital oil transit point.
Iran's oil weapon may rattle markets but not alter the war

Iran International · 22 hours ago General

Iran has shown it can disrupt regional energy flows. What remains far less clear is whether it can use that leverage to shape the outcome of the conflict in its favor.
Top Democrat slams Trump officials’ ‘totally insufficient’ answers in closed-door briefing about Iran operation – as it happened

The Guardian · 23 hours ago General

This live blog is now closed. Trump news at a glance: president offers goals but no end date for military offensive against Iran Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in Iran What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran? Sign up for Breaking US News email alerts While speaking today, Pete Hegseth acknowledged the fourth US service member killed in Iran’s counterattacks.
US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says

The Guardian · 23 hours ago Protests

Democrats disturbed by rationale that Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Israel’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said, in a new explanation for Washington’s surprise entry into the conflict. The rationale drew divided reviews from top members of Congress who on Monday evening received the first briefing by the Trump administration since it ordered the air campaign to begin over the weekend. Continue reading...
Trump news at a glance: president offers goals but no end date for military offensive against Iran

The Guardian · 1 day ago General

Trump said military campaign could ‘go far longer’ then initial four-to-five week projection as violence and chaos ripple across Middle East – key US politics stories from Monday 2 March at a glance Donald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran and said the US campaign had been projected to last four to five weeks but could “go far longer than that”. On Monday, the US president offered his most extensive comments yet about the war, going beyond two video messages and a series of brief phone interviews with reporters that offered sometimes conflicting objectives. Continue reading...
Trump's Iran endgame unclear after mixed messaging on war aims

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago General

The US president laid out some of his objectives on Monday, but made no mention of what Iran's future might look like after the war.
What is behind the strategy to take out Iran's leadership?

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago General

Security analyst Gordon Corera looks at what is likely to happen after much of Iran's most senior leadership is killed.
Oil and gas prices jump as conflict escalates

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago General

Experts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.
Watch: How the US-Israel war with Iran is jeopardising shipping

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago General

Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.
Man Wanted Over Argentina Jewish Center Bombing Now Leads IRGC

IranWire · 1 day ago Human Rights

On March 1, Ahmad Vahidi was named the new Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Mohammad Pakpou ...
‘Open betrayal’ or ‘just and imperative’? Trump’s Iran strikes divide conservative media

The Guardian · 1 day ago Protests

Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has divided the American right – from Murdoch’s cheerleaders to Maga isolationists Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to get the US out of “endless wars”, put “America first” and focus on domestic policy. After his first term, he was fond of boasting, somewhat misleadingly , that there were “no wars” during his presidency. Now the Trump administration’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has shocked the US and the world.
Inside Iran's succession: who could replace Ali Khamenei?

Iran International · 1 day ago Politics

With Iran at war and its supreme leader dead, Tehran faces a delicate question: whether to appoint a successor quickly to project continuity, or delay the decision to avoid presenting a new leadership target to its enemies.
In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago Politics

Iranian strikes on targets across the Middle East and Gulf regions continued on Monday after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran killing the country's supreme leader.
Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire as Iran conflict widens

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago Protests

Lebanese officials say 52 people were killed by Israeli strikes, while there are no reports of casualties in Israel.
Military Source Says Israel Conducts “False Flag” Attack on Aramco

Tasnim News Agency · 1 day ago War

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The attack on Saudi Arabia Aramco oil facilities this morning was carried out by the Israelis and is an example of a "False Flag" operation, an informed source told Tasnim.
Trump says US prepared for prolonged Iran campaign

Iran International · 1 day ago General

President Donald Trump strongly dismissed criticism that he might “get bored” with the ongoing military campaign against Iran, asserting that the United States has both the capability and resolve to continue operations far longer than initially projected.
Honduras: 10 years without justice for Berta

Amnesty International · 1 day ago General

Ten years after the murder of Lenca Indigenous leader and human rights defender Berta Cáceres, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing violence against those who defend land and the environment in Honduras, and calls on the authorities to carry out a thorough investigation that takes into account new findings revealed by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent […] The post Honduras: 10 years without justice for Berta appeared first on Amnesty International .
US jets shot down over Kuwait in 'apparent friendly fire incident', officials say

BBC News Iran · 1 day ago General

The planes were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defences", but all crew survived, Centcom says.
Hengaw: Marivan Prison Emptied After Israeli-U.S. Bombing

IranWire · 1 day ago General

Hengaw, a human rights organization, reported on Monday, March 2, that after Israeli and U. S. fighter jets bombed Iranian military and i ...

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