The Sydney Morning Herald logo
The Sydney Morning Herald logo

Jordan

Advertisement
'We’re going to be attacking them': Trump said in the Oval Office.

US military strikes ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in latest escalation of tensions

The latest wave of strikes come hours after President Donald Trump said Iran would “pay the price” for taking too long to negotiate a peace deal.

  • Jon Gambrell and Michelle Price

Latest

Iran hit the US a lot harder than we thought. Here are the images that prove it

Experts say the damage at more than 200 sites suggests the US military had underestimated Iran’s targeting abilities, not adapted sufficiently to modern drone warfare and left some bases under-protected.

  • Evan Hill, Jarrett Ley, Alex Horton, Tara Copp and Dan Lamothe
A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike is seen in the background as Emirates planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Sunday.

Logistical nightmare unfolds for thousands of Australian travellers

The disruption left many Australians stuck in airports abroad, while travel plans for those departing Australia have been upended as the conflict rages.

  • Chris Zappone
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have joined forces to kill Ali Khamenei.

Within 12 hours of the first strikes, Khamenei was dead. Here’s how the attack on Iran unfolded

Conflict has spread across the Middle East after the first missiles hit Iran on Saturday.

  • Nick O'Malley
You can currently visit Petra in Jordan without experiencing the heaving crowds that normally frequent the site.

Some of the world’s greatest destinations are currently devoid of tourists

For those who have always wanted to go to Egypt, Morocco or several Middle Eastern countries, this might be the time to book that trip.

  • Lee Tulloch
g

The Brownlow medallist who lived in a hostel with refugees and wrote a novel

The brutal reality of Kelvin Templeton’s football era are depicted with unsparing detail in his first novel which travels back to the year he lived in a migrant hostel.

  • Jake Niall
Advertisement
Simply perfect...hummus.

The strikingly simple dish that’s worth $15 billion

If ever there was a dish to prove that simplicity is perfection, this is it.

  • Ben Groundwater
The Colonnaded Street (also known as the Cardo).

The Dubai of its day, this ancient mini-Rome flies under the tourist radar

One of the world’s most impressive archaeological sites, Jerash is a mini-Rome that preserves a classical city layout.

  • Brian Johnston
In this photo released by Iran’s army, a missile is launched during a military drill in southern Iran.

How Iran could hit back after US strike

US defence chiefs will have war-gamed Iran’s possible retaliation, and tens of thousands of troops in the region are now on high alert.

  • Joe Barnes and Cameron Henderson
Palestinians walk in the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Egyptian answer to Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ doesn’t involve emptying it

Egypt’s three-phase reconstruction proposal comes after international uproar over Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Gaza’s Palestinian population.

  • Samy Magdy