Middle East tensions
Everything you need to know about the US-Iran peace deal
The full details of the agreement, hammered out between the two sides over the weekend, are yet to be revealed but the key issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz may have been resolved.
- Staff reporter
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Trump condemns Israel after strike on Lebanon
US President Donald Trump has berated Israel for launching airstrikes on Lebanon that could wreck a potential deal with Iran to end months of war, highlighting the danger of retaliatory strikes by Iran to scuttle the peace talks.
- Opinion
- Gwyneth Paltrow
When Gwyneth gave off Melania vibes, the backlash was relentless. But was it fair?
The actor has fronted an ad campaign for Israeli real estate and declared herself an “independent”. People are outraged.
- Jacqueline Maley
Left on read: Peace talks via couriers has not worked well for Trump
Painfully slow progress towards a deal is apparently down to a cumbersome process in which messages take days to move back and forth.
- Eric Martin, Patrick Sykes and Fiona MacDonald
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- Middle East at war
‘Everybody hates you now’: Trump reportedly takes aim at Netanyahu in explosive call
The conversation between the two leaders was reportedly heated, with US news outlet Axios saying the US president lashed out at Netanyahu in the expletive-laden call.
- Michael Koziol
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- Middle East at war
US strikes a ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire: Iran
Iran’s foreign ministry said the US had violated a ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expected negotiations over a deal to “take a few days”.
- Michael Koziol and Konstantin Toropin
Australian fuel prices face July surge if Strait of Hormuz remains shut
Australia faces a race against time to avoid another fuel price shock as analysts watch to see if the US and Iran can agree to a peace deal before a temporary cut to fuel excise ends.
- Nick Toscano
Australians return home from Gaza-bound flotilla
Several Australians on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla arrived in Sydney and have alleged abuse by Israeli authorities.
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s video game war has the world in an economic spiral
We need an immediate peace deal in the Gulf for major economies across the globe to avoid falling into recession. But that requires an end to wishful thinking in the Oval Office.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
A $700m super-yacht linked to a Russian oligarch just sailed through the Strait of Hormuz
It is not clear how the multi-deck pleasure vessel, complete with a helipad and a submarine, was able to use the blockaded shipping lane at the heart of the US-Iran conflict.
- Reuters