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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.

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.

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.

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

As Israel's intense bombardment continues into a third week, Lebanon's war-weary population and cash-strapped government are wondering when the fighting will stop.

The defence minister has confirmed intelligence gathered by an Australian surveillance aircraft deployed to support Gulf states can be accessed by the United States, potentially informing its strikes on Iran.

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

Israel says it has killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, one of the country's most senior officials. Read how events unfolded.

Britain and Germany have both said the war in Iran is not NATO's, while Greece and Italy have ruled out military intervention in the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump's call for nations to help police the vital shipping route.

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

A war in Iran has led to a cost-of-living spike in Australia and as petrol prices rise, interest rates are likely to be next.

Two weeks after the US and Israel first struck Iran, Donald Trump's timeline and end goal for the war remain uncertain.

US President Donald Trump said he was not ready for a deal with Tehran to end the war which has shut off the vital Strait of Hormuz and caused chaos in global energy markets.

Late last week, Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence after days of intensifying rumours about his health and whereabouts, but it did little to put them to rest. 

US President Donald Trump threatens to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

A house his all but destroyed after a missile struck the town of Haifa in Israel.

Haifa resident Nimran Grifat describes how an explosion hit the town overnight.

Two security officials say the embassy complex in Baghdad was struck in the attack, though the exact cause was not clear.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questions new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's ability to lead after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, saying he is "wounded and likely disfigured".