Iran sanctions
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
The price of peace: what kind of deal with Iran would Trump accept?
The US president has declared the Strait of Hormuz is open and that Iran has agreed to all his demands. But the real picture is much more complicated – and there is a wildcard.
- Michael Koziol
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- Opinion
- Inflation
The US is dragging the world into turbulent economic waters
The big jump in the US inflation rate revealed on Friday is only a preview of things to come, as the conflict in the Persian Gulf enters its next phase.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
US bomb critical Iranian military sites on Kharg Island
The US President Donald Trump has warned of military strikes on oil terminals in Kharg Island, threatening the economic lifeline of the Iranian regime, as more US troops head to the war zone.
The stories of the Iranian footballers granted asylum by Australia, and those who went home
Five Iranian footballers made the heart-wrenching move to stay in Australia. For those who returned home, the decision was just as tough.
- Emma Kemp and Billie Eder
How Trump and his advisers miscalculated Iran’s response to war
Iran’s aggressive fightback has left the White House scrambling to define what American success would look like.
- Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager and Edward Wong
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Whether you say it or not, we’re in this war now, prime minister
Anthony Albanese isn’t quite ready to admit it, but as of Tuesday, Australia is formally committed to participating in the military campaign against the Iranian regime.
- James Massola
- Explainer
- Middle East tensions
‘The Great Satan’: How the era of the ayatollahs began
Iran has a new Supreme Leader, only its third in nearly half a century. Here’s how the clerics came to power – and held on to it.
- Angus Holland
‘Only so much hope you can hold’: Sydney’s Lebanese community prepares for the worst
In Casula, Fatima Hassoun receives updates from her three siblings in south Lebanon, who have all moved into their parents’ apartment so they can be together.
- Mostafa Rachwani
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s attacks are not about Iran. He’s after a much bigger fish
Behind the turbulence that characterises US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran lies a shrewd geopolitical strategy.
- Clinton Fernandes