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Anthony Albanese responds to Iran crisis: ‘We don’t want escalation and a full-scale war’ – video

ByGuardian staff

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the government supports action to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon while underlining the need for a diplomatic end to the Israel-Iran war. ‘We continue to call for dialogue and for dipl…

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The strait of Hormuz: how could Iran close it and why does it matter to global trade?

ByGuardian staff and agencies

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through dailyTrump floats regime change in Iran – follow it livePresident Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision…

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PM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’

ByJosh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says A…

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PM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’

ByJosh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says A…

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US-Iran crisis: what we know so far

ByGuardian staff and agencies

US president speaks of regime change in Tehran as the US awaits reprisals from Iran and world leaders urge de-escalation and a return to negotiationsIsrael-Iran war – live updatesFull report: Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes…

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Iran will decide ‘timing, nature and scale’ of its response to US, Israeli attacks – video

ByGuardian staff

Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday that the US had ‘decided to destroy diplomacy’ with its strikes on Iran. He added that the Iranian military will decide a ‘proportionat…

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Iran will decide ‘timing, nature and scale’ of its response to US, Israeli attacks – video

ByGuardian staff

Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday that the US had ‘decided to destroy diplomacy’ with its strikes on Iran. He added that the Iranian military will decide a ‘proportionat…

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Trump thanks Tehran for weak response after Qatar attack – as it happened

ByHelen Livingstone

This blog is closed, you can continue to follow our live coverage on our new blog here.“Monumental damage” was done to “all Nuclear sites” in Iran during the US attack on the country at the weekend, Donald Trump has said in his latest comments, after o…

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Australia must stand firm in its support for a rules-based order and reject any US requests for military aid | Donald Rothwell

ByDonald Rothwell

Labor governments have a proud history of supporting the UN charter. The Albanese government must continue itAmerica’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities has no legitimacy under international law and carries significant implications for Australia. T…

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Australia must stand firm in its support for a rules-based order and reject any US requests for military aid | Donald Rothwell

ByDonald Rothwell

Labor governments have a proud history of supporting the UN charter. The Albanese government must continue itAmerica’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities has no legitimacy under international law and carries significant implications for Australia. T…