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- 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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US-Iran war live updates: Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’, Iran says; Stock market’s record-setting rally continues
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- Bianca Hall and Anthony Segaert
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- Middle East at war
Price of oil tumbles as Iran, Trump declare Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’
In a series of social media posts, Trump foreshadowed a deal with Iran to end the war, including the US taking Iran’s highly enriched uranium, and said he had banned Israel from bombing Lebanon any further.
- Michael Koziol
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- Middle East at war
Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire off to a shaky start as all sides take a breather
It’s not clear how the agreement, which was announced by US President Donald Trump will work in practice as Israel is fighting the terrorist group Hezbollah, rather than the Lebanese state.
- Michael Koziol
‘Ravaged by tyrants’: Pope blasts those who ‘manipulate’ God to justify war amid Trump feud
Leo took aim at “the masters of war” who spend billions of dollars on conflict. His unusually forceful remarks came just days after the US president attacked him on social media.
- Joshua McElwee
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- Courts
Town Hall protest charges in doubt after court strikes down Minns restrictions
The NSW government rushed through the laws after the Bondi terror attack. The state’s top court has now declared them invalid.
- Michaela Whitbourn, Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
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- Middle East at war
US, Iran gear up for second round of talks as Strait of Hormuz blockade holds steady
With the initial truce between the parties due to expire next week, there are signs that the next set of negotiations between Iran and the Trump administration could deliver a longer-term solution.
- David McHugh, Konstantin Toropin and Michael Biesecker
Geelong Viva refinery fire exposes fragility of Australia’s jet fuel supplies
The blaze comes after Qantas disclosed a $600-$800 million blowout in fuel costs, the latest carrier to flag an impact from the US-Israel war on Iran.
- Chris Zappone
US-Iran war as it happened: 100 million litres of diesel to arrive in May; Blaze erupts at Geelong oil refinery; Ceasefire extension request ‘not true at this moment’, says White House
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- Emily Kaine, Sarah McPhee and Carla Jaeger
US-Iran war as it happened: Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect; Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus Christ; Tehran wants a deal ‘very badly’, says US president
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- Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly and Isabel McMillan