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Israeli air strikes in Iran, damaged buildings amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran tells Trump to back off; US deploys B-2 bombers as Iran and Israel exchange strikes; Iran refuses to discuss future of nuclear program

Several US B-2 bombers were headed across the Pacific on Saturday, as President Donald Trump was preparing to meet with his national security team. Follow along for all the latest developments. 

  • Angus Delaney and Ellen Connolly

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Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Israel says ‘new wave’ of attacks has begun; Donald Trump scorns EU peace efforts, as death toll nears 700

Israel and Iran have traded missile strikes as attempts to end the fighting via diplomacy have so far made little progress.

  • Ben Cubby
I have a trip booked this school holidays. Do I need to rethink my travel plans?

I have an overseas flight booked. What do current world events mean for my travel plans?

What happens when disaster strikes on holiday? Here’s how you can prepare before takeoff to prevent pain once you land.

  • Bronte Gossling
Israeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Holon, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Australia deploys ADF to Middle East to evacuate citizens after embassy in Tehran closes; Trump to decide on US involvement ‘within two weeks’

The world is waiting to find out if US President Donald Trump will authorise American strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Look back at the day’s events.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Lachlan Abbott, Anthony Segaert and Lynette Eyb
Smoke rises above the Soroka Medical Centre.

Australia urges diplomacy as deadly Israel-Iran strikes ramp up and Trump weighs US options

Australia has closed its embassy in Tehran, while the US president says he’ll decide whether to intervene in the war within two weeks.

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

Donald Trump has given himself two weeks to decide if the United States will officially enter the conflict. But what happens then, and how did we get here?

  • Bronte Gossling
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The Israel-Iran war enters its second week.

How the first week of the Israel-Iran war unfolded, day by day

Hundreds of Israelis and Iranians are dead as the enemies trade missile strikes. Trump is considering entering the war. Here’s how it unfolded.

  • Angus Delaney
Where key nuclear sites, targets and United States military bases lie.

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

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

  • Bronte Gossling and Jamie Brown
A baby is carried away from the site of an Iranian missile attack in Israel.

Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Trump privately approves attack plan as US readies for ‘potential strike’; Israelis hurt in Iranian hit on hospital; IDF kills second Hezbollah commander

A look back at the latest news from the Middle East as Iran and Israel traded strikes and the US prepared for the possibility of attacking Iran.

  • Lachlan Abbott, Anthony Segaert, Lynette Eyb and Hannah Hammoud
Changed flight paths created some delays for Emirates flights.

Flying to and from Europe via the Middle East is nerve-racking right now

Coming back from Europe as airspace closed due to the Israel-Iran conflict was stressful, but I learnt a few lessons.

  • Julietta Jameson

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