5 March 2026
Hundreds of people have been killed as the war being waged by the US and Israel on Iran has spread across the Middle East as humanitarian bodies warn of the impact on civilians.
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5 Mar: The mammoth task of getting stranded Australians out of the Middle East is part of a fascinating story of backchannel diplomacy between Gulf countries and Iran that has implications for the likely breakout of broader conflict in the region.... more
5 Mar: The US sinks an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, and NATO air defences shoot down a missile fired towards Türkiye, as more countries are dragged into the international crisis.... more
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