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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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Iranian naval commander killed in airstrike, Israel claims
Israel’s defence minister said Commodore Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
- Mario Parker and Arsalan Shahla
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
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
- Analysis
- Denmark
Frederiksen’s Greenland gamble backfires with election setback
Voters have turned against the Danish leader in the early election she called seeking to capitalise on her tough stance towards Donald Trump.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- Social media
Zuckerberg faces his ‘Big Tobacco’ moment
Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley are on edge after a pair of landmark court losses.
- David Swan
Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury finds the tech giants were negligent in the design of their apps and failed to warn about their dangers.
- Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen, Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay
- Updated
- Middle East at war
Iran rejects ceasefire plan as more US troops head to the Middle East
On another day of mixed signals from the US president, analysts are far from convinced that a peace deal between the US and Iran is achievable.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Education
Too ‘dumb’ to be president? No, Mr Trump, he’s dyslexic – like Einstein and me
So Donald Trump thinks a dyslexic person can’t become US president, but America has already had such a leader.
- Geoff Lee
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