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Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: US bases in Middle East set to be targeted if Trump joins war; Ali Khamenei’s location known, US President says
The world waits to see what – if anything – US President Donald Trump will do to intervene in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Follow along for all the latest developments.
- Lynette Eyb, Lachlan Abbott and Olivia Ireland
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How Trump shifted on Iran under pressure from Israel
The US president spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war under way, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the US military.
- Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Phone in hand, weapons at the ready, Trump must act on his instinct for drama
Donald Trump faces a real-world crisis with real-world, high-stakes consequences, one in which he must be closely involved.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Israel
There’s a smart way for Trump to end this war
Donald Trump has a chance to create the best opportunity for stabilising the Middle East in decades — if he is up to it.
- Thomas L. Friedman
- Updated
- Trump diplomacy
Khamenei won’t be hunted ‘for now’: Trump issues veiled threat, calls for Iran’s surrender
President Donald Trump said the US knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “hiding”, but he would not be killed – for now.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict: Trump denies Macron’s ceasefire deal claims before returning to Washington; queues in Tehran after US president issues evacuation warning
A look back at the latest news out of the Middle East with our coverage on June 17.
- Cindy Yin, Liam Mannix, Anthony Segaert, Angus Delaney and Cassandra Morgan
- Opinion
- Letters
How much killing is enough for these destructive old men?
Readers react to the war in the Middle East, and to Donald Trump’s decision to leave G7 early.
They led Iran’s military and hid its nuclear secrets. Israel annihilated them
Israel has struck a deep blow to Iran’s military and scientific elite, with a string of major generals and scientists killed.
- Tom Housden and Matthew Absalom-Wong
‘We had to beat the drones’: The race for Australians caught in Israel-Iran conflict
More than 1200 Australians are trying to get out of Israel and Iran as the conflict between the two nations escalates.
- Sherryn Groch and Patrick Begley
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- Political leadership
Albanese’s meeting with Trump cancelled because of Iran-Israel war
Donald Trump departs the G7 summit early, leaving Anthony Albanese waiting for his first face-to-face meeting with the US president.
- James Massola and Michael Koziol
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