UNITED NATIONS -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday branded the US strikes on Iran as a "dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge — and a direct threat to international peace and security."
"There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control — with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world," Guterres said in a statement.
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has bombed nuclear sites in Iran BBC Reuters Al Jazeera ABC Well, it is now on for young and old. We’ve been here before haven’t we…….. The world’s preeminent military power threatening a strike against a Middle Eastern nation known for fomenting trouble. The message
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The video presents a critical analysis of the U.S. and Israel’s handling of the escalating conflict with Iran, drawing attention to questionable justifications for military involvement and the broader implications of such actions.
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Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites
President Donald Trump said the US had carried out attacks against three nuclear sites in Iran, including the site in Fordo.
Trump posted on his Truth Social account that a "a full payload of bombs was dropped" on the site, that is known to be located several dozen meters underground, making it more difficult to attack.
By Harry Ottley, Economist at CBA TheAustralian unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% in May. Population growth in Australia continues to ease, with the annual rate down to 1.7% in Q4 24. News offshore was dominated by geopolitical events as Israel and Iran continued hostilities following initial Israeli strikes a week ago. The FOMC left
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Cotality’s preliminary auction report revealed that the national clearance rate was 73.9% this weekend, which is the highest preliminary result since July 2024. Melbourne recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 76.6%, which is the highest since May 2023. Sydney’s clearance rate of 73.5% was the city’s highest since the week ending 23 February 2025, following
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There are few differences between the lies told to ignite the war with Iraq and the lies told to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of our intelligence agencies and international bodies are, as they were during the calls to invade Iraq, airily dismissed for hallucinations.
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Introducing our new columnist Fred Zhang, who brings you his take on the way the Australian media reports and/or mis- and under- reports on China.
Last week, we saw yet another masterclass in how News Corp reduces complex geopolitical realities into blunt instruments of fear.
This is a report on what is most likely to happen in Iran, as early as this weekend, according to Israeli insiders and American officials I’ve relied upon for decades. It will entail heavy American bombing. I have vetted this report with a longtime US official in Washington, who told me that all will be “under control” if Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “departs.”
Self-proclaimed ‘crown prince of Iran’ Reza Pahlavi has called for a “nationwide uprising,” but is a political zero with absolutely no shot at winning over ordinary Iranians, says prominent Tehran-based political analyst and commentator Mohammad Khatibi.
In this MacroBusiness podcast, Gunnamatta, banking insider Deep T, and Leith van Onselen unpack the latest productivity summit, Australia’s broken economic model, Australia’s energy policy failures, and other issues. Highlights: 0:00 Introduction 1:26 Why Australia’s productivity stinks 10:27 The economic Ponzi scheme 21:29 The economy is designed to fail 26:13 Australia should be the richest nation