The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

The Foreign Secretary is meeting Abbas Araghchi on Friday alongside counterparts from France, Germany and the EU, as the US backs away from conflict.

Penny Wong confirms defence force troops have been deployed to the Middle East to assist in evacuating Australians

Just under 80 percent of US adults surveyed by the broadcaster in April – some two months before the latest escalations in the Middle East – agreed with the president

Independent media is where regime-change apologia goes to die.

Letters: Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have the bomb, writes Corrado Pirzio-Biroli. Plus, letters by Hubert Cassel, Dr Anthony Isaacs and Randhir Singh Bains

COMMENT: The longer the US president takes making up his mind about whether to launch military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and back regime change, the more time the prime minister has to decide whether to support our closest ally – and how, says Mary Dejevsky

Lower interest rates will be a lever for growth but the Middle East conflict and rising food prices will have troubled MPC

Asian shares have retreated across the region as worries persist about conflict in the Middle East

If Europe was not so in hock to Washington, it would sanction Israel over Gaza and condemn its unilateral attack on Iran, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The question of Australia joining the US in a conflict with China over Taiwan looms over the debate about our military preparedness and defence spending

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday recovered from early losses and rose by +0.09%. The dollar moved higher Wednesday afternoon due to hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said, “We expect a meaningful amount of inflation in the coming months.” Mr. Powell’s comments signal the Fed is not close...