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- Middle East at war
Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war was
Oil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by the US president’s war will linger for a very long time.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Oil
Trump ‘doesn’t care’ but he is leading the world into a nightmare
Donald Trump and sharemarkets appear relaxed about the effects of the war in Iran, but the likelihood of significant global economic damage is increasing by the day.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
A toxic deal or pragmatic exchange? Protection for foreign nationals who help free an Australian hostage
Kylie Moore-Gilbert was a hostage in an Iranian prison for 804 days. She says it’s time to question Australia’s “quiet diplomacy” and discuss controversial ways to free wrongfully jailed Australians.
- Samantha Selinger-Morris
US fires on Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in Strait of Hormuz
US forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on April 19.
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
The price of peace: what kind of deal with Iran would Trump accept?
The US president has declared the Strait of Hormuz is open and that Iran has agreed to all his demands. But the real picture is much more complicated – and there is a wildcard.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Inflation
The US is dragging the world into turbulent economic waters
The big jump in the US inflation rate revealed on Friday is only a preview of things to come, as the conflict in the Persian Gulf enters its next phase.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
US bomb critical Iranian military sites on Kharg Island
The US President Donald Trump has warned of military strikes on oil terminals in Kharg Island, threatening the economic lifeline of the Iranian regime, as more US troops head to the war zone.
The stories of the Iranian footballers granted asylum by Australia, and those who went home
Five Iranian footballers made the heart-wrenching move to stay in Australia. For those who returned home, the decision was just as tough.
- Emma Kemp and Billie Eder
How Trump and his advisers miscalculated Iran’s response to war
Iran’s aggressive fightback has left the White House scrambling to define what American success would look like.
- Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager and Edward Wong