The Latest Breaking News from Iran

As conflict in the Middle East threatens to descend into "all-out war", members of Australia's Iranian community are watching on from afar in despair.

"We urge Australians who are able to leave Iran to do so now, if it is safe."

We are at a dinner party in suburban Perth, a home away from home for our diaspora. As guests arrive, a Persian ballad plays in the background: Morq-e Sahar (Dawn Bird), a freedom song, a century-old protest against dictatorships and tyranny in Iran. This version was sung by the late…

As its military gains the upper hand in its conflict with Iran so far, Israel is now proceeding to expand on its reasons for action and its vision towards “a bigger picture,” in a broader Middle East and Europe-related context that transcends its current offensive in Iran.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump is waiting due to a ‘substantial chance of negotiations’.

Analysts say US president, who promised global peace, is being pulled into a ‘catastrophic’ war with Iran by Israel.

‘This is not Jim Crow, this is not slavery, and to be making those kinds of comparisons is despicable,’ Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner fumed on Thursday.

Iran has few options to end the war, and escalating against Israel and the US will likely invite more attacks.

Not the first time these games have been mis-used in such a manner.