Iran Tensions

Middle East tensionsThe Wall Street Journal

Secret talks that defused US-Iran crisis

Hours after its Qassem Soleimani hit, Washington sent an urgent back channel message to Tehran.

Drew Hinshaw

exclusiveDefence

12/01/2020Commander Mitchell Livingstone on his ship HMAS Toowoomba which is leaving for the gulf tomorrow, at Stirling naval base, WAPic Colin Murty The Australian

Full steam ahead into Mid-East cauldron

Commander Mitchell Livingstone is about to lead 190 Australians into the world’s most treacherous conflict zone.

Paige Taylor

Flight tragedyWorld

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, killing everyone on board. - Iran said on January 11 that it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane due to 'human error'. (Photo by - / AFP)

Iran concedes shooting down plane

Iran has blamed ‘human error’, after repeatedly denying accusations it killed all 176 people on board.

INQUIRERInquirer

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Vice President Mike Pence, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and others look on. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

US, Iran still too close to the edge for comfort

Donald Trump and Iran both saved face but the tensions are far from over yet.

Cameron Stewart

The Times

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, arrives for a markup session Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lee criticized a security briefing on Iran by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top officials, saying it was

GOP backing for use of force cracking

Republican support for Donald Trump’s use of force against Iran has fractured over an ‘insulting’ briefing for senators.

David Charter

The Wall Street Journal

Mourners gather during a funeral procession for Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Thousands of people gathered in Basra on Tuesday to bid farewell to Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a senior Iraqi militia commander who was killed in a US airstrike on Friday. (AP Photo)

Iraqi militias wildcard in Iran tussle

Militants in Baghdad fired two rockets just hours after Donald Trump declared the US and Iran were backing away from open conflict.

Dion Nissenbaum and Isabel Coles

Iran Plane disasterWorld

Moment missile struck Boeing 737

Video emerges of an Iranian missile apparently hitting a Ukrainian jet after US and Canada said the disaster appeared to be an accident | WATCH

Cameron Stewart

Defence

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, January 9, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Our troops to stay put in Iraq

About 300 Australian personnel will remain in Iraq following Wednesday’s missile attack on US bases.

Ben Packham

World

A forensic investigator works at the scene of a Ukrainian plane crash as bodies of the victims are collected, in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying over 170 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Tensions to cloud crash inquiries

Investigations into the Ukrainian passenger jet disaster in Iran could fall victim to tensions between Tehran and Washington.

The Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers a speech during a press conference at the end of The North Atlantic Council meeting focused on the situation concerning Iran, at the Ambassadorial level, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussel, on January 6, 2020. - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned on January 6, 2020 that Iran must avoid

NATO hears the call to step up

President Donald Trump won a pledge from NATO to consider a greater role in the Middle East on Thursday.

David Charter and Catherine Philp

The Wall Street Journal

This January 8, 2020, satellite image released by Planet Labs Inc., and annotated analysis by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), reportedly shows damage to the Ain al-Asad US airbase in western Iraq, after being hit by rockets from Iran. - Iran fired a volley of missiles on January 8 at Iraqi bases housing US and other foreign troops, the Islamic republic's first act in its promised revenge for the US killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. (Photo by HO / Planet Labs Inc., MIIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Iran shows missiles that sent signal

The Iranian strikes on Iraqi military bases that housed US troops demonstrated a missile arsenal with sophistication, accuracy and reach.

Sune Engel Rasmussen

World

07/01/2020 A photo from the Situation Room shows President Trump meeting with his security team Tuesday night after Iran launched missiles at Iraqi bases. Source: The White House

More sanctions, no war: Trump

Donald Trump has moved to avert a potential war in the Middle East by deciding not to launch retaliatory strikes against Iran.

Cameron Stewart

World commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

Politics of Soleimani strike hang in balance

Will time reward or punish Democrats for being sceptical of Donald Trump’s decision to take out the Iranian general?

Karl Rove

CommentaryCommentary

Common sense prevails, for now

Donald Trump has chosen wisely by deciding not to further escalate military confrontation with Iran.

Cameron Stewart

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Qantas diverts flights after Iran missile attack

Qantas is diverting flights between London and Perth as major carriers reroute services because of US-Iran tensions.

TESSA AKERMAN

commentaryWorld

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President rewrites rule book

Though Iran-US tensions have escalated, it is possible that Donald Trump has won a limited, but important, tactical victory.

Greg Sheridan

US-Iran tensionsWorld

President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump opts against swift hit

Donald Trump moves to avert an immediate military escalation with Iran while announcing new economic sanctions.

Cameron Stewart and Ben Packham

World

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on September 2, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Iran vows to answer ‘aggression’

Tehran says it will defend itself against any further aggression, although it is not seeking escalation or war.

Ahmed Aboulenein and Phil Stewart

The Wall Street Journal

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on December 26, 2018. - President Donald Trump arrived in Iraq on his first visit to US troops deployed in a war zone since his election two years ago (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Missiles to reach US in the works

Iran has hundreds of short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles that it has been developing since the 1980s.

LAURENCE NORMAN

World

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC2EBE9M5XXZ

Hell no, we won’t go: Trump to Iraqis

Donald Trump says the US has no plans to withdraw its 5000 troops from Iraq.

Cameron Stewart

world commentaryWorld

Many ways to conflict, few to peace

Australians could wake up this morning to news of a US drone and missile attack on Iranian military targets.

Peter Jennings

World

Coffins of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others who were killed in Iraq by a U.S. drone strike, are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners during a funeral procession, in the city of Kerman, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring 48 others, state television reported. (AP Photo)

General finally buried after 56 die

Iran finally buried Iranian Revolutionary Guard general Qassem Soleimani after a stampede at his funeral killed 56 people.

Trump justifies killWorld

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Soleimani ‘days away’ from attack

Donald Trump has defended Qassem Soleimani’s assassination, saying US lives had been saved by killing a ‘monster’.

Cameron Stewart

World

Joint Chiefsâ€‹ Chairman Gen. Mark Milley arrives for a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Esper shoots down letter on Iraq pullout

The Pentagon says an ‘unsigned draft’ should not have been sent and denied there had been a decision to leave Iraq.

Iran tensionsThe Times

Iranian missiles are shown at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defence museum, during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are US and other drones captured in its territory, in the capital Tehran on September 21, 2019. - Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander today warned any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory become the

Pentagon’s sights on missile bases

Iran has built up the largest arsenal of missiles of every type in the Middle East, located at bases that the Pentagon would target.

Michael Evans

World

Streets of Iran mourn general

Black-clad mourners packed Iran’s Mashhad as the remains of general Qassem Soleimani were paraded through the streets.

Inside storyThe Times

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 3, 2020 US President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami, Florida. - President Donald Trump thumbed his nose January 5, 2020 at critics angered at being kept in the dark over the US killing of a top Iranian general, saying he didn't need Congressional approval -- even for a

The tweet that led to Iran general’s death

Donald Trump was tweeting his rage about events in Baghdad when Iran’s leader tweeted back and Trump snapped.

Richard Spencer and Michael Evans

World commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

***BESTPIX*** ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JANUARY 05: People hold posters showing the portrait of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major General Qassem Soleimani and chant slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate on January 05, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. Major General Qassem Soleimani, was killed by a U.S. drone strike outside the Baghdad Airport on January 3. Since the incident, tensions have risen across the Middle East. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

White House order was lawful

The US president has clear authority to eliminate a combatant who takes the lives of American citizens.

Alan M. Dershowitz

Middle EastWorld

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 28, 2019, US soldiers climb into a vehicle of the US-led coalition as they prepare to leave the city of Ras al-Ain in Syria's Hasakeh province. - The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group is

Iraq orders Coalition troops out

Iraq votes to expel US and Coalition forces, including 300 Aussies, after the killing of an Iranian general.

Jacquelin Magnay and Isabel Coles

WORLDThe Times

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)

Trump nominates 52 Iranian targets

Donald Trump has warned Iran against retaliating over the death of the head of its Quds Force.

The Times

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