As it happened US-Iran war: 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

Bahrain sounded its missile alert siren late on Friday morning over an incoming Iranian attack.

Qatar, which had not suffered a major attack in days, also sounded its alerts on Friday.

Kuwait said on Friday its Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City had come under attack and sustained “material damage”. It said no one was hurt in the attack but offered no other details.

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How can we make heads or tails of where the Iran war is headed, and when it might end, when Donald Trump changes his strategy with whiplash speed?

One minute, the US president says he’ll drop more bombs on Iran, “just for fun”; the next, he decides to lift sanctions on Iranian oil and says that he’s having productive negotiations with his enemy.

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher looks at whether this war will lead us all into a recession, and what Trump said that revealed how much political trouble he’s now in.

The United Arab Emirates has told Washington and other Western allies that it would take part in a multinational maritime taskforce intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, The Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Earlier, France said its military chief held talks with about 35 countries on Thursday, as it sought partners and proposals for a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the US-Israeli war on Iran ends.

The United States’ Western allies have said they will not take part in the conflict. But the behind-the-scenes activity underscores concern that, after the fighting, Iran could continue to threaten the waterway, which carries about a fifth of global oil supplies.

Shipping there has already slowed to a ‌near-halt after Iran struck vessels amid its conflict with the United States and Israel.

A French defence ministry statement did not name the foreign powers that held talks with Armed Forces Chief Fabien Mandon in a video conference, but said they came from all continents.

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Fuel price rises are making in-home aged care services impossible for workers to perform, the union representing aged care workers has warned.

While some aged care staff work at premises, there are others who travel between homes to deliver meals, medication and companionship.

The United Workers Union says some workers travel more than 1000 kilometres a week as part of their work, and these workers’ on-the-job costs have risen since the war began, as “their minimal award conditions and employer-paid fuel and car expenses have never met their full fuel costs”.

“More than 540 home care workers said they travelled an average of 260 kilometres a week as fuel prices surge above $2.50 a litre,” the union said in a statement. “The same survey showed home care workers reporting they are out of pocket by an average of $160 as the crisis continues.”

The union is calling for the federal government to reimburse home aged care workers who use their own cars, and fuel vouchers that reflect rising costs.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left the door open to cutting fuel taxes while ramping up efforts to calm public panic over shortages at service stations, as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor demands the government takes 26¢ a litre off the cost of fuel.

On Friday, Taylor released a plan to halve the 52¢-litre-fuel excise for three months, which would save motorists a combined $1.5 billion over three months.

Albanese criticised Taylor’s political approach, but did not talk down the policy move of cutting excise.

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