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A baby is carried away from the site of an Iranian missile attack in Israel.

Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Trump privately approves attack plan as US readies for ‘potential strike’; Israelis hurt in Iranian strikes on hospital; Second Hezbollah commander killed by IDF;

US President Donald Trump is still mulling US involvement in strikes on Iran. Follow our live coverage for all the latest developments.

  • Lachlan Abbott, Anthony Segaert, Lynette Eyb and Hannah Hammoud

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran does not have nuclear weapons. We can’t afford to repeat the Iraq War lie

Netanyahu continues to insist that Iran is on course to produce nuclear weapons within weeks. Meanwhile, he omits that Israel itself has its own substantial nuclear program.

  • Amin Saikal
TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s foreign minister said the country would respond decisively and proportionally to a wave of attacks that Israel launched beginning in the early hours of June 13. The attacks targeted multiple military, scientific and residential locations, as well as senior government officials. (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

It’s been a week since Israel first struck Iran. Here’s what we know

The rapidly escalating conflict may see a new player officially take the field: US President Donald Trump. But what happens then, and how did we get here?

  • Bronte Gossling
Who is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Iran ruler’s iron grip has lasted almost four decades. Who is the man Israel wants to kill?

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is deeply sceptical of the West, but is willing to bend when the survival of the Islamic republic is at stake.

  • Angus Delaney
The stealth B2 bomber emerged out of a top secret US defence research project.

Only the US can take out the secret nuclear base. There’s good reason it’s never been attempted

US President Donald Trump must balance whether destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site with American pilots, warplanes and weapons is worth the risks.

  • David E. Sanger
Where key nuclear sites, targets and United States military bases lie.

Israel-Iran conflict: Seven maps tracking key nuclear sites, targets and US military bases

Only one bomb could destroy Iran’s nuclear stronghold, but if the United States hands it over to Israel, multiple countries could be hit in retaliation.

  • Bronte Gossling and Jamie Brown
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Donald Trump speaks as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House overnight.

Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

  • Michael Koziol
The conservative media personality repeatedly questioned the Republican senator on Iran's population and the Bible.
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Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz spar over Iran

The conservative media personality repeatedly questioned the Republican senator on Iran's population and the Bible.

Beachgoers in Tel Aviv leave during a missile alert from Iran.

Feeling ‘abandoned’, families of Australians stuck in Israel plead for help

About 1500 Australians have asked the government for help to flee Iran and almost as many to flee Israel amid the escalating conflict.

  • Olivia Ireland and Patrick Begley

Tucker Carlson clashes with Ted Cruz over Iran, deepening rift among Trump loyalists

In a heated exchange, the former Fox News host berated the hawkish US senator and suggested he was ignorant about Iran – “the country you seek to topple”.

  • Karoun Demirjian

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