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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom McIlroy Political editor

Australia has been asked to assist Middle East nations coming under fire from Iran. What could that look like?

An E-7A Wedgetail in the sky with an F/A-18F Super Hornet and KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
Australia’s most likely contribution in the US-Israel war on Iran is the Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, pictured with an F/A-18F Super Hornet flying aft of a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport. Photograph: Cpl Brenton Kwaterski/Department of Defence

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has confirmed that the government has been asked to provide military assistance to combat missiles and drone attacks that Iran has launched against neighbouring countries.

“Many countries which are non-participants have been attacked by Iran through this,” Wong said.

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