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US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, Washington time.

US-Iran war live updates: Trump reveals oil ‘present’ from Iran; Israel claims it killed navy chief in strike; White House confirms it sent 15-point peace plan via Pakistan

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  • Angus Dalton and Sarah McPhee

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President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

US-Iran war as it happened: Iran rejects Trump’s peace plan, makes counteroffer, state TV reports; White House says talks ‘have not’ hit dead end; Albanese to hold fuel crisis national cabinet

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  • Jack Gramenz, Sarah McPhee and Alexander Darling
US President Donald Trump claims Iran has given him a present.

US-Iran war as it happened: US reportedly sends 15-point-plan to end war as Trump claims Iran gave him present related to Strait of Hormuz; Pakistan’s PM offers to host talks to end war

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  • Angus Dalton, Sarah McPhee and Alexander Darling

‘Security zone’: Israeli military plans to occupy swath of southern Lebanon

Israel’s defence minister urged the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah or face even greater military assaults and a long occupation that could make it impossible for families to return to their communities.

  • David Crowe
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
Monday March 23 Iran war blog GIF

US-Iran war as it happened: Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz; Iran threatens to destroy energy, oil infrastructure; Israel strikes bridges in southern Lebanon

Iran said it would “completely close” the Strait of Hormuz if the US targeted energy infrastructure after Donald Trump’s threat. Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Jack Gramenz and Sarah McPhee
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US-Iran war as it happened: Trump says Australia should join war; Iran threatens to target tourist sites worldwide; Fresh strikes in Tehran and Gulf states

Follow our rolling coverage of the Middle East conflict as the price of oil surges and fears of fuel shortages grow.

  • Angus Dalton, Sherryn Groch and Ellen Connolly
People shop for flowers at a market ahead of Nowruz celebrations on March 19, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Nowruz, or Persian New Year, is a festival celebrated worldwide by various ethnicities. It takes place on the spring equinox, according to the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar. This year the holiday falls three weeks into the war that broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli joint attacks on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting US allies in the region.

US-Iran war news updates: Journalist, cameraman wounded in Israeli strike; Pentagon wants $200b for war; PM establishes fuel supply taskforce

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  • Sarah McPhee, Jack Gramenz and Angus Delaney
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

Iran’s de facto ruler Larijani is dead. It may not be a win for the US and Israel

Ali Larijani’s death could mean a further militarisation of the Iranian system and deeper “regime radicalisation”.

  • Yeganeh Torbati and Farnaz Fassihi