World braces for oil price shock as Iran conflict threatens Gulf shipping
One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
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Newest first · UTC+11:00'Fill up your car' before petrol price spikes, analyst says
One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
· David Taylor
Unauthorized war or justified action? US Congress split on Iran strikes
US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch strikes against Iran has met a mixed response in Congress, as lawmakers are split over the issue, mostly along party lines. Democrats are now seeking to stop the campaign under the 1973 War Powers Act.
· RT
Chris Mason: Trump calls Starmer as US and Europe diverge on Iran strikes
The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was brief, I am told, and was instigated by the White House.
· Chris Mason
'Cutting out cancer': Australians cheer Khamenei's death, amid 'conflicting' feelings for Iran
Fariba Willison said she is feeling a "mixed bag of emotions".
· Sbsaustralia
Were the Israeli-US strikes on Iran legal under international law? These experts say no
Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have said the Israeli-US strikes were aimed at ending a security threat and ensuring Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon. Source: AAP / Yi Yin
· Sbsaustralia
How the world has reacted to US and Israeli strikes on Iran
American and Israeli forces have carried out strikes on cities across Iran, in what US President Donald Trump has described as "major combat operations".
· Tom McArthur
How have US politicians reacted to the attack on Iran?
Figures from across the United States political spectrum have reacted to President Donald Trump’s joint attack with Israel on Iran, with Republicans largely expressing support and Democrats failing to offer a robust and unified response.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israel's high-profile killings in the Middle East in recent years
Demonstrators gather in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Protesters rally across US after Iran strikes and reports of Khamenei killing
Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war
· Edwardhelmore
Israel says strikes in central Iran hit missile systems
Israel’s Air Force says it carried out strikes on missile arrays and air defence systems in central Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Prevén variaciones en precios del petróleo por ataques de EEUU e Israel a Irán
Un submarine israelí en la bahía de Haifa, en el norte de Israel, el sábado 28 de febrero de 2026, después de que Israel emitiera una alerta nacional tras sus ataques contra Irán. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)
Missile debris injures eight in Qatar after Iran launches barrage
Emergency alert interrupts Al Jazeera broadcast before attack in Qatar
· Enes Abuomer
Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘a window of opportunity’
The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once
· Hugo Lowell, Roth Andrew
Australia 'did not participate' in Operation Epic Fury in Iran
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· Jake Evans
Iran envoy calls US-Israel strikes ‘war crime’ at UN
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused the United States and Israel of committing a “war crime”, telling an emergency Security Council meeting that their strikes hit civilian sites and killed more than 100 children at a school.
· Middleeasteye
Ali Khamenei mastered the art of pitting his enemies against each other
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2023. (Reuters: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA)
· Andrew Thorpe
Who is Ali Shamkhani, Iran official reportedly killed in US-Israel attacks?
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Defence Council and close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly been killed in Israeli and US strikes on Iran.
· Al Jazeera
Burj Al Arab damaged after drone strike in Dubai
A missile strike linked to Iran triggered a fire at Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks.
· Middleeasteye
What to know about Iran's supreme leader
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to a speaker during a meeting with a group of university students in Tehran, Iran, May 28, 2018. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)
· Lee Keath
'Never heard before': Dubai hotel damaged in explosion as debris rains down on city
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· April Glover
Trump’s Iran attack tests his past criticism of drawn-out foreign wars
President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)
· Steven Sloan
Flights cancelled as travel warnings issued after strikes on Iran
Airlines serving the Middle East cancelled and diverted flights on Saturday after the US and Israel launched deadly strikes against on Iran, including its capital Tehran.
· Aleks Phillips
Dubai airport terminal damaged in Iranian rocket strike, four wounded
Emirati authorities have confirmed that Dubai International Airport was struck during Iran’s retaliatory attacks against the United States and Israel.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says
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· Jee Geronimo
Travel chaos after US-Israel strikes on Iran
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Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikes after Tehran says Khamenei 'safe and sound'
US President Donald Trump claimed late on Saturday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes, an announcement that was earlier denied by Iran's foreign minister, state media and his personal office.
· Middleeasteye
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The leader who shaped Iran’s defiance
US president Donald Trump has announced the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei after joint US-Israeli air strikes hit his compound on Saturday.
· Virginia Pietromarchi
Burgers, then war: Trump’s bluffs before Iran strikes
The US president gave mixed signals about whether the attack was coming, but his weekend Mar-a-Lago trip may have been the big giveaway
· Agence France-Presse
Jefe de ONU condena ataques de EEUU e Israel a Irán, en reunión urgente del Consejo de Seguridad
El secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, asiste a la inauguración del 61er período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas en la sede europea de la ONU, en Ginebra, el lunes 23 de febrero de 2026. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone vía AP)
· Edith M Lederer
World Trump says Iran’s supreme leader is dead Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred aft
Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred after a joint US and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.
· AP
Iran Says US-Israeli Attack Hit Elementary School, Killing 85+ Girls
At least 85 people, almost all of them young girls, have been killed in an air strike on a primary school in southern Iran, the Iranian judiciary said. The attack on Saturday morning hit Shajareh Tayyebeh schoolin the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province, as the United States and Israel began launching strikes on ta…
· Tyler Durden
Death toll from Israel-US school strike in Minab rises to 108
The death toll from the strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ primary school in Minab has climbed to 108, according to Iran’s Mizan News Agency.
· Middleeasteye
Putin’s friendship has limits — as Iran just found out
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· Eva Hartog
‘This is round two’: attacks on Iran have broad support among unsurprised Israelis
Air strikes halt bitter political feuding ahead of elections as prominent Israelis call for a broad open-ended war
· Emma Graham Harrison, Quique Kierszenbaum, Jasonburke
Iran’s Foreign Ministry defends retaliatory strikes, slams US betrayal
Iran is entitled to defend itself from Israeli and US attacks, the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stressed.
· Al Jazeera
Trump claims Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘is dead’
US President Donald Trump has said he believes that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead.”
· RT
UN urges all sides to 'see reason' in Iran-US conflict
GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations' rights chief deplored Saturday's strikes in the Middle East and urged all parties to return to negotiations, saying attacks would only result in "death, destruction and human misery".
· Agence France-Presse
UN chief condemns US-Israel strikes, urges talks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations, hours before an emergency meeting of the Security Council.
· Middleeasteye
War on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfolded
Coordinated daylight assault on Tehran sparked Iranian retaliation and plunged the region into wider conflict
· Julianborger
Australia news live: cabinet’s national security committee to meet as US and Israel strike Iran
Penny Wong due to speak from Adelaide after government declared its support for US action. Follow the latest updates live
· Adeshola Ore
UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran
Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters ahead of an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that Iran is responsible for escalating actions by its proxies and its nuclear and missile programs, and “now Israel and the U.S. act to prevent an irreversible and immediate threat.”
· Edith M Lederer
Trump announces 'major combat operation' in Iran
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US-Israel operation in Iran triggers retaliatory strikes
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US says it used drones based on Iran’s own Shaheds in attack: ‘retribution’Russia has used over 57,000 similar drones built with Iranian technology in Ukraine, transforming modern warfare.
Russia has used over 57,000 similar drones built with Iranian technology in Ukraine, transforming modern warfare
· Agence France-Presse
Trump says reports of Khamenei’s death ‘we feel are correct’
US President Donald Trump has said he believes reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in air strikes are accurate, though he stopped short of confirming the claim outright.
· Middleeasteye
Photos showing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to vote for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
· The Associated Press
Explosion rocks central Israel after Iran missile barrage
Loud explosions have been heard in central Israel following what Israeli media describe as a fresh missile barrage from Iran.
· Middleeasteye