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The Israeli bombing of Iranian facilities in the South Pars gas field and Iran's retaliation targeting energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, mark a significant point of escalation in the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named Anthea Harris, a former chief of Australia's energy regulator, as the national coordinator of the taskforce.

A growing list of Iran's top leadership has been reportedly killed in ongoing strikes by Israel and the United States.

Changing flags, creating new names, and faking their GPS data, ABC NEWS Verify investigates how Iranian-linked oil tankers continue to export oil during the war.

Australia has made it clear it's not planning to send a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and naval experts warn our ships would be of minimal help if they were deployed.

Members of the Iranian women’s national football team are welcomed with wreaths and flags at the Bazargan border crossing into Iran from Turkiye. 

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US will end the war in Iran quickly, because the US President Donald Trump "knows better" than to keep it going for a long time.

The ABC's Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran is in Beirut and is providing daily updates on the Middle East war. 

One-way attack drones described as "cruise missiles" were listed on the popular online retail platform Alibaba for less than $50,000, the ABC has found.

Even the best minds at Treasury can't know what will happen with global oil supplies, or how Donald Trump plans to end this war, with or without the help of allies.

The delegation of players and staff included five people who initially accepted Australia's offer of asylum but later changed their minds.

He was once a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, but the president's war in Iran has proved too much for Joe Kent — and perhaps American voters. 

The US president said last month that his planned visit to China on March 31 would be "a wild one". A lot has changed since that confident declaration and most of it has weakened his position.

Ships carrying oil are continuing to come to Australia as expected and should do so for the next month, and the industry is urging that while the picture beyond that is uncertain and complicated, "the tankers have never stopped coming".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that an Iranian projectile hit a road just outside the Al Minhad Air Base, but no Australians were injured. 

After years of threats, insults and throwing the global world order into chaos, Donald Trump is being reminded at home and abroad that trust isn't just a nicety, it's essential when you need allies.

The prime minister will convene a virtual gathering of state and territory leaders tomorrow, with the talks to focus on strengthening state-federal cooperation in the face of demand-driven shortages on fuel.

The United States president has declared America does "not need the help of anyone" in the war he launched against Iran, days after he called on allies to help reclaim a key shipping route.

Iranian Australians with family in Iran are concerned for their loved ones, with internet and phone blackouts making it near-impossible to stay in contact.

Tehran confirms that an Israeli attack killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, in the latest high profile attack on the regime's leadership. Read how the day unfolded.