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Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran in January, just before the crackdown started.

Israel thought it could spur rebellion inside Iran. That hasn’t happened

Donald Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

  • Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Ronen Bergman

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The grief of war.

In a world maddened by blood, has death lost its meaning?

It is the paradox of numbers. Lost amid the carnage of war and its endless casualties are personal grief and shattered lives.

  • Tony Wright
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Palm Beach on Monday.

US-Iran war as it happened: Trump postpones strikes on power plants, says Iran wants to make a deal; Iranian Speaker labels talks ‘fake news’

US President Donald Trump has postponed strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

  • Jack Gramenz, Sarah McPhee and Alexander Darling
Trump expressed disappointment in the Albanese government’s response to his request for help with the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Trump gives Iran 48-hour deadline on Strait of Hormuz

The US president’s threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants came as Tehran’s representative to the UN maritime agency said the vital shipping lane remained open to all vessels except those linked to “Iran’s enemies”.

  • Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali
Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in October last year.

Trump and Netanyahu have formed a convenient coalition. But clear divisions are emerging

Tel Aviv is pursuing its own agenda in attacks against Iran, and Washington’s denials about their actions are not plausible.

  • Rodger Shanahan
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‘It was carnage’: How an Israeli raid tore apart this tiny Lebanese town

Israel this week launched a secretive cross-border raid to find the body of a missing pilot. It instead found defiant locals determined to resist, our reporters David Crowe and Kate Geraghty discovered in Nabi Chit.

  • David Crowe and Kate Geraghty
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Some analysts say the war has strengthened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hand, redrawing Israel’s political map in his favour.

Israel, Iran launch more attacks as crisis deepens

The latest assaults follow days of Iranian strikes on regional energy infrastructure that have roiled global markets.

  • Alexander Cornwell, Jana Choukeir and Trevor Hunnicutt
Netanyahu Trump artwork

Netanyahu’s dreams came true with the Iran war. Will it propel him to victory?

A decisive victory over Iran would be the achievement of a lifetime for the Israeli prime minister. His hardline stance on the conflict has bolstered his position inside Israel where opposition parties are splintered.

  • Matthew Knott
A building collapses as smoke rises following an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

US-Iran war as it happened: Top Iranian officials killed, Trump lashes allies, Iran strike near Australian base, War could push inflation past 5 per cent

An Iranian projectile has struck near an Australian defence base in the United Arab Emirates. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

  • Sarah McPhee, Jack Gramenz and Alexander Darling
Regime-linked news outlets have shared imagery, much of which appears to be doctored, portraying the war as a fight against Jeffrey Epstein’s allies.

‘For the victims of Epstein Island’: Iran’s propaganda machine in overdrive

As the regime’s internet blackout continues, state media is the only source of information for millions of Iranians.

  • Akhtar Makoii