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US president says responsibility for reopening strait of Hormuz rests on countries relying on it; secretary of state says Washington must review whether Nato alliance is still serving the US well
This photo combination shows Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Vice President JD Vance, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will not “have anything to do with” securing the Strait of Hormuz and predicted attacks on Iran could end within 2 to 3 weeks.
President Donald Trump salutes as an Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return,…
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Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported that several districts of the capital were hit in air strikes, including affluent areas in the north of the city. The report said District 1 was among the locations targeted.
Prime minister to deliver address live at 7pm AEDT as Jim Chalmers says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’
Iran said US-Israeli attack targeted a passenger dock in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, describing it as a strike on civilian infrastructure.
Iran said a US-Israeli strike on a pharmaceutical facility in Tehran has dealt a “significant blow to the national medical supply chain,” after the site’s production units were destroyed.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping channel.
NEW YORK — US stocks surged to their best day since last spring, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,125 points on Tuesday as doubt swung back to hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.
The US military denied carrying out a strike on a sports hall and nearby residential area in the Iranian city of Lamerd, rejecting findings from a New York Times investigation.
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Kuwait said its international airport was targeted by drones launched by Iran and allied groups, striking fuel storage tanks and sparking a large fire.
Iran is prepared for “at least six months” of war, its foreign minister said, pushing back against US President Donald Trump’s assertion that the conflict could end within weeks.
Motorists queue at a service station in Fiji on Tuesday night after the government announced a rapid price increase. (Supplied: Fiji News and Sports)
Iran is using increasingly sophisticated methods to enforce nationwide internet shutdowns, according to a report by the rights group Access Now.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the value of NATO Tuesday night after European allies blocked the US military from using their bases and airspace to launch attacks on Iran.
The global benchmark Brent crude oil price briefly hit $119 (£90) per barrel on Tuesday, close to its highest since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.
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Crude prices extended gains during Asia trading as escalating attacks in the Persian Gulf and U.S. President Donald Trump's signals on exiting the Iran conflict, even as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed,keep markets on edge.
Democratic Senator Chris Coons said the war with Iran is driving up costs for Americans, criticising what he described as a “war of choice”.
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the US next month, despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to US President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the British government for failing to support the war in Iran.
An Iraqi armed group warned the United States against using Kuwaiti territory to launch a ground invasion of Iran, saying such a move would sharply escalate the conflict.
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Iran said Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system is now considered a “legitimate” target, according to state media.
PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -- France and Italy have pushed back against some US-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump criticized NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in the month-long war in Iran, highlighting divisions.
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that they would target leading US technology firms like Apple, Google and Meta if more Iranian leaders were killed in "targeted assassinations."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States may need to reassess its relationship with Nato after the war with Iran, citing frustration over allies’ lack of support.
The Western media keep asking whether “regime change” in Iran has failed. That question is not only premature when it comes to the war in Iran, but also mistakenly assumes the outcome will be decided by the West. It won’t.
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A screen displays financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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NEW YORK — US gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices higher worldwide.
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London: Every airstrike on Iran is taking America and its allies closer to a chasm that could leave them exposed to a critical shortage of the weapons they need most.
Trump says US will be leaving Iran in two to three weeks
Polls suggest Americans are against a protracted war with Iran, and experts say it could cost Donald Trump at the November midterm elections. Source: Getty / Chip Somodevilla
El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, en conferencia de prensa en el Pentágono, el martes 31 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Donald Trump said regime change in Iran was not a goal of the US military operation, adding that preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons was the main objective.
A Bedouin boy rides a donkey as part of an Iranian missile is loaded onto a truck bed after landing in a field on March 30, 2026 in the Bedouin village of Al-Fura, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on Febr…
Iranian missile strikes are shifting toward higher-value targets in Israel, even as the number of launches declines, according to reports from the region.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Wednesday, after statements from U.S. President Donald Trump raised hopes that the Iran war could be coming to an end soon.
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran will not accept a ceasefire and instead is seeking a complete cessation of hostilities across the region, in comments to Al Jazeera.
Iran’s Red Crescent said several areas across the country were targeted in recent U.S.-Israeli air strikes, including industrial facilities, a port and a residential complex.