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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
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
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- Middle East at war
Trump and Netanyahu started the war together. Only one is determined to keep fighting
Both men have looming deadlines – national elections.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Middle East at war
‘Blown to hell’: Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after failed Iran talks
US forces will begin the blockade at midnight (AEST), enforced against any vessels entering or departing Iranian ports, while Tehran warned that any military vessels approaching the strait would be dealt with “harshly”.
- Michael Koziol
Religious Zionists spearheading a radical movement sweeping Israel
Their goal – a “Greater Israel”, encompassing Gaza, the West Bank and more.
- Paul Nuki and Nedal Hamdouna
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- Middle East at war
Vance in Pakistan for Iran talks as impasse looms over Lebanon
The US and Iran are trying to end to the six-week-old war despite a series of sticking points over the conflict in Lebanon and the still-closed Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has an Achilles heel, and the Iran war has exposed it
America’s standing is at a low ebb – not just because of the way the US president has prosecuted the war on Iran, but because of how he’s pursued all foreign policy.
- Michael Koziol
Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ US as he departs for peace talks
Lebanon, where Israel is fighting a parallel war against the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia, remains a flashpoint in the negotiations.
- Alisa Odenheimer, Sherif Tarek and Eltaf Najafizada