World Politics

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".

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.

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.

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.

Atefe Moradi knows Iranian regime's playbook well. She played for her home country's national league before moving to Australia, and fears for the safety of the female footballers returning to Iran.

A civil war within the MAGA movement is getting more lewd by the day as prominent right-wing figures feud online over the war in Iran.

Amid Iran's missile and drone attacks, a weird sense of normality in Dubai and Abu Dhabi sits awkwardly with the news coverage of burning buildings and reports of strikes on airports.

For much of the past century, the world has learned to interpret war through categories shaped by American power.

The Iranian women's football team leave Malaysia for the Middle East after five players withdraw their claims for asylum in Australia.

US President Donald Trump announces her diagnosis on Truth Social, saying her prognosis "is excellent".

Donald Trump tells US allies to "get involved quickly" in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, while warning members of NATO the alliance faces a "very bad" future if they do not do their bit. 

Experts say Australians should prepare for the possibility of widespread fuel rationing if the war in the Middle East is prolonged.

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

Around the world, things are moving at a dizzying speed, and the pace is being set from Washington. Some people claim this is a deliberate strategy to overwhelm us, and that it comes with consequences.

Iran's actions in attacking neighbouring countries were unprecedented, "almost unhinged" and irrational, according to a senior United Arab Emirates minister.

The war in the Middle East is beginning to have a tangible impact on the lives of Western Australians. Here's how.