Australia's leaders have played down the use of "F-bombs" after US President Donald Trump dropped some colourful language while criticising Israel and Iran.
Israel and Iran have accepted a ceasefire proposed by US President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war, even after reports of attacks in both countries.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed the US in its attack on three Iranian nuclear sites, while again calling for "dialogue and diplomacy" not war.
Australian politicians are worried the intensifying situation in the Middle East could swell into a greater war as the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites.
The number of Australians registering with the government to evacuate Israel and Iran is rising as the military conflict between the two countries intensifies.
Israel and Iran kept up their attacks, killing and wounding civilians and raising concern among world leaders meeting in Canada this week that the biggest battle between the two old enemies could...
Faced with an increasing number of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iran's judiciary chief has threatened to prosecute "without mercy" women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reports.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says talks are ongoing with Iran on two sets of important matters, including the science sector, and there is "great expectation" about the process.
A video posted to social media shows a protester outside the Iranian embassy in Canberra being thrown to the ground by police after a verbal altercation.
Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, defying calls from London for his release after he was handed the death sentence on charges of spying for Britain.
