By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran in Beirut https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/iran-israel-war-daily-news-briefing-matt-doran/106459514?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web (ABC- Australia) What you need to know today: Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Middle East have continued for another day. A drone attack on Dubai International Airport hit a fuel tank, and shut down operations for hours, causing cascading delays across the region. Iranian missiles have […]
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Germany says Iran war ‘not a matter for NATO’, as Trump demands Strait of Hormuz help
March 16,2026 In short: (ABC-Australia) The Iran conflict started by US and Israeli strikes is “not a matter for NATO”, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says. It comes as Donald Trump demands US allies “get involved quickly” in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, while warning members of NATO the alliance faces a “very bad” […]
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Why Iran is targeting UAE more than other Gulf states in war with US and Israel
By Annika Burgess and Ahmed Yussuf https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/iran-targeting-uae-dubai-gulf-states-us-israel-war/106436816 (ABC-Australia) Within hours of the war breaking out in the Middle East, the gleaming skylines that define cities across the United Arab Emirates were filled with smoke. More than a week on, shards of broken glass are still littering upscale neighbourhoods in Dubai. The menacing whirr of approaching […]
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How Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are selling the Iran war to Americans
By Jade Macmillan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/trump-hegseth-white-house-frame-iran-middle-east-war-as-a-game/106427790 (ABC-Australia)Day after day since the war in Iran began, the US defense secretary has taken an unapologetic tone about Operation Epic Fury. “They are toast and they know it,” Pete Hegseth said of the Iranian regime last week. “This was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not […]
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War widens as Iranian warship is sunk near Sri Lanka, NATO shoots Türkiye-bound missile
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC and Bridget Rollason in Jerusalem, with wires In short: (ABC-Australia) The US-Iran war has widened after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. An independent UN mission on Iran criticised the US-Israeli strikes as the Trump administration said it still did not […]
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American service members killed as Iran strikes back against US-Israel attack
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC with wires In short: The US military says three personnel have been killed and five injured in the Middle East, but little further information been released. Donald Trump says 48 Iranian leaders have been killed and the US-Israeli military operation is “ahead of schedule”. What’s next? The US president […]