Iran Tensions

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, walks with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifaâ€‹, left, during their meeting at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Missiles snuck under the radar

US investigators have pinpointed the launch site of a missile attack on Saudi oil facilities to near Iran’s border with Iraq.

Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold

Iran detaineesThe Times

TOPSHOT - This undated handout photograph released by the family of Kylie Moore-Gilbert via Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs shows a portrait of academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who specialises in Middle Eastern politics with a focus on Gulf states, who has been held for a

Uni invited jailed lecturer

The Australian lecturer jailed for spying in Iran was invited there for a conference.

Lucy Fisher

Middle EastWorld

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 file photo, a satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia's vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that's emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues of who launched them. (Planet Labs Inc via AP, File)

US: Iran behind attacks

US intelligence indicates Iran was the staging ground for a debilitating attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry.

Dion Nissenbaum

The Times

TOPSHOT - This handout picture released by the US Navy on May 8, 2019 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 9), while MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the

US forces on high alert in Gulf

Extra US warships, bombers, anti-aircraft systems and troops were deployed months ago to the Gulf when tensions rose.

Michael Evans

saudi strikesMining & Energy

This satellite overview handout image obtained September 16, 2019 courtesy of Planet Labs Inc. shows damage to oil/gas infrastructure from weekend drone attacks at Abqaig on September 14 2019 in Saudi Arabia. - Drone attacks on key Saudi oil facilities have halved crude output from OPEC's biggest exporter, catapulting oil prices by the largest amount since the first Gulf War. The crisis has focused minds on unrest in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran denying Washington's charge that it was responsible.Brent oil prices leapt 20 percent on Monday to chalk up the biggest intra-day daily gain since 1991. (Photo by HO / PLANET LABS INC. / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

IEA plan to boost oil reserves

The International Energy Agency says it is working on a long-term plan with Australia to fix its low oil stocks.

Perry Williams

spying chargesWorld

Video grab of vlogger couple after arriving in Tehran. Jolie King was seized with her Australia boyfriend Mark Firkin, allegedly for flying a drone without a licence near Iran capital Tehran.Video posted on the 29th of June Video from source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=37&v=BidAWh8crwE

Iran charges three Aussies

Iran has acknowledged for the first time that it holds three Australian nationals on suspicion of spying.

AGENCIES

iran tensionsWorld

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Albuquerque, N.M. for a campaign rally, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump weighs up action

Donald Trump has declared a military strike on Iran would be a proportionate to its suspected role in attacking Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

Cameron Stewart

Oil attacksWorld

President Donald Trump speaks before leaving the White House, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump: we’ll help Saudis

Trump has once more said Iran was likely behind the attacks on Saudi oil facilities but would await “definitive” proof.

Agencies

EnergyMining & Energy

Mario Picone, center, and Michael Milano, right, work at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Global stock markets sank Monday after crude prices surged following an attack on Saudi Arabia's biggest oil processing facility. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Oil prices post historic gains

Plenty of oil is available but Saudi attacks stoke market worries about global economy.

Joe Wallace

commentaryCommentary

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Consumers won’t feel pain yet

The drone attack on Saudi oilfields is another reminder of our economic vulnerability to Middle Eastern geopolitics. Windmills and solar panels are of little help.

Adam Creighton

BUSINESS FEARSPolitics

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg arriving for Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Stay calm on Iran war fears, says Treasurer

Business leaders urged not to overreact as fears of new war in Middle East escalate.

SIMON BENSON and Ben Packham

Fuel jittersPolitics

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 11, 2019 a refinery near the Corpus Christi Ship Channel is pictured in Corpus Christi, Texas. - President Donald Trump announced on September 15, 2019 that he has authorized the release of oil from US strategic reserves after drone attacks cut Saudi Arabia's crude production by half. (Photo by Loren ELLIOTT / AFP)

Australia ‘well supplied for oil’

One of Australia’s peak petroleum bodies says we don’t need our own strategic oil stock reserves despite the Saudi attacks.

Richard Ferguson

Saudi strikesThe Wall Street Journal

Trump runs out of options on attacks

Trump faces new questions about his Iran strategy, with a diminished set of tools available to him after the Saudi oil attacks.

Jessica Donati

Tehran arrestsPolitics

Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop met with the Islamic Republic of Iran Foreign Affairs minister Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran Iran on Saturday 19 April 2015. POOL Photo: Andrew Meares

Bishop offers to help Aussies

Julie Bishop has offered to help the government secure the release of Australians detained in Iran.

Mark Schliebs

iran tensionsThe Wall Street Journal

Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC18BDE58360

US ‘locked and loaded’

Trump says the US is “locked and loaded” over the attacks on Saudi oil facilities blamed on Iran.

Summer Said and Jared Malsin

CommentaryThe Wall Street Journal

This Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires and halting about half of the supplies from the world's largest exporter of oil. (Planet Labs Inc via AP)

Oil attack: this is the big one

The attack on a Saudi oil facility will rock the energy market, but also carries long-term implications.

Spencer Jakab

WorldThe Wall Street Journal

In this image made from a video broadcast on the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite news channel on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, a man walks through a parking lot as the smoke from a fire at the Abqaiq oil processing facility can be seen behind him in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and another major oilfield Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies. (Al-Arabiya via AP) TV OUT NO SALES

US blames Iran for oil attack

Mike Pompeo has pointed the finger at Iran for drone strikes on the heart of Saudi oil industry.

Summer Said

World

President Donald Trump speaks at the 2019 House Republican Conference Member Retreat Dinner in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Maximum pressure on Iran: US

The US is still pursuing its campaign of ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran even after the departure of John Bolton.

Susan Heavey and Mohammad Zargham

Aussie detaineesWorld

How blogger copes in jail

Jolie King, detained in an Iran prison, reportedly impresses cellmates with her humour.

Anne Barrowclough

TEHRAN DETAINEESPolitics

Jolie King and Mark Firkin -Two Australians detained in a notorious Tehran prison have been identified as travel bloggers from Perth who were reportedlyarrested for flying a drone without a licence. - Posted 24th April 2018Broken Beach, Pasih HugHere’s a photo of us at Broken Beach, Nusa Penida. We’ve just put the video onto YouTube if you wanna check it out, link in bio!

Minister’s direct plea to Iran

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has made a face-to-face plea to Iran over three Australians in Tehran jail.

Ben Packham and Paige Taylor

Iran arrestsWorld

Australians Jolie King and Mark Firkin have been detained in a Tehran prison. Picture: Supplied

Drone brought Aussie bloggers down

Jolie King and Mark Firkin used drone photography to show off their travels. It was a mistake.

SASCHA O’SULLIVAN

Tehran detaineesWorld

Negar Ghodskani is at the centre of a prisoner swap with the Aussies.

Aussie resident at heart of swap?

The woman Iran reportedly wants to swap for two Aussies is thought to be a mum arrested in Adelaide.

Anne Barrowclough

iran tensionsPolitics

Dr Meimanat Hosseini ChavoshiMeimanat Hosseini Chavoshi was in Tehran on a study tour when she was arrested.Supplied: Iran International

Iran holds Aussies ‘hostage’

Four Australians have been seized in Iran, with three currently held in a notorious Tehran prison.

Ben Packham

commentaryCommentary

Jolie King was seized with her Australia boyfriend Mark Firkin, allegedly for flying a drone without a licence near the capital Tehran. Picture: Supplied/ Instagram

Iran leads on hostages

Iran has become one of the leading exponents of hostage diplomacy in the world today.

Greg Sheridan

Tehran tensionsThe Times

The Australian nationals have been detained in the notorious Evin prison. Picture: Wikipedia.

Iran arrests Aussies

Two Australian-British women and an Australian man are being held in the notorious Evin prison.

Lucy Fisher and Richard Ferguson

WorldThe Times

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the Islamic World Forum in Kuala Lumpur on August 29, 2019. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

Moscow offers oil route to Iran

Russia has offered to help Iran to skirt US sanctions by allowing it to transport crude oil through ports in Crimea.

Marc Bennetts

US-Iran meetingWorld

TOPSHOT - France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a joint-press conference in Biarritz, south-west France on August 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Trump ready to meet Rouhani

US President Donald Trump says that he is prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart within weeks.

AFP

WORLD COMMENTARYCommentary

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One at Bordeauxâ€“MÃ©rignac Airport, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 in Bordeaux, France, to return to Washington following the G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

G7 quite a show

The prospect of an Iran-US summit is the most tantalising outcome of Macron’s diplomacy.

The Economist

G7 nuclear BreakthroughWorld

TOPSHOT - France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and US President Donald Trump embrace during a joint-press conference in Biarritz, south-west France on August 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Trump open to Iran talks

Donald Trump says he is prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart within weeks.

agencies

G7’s surprise guestWorld

This handout photo obtained from the twitter account of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, shows French President Emmanuel Macron (2ndR), French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (3rdR) and French Presidential chief-of-staff Admiral Bernard Rogel (R), receiving Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2ndL) during a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Biarritz, southwestern France. - The French presidency on Sunday described talks at the G7 summit in Biarritz between French leaders and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as

‘No warning on Iran’

Scott Morrison says he wasn’t given warning of Iranian Foreign Minister’s arrival at Biarritz.

Simon Benson

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