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US-Iran war live updates: US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil; Three Australians on US submarine that sank Iranian ship, PM confirms; People ordered to evacuate southern Beirut
The conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, as reports of drone strikes spread across the region, and Iran vows revenge after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship. Follow our rolling coverage.
- Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly, Josefine Ganko, Nick Newling and Alexander Darling
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‘We are bringing hell on you’: Panic in Beirut suburbs as Israel launches airstrikes
In another escalation of the wider war against Iran, thousands of Lebanese families fled their homes after Israeli forces warned them of a wave of bombing to target Hezbollah groups.
- David Crowe
US-Iran war news updates: Iranian warship sunk by torpedo off Sri Lanka; Hegseth says US ‘just getting started’; First repatriation flight lands in Sydney
Hundreds of people have been killed across the Middle East as strikes on Iran continue, and retaliatory strikes impact the entire region. Follow our rolling coverage.
- Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly, Josefine Ganko and Alexander Darling
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- Middle East at war
The Iran energy nightmare is becoming a reality
Energy analysts modelling a war involving Iran have long feared two developments. Now both are unfolding at once.
- The Economist
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Drivers risk ‘permanent nerve damage’ from new Formula 1 cars, team boss warns
The alarming comments from new Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey came after Australian Grand Prix chair Martin Pakula admitted he feared not all the teams would make it to Melbourne in time for the event.
- Hannah Kennelly and Cara Waters
How the US sank one of Iran’s most modern warships
The spectacular destruction of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka underlines how the US-Israeli military operation is stretching far beyond Iran’s borders.
- Tom Housden
Stranded Australians arrive home after ‘traumatic’ waiting game in Middle East war zone
The Australians on the first repatriation flight from the Middle East included a group from Sydney’s Barker College and family of TV personality David Koch.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
US-Iran war updates: Khamenei’s son tipped as likely new leader as Trump says US ‘decimated’ Iran; Israeli ground troops in Lebanon; Death toll continues to rise
Hundreds of people have been killed across the Middle East as strikes on Iran continue, Israel launches an offensive in Lebanon, and Iran returns fire across the region. Follow our rolling coverage.
- Angus Delaney, Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly, Josefine Ganko and Brittany Busch
Wong dispatches crisis squads to Middle East to help stranded Australians - but no rescue planes yet
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned of the historic challenge of repatriating Australians from the Middle East, with the ADF standing ready to support the operation.
- Nick Newling and Daniel Lo Surdo
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- Middle East at war
‘Price gouging’: Petrol stations accused of cashing in on Iran war
Half of all petrol stations in Sydney and Melbourne have already hiked prices by up to 10¢ a litre, despite the government warning against ‘opportunistic’ increases.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley