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The ousting comes nearly five weeks into US-Israeli attacks on Iran and with no clear timeline from President Donald Trump on when the war may end.

Iran rejects Donald Trump's address as "nonsense" and claims 7 million are taking up arms, but we've been told children are being handed weapons. 

A US official has confirmed that an operation is underway to locate crew of a jet shot down in Iran. Follow live.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, world oil markets rattled and no obvious off-ramp to the hostilities in sight, the major parties have dialled back their initial optimism.

While Donald Trump talks about ending and winning the war in Iran, major US military assets are still on their way to the Middle East. These are the options they give him.

The US president's national address was largely a cobble-together of past talking points and Truth Social posts. Perhaps the most notable takeaways relate to what went unmentioned.

In his first national address since the start of the war, President Donald Trump says the US will hit Iran hard over the next two to three weeks, and tells allies they need to secure the Strait of Hormuz if they want to calm oil markets.

Early on, world leaders went out of their way to placate Donald Trump. But as the war with Iran drags into a second month, the UK and European leaders are finding their voices.

The ABC's Middle East correspondent, Matthew Doran, is in Jerusalem and providing daily updates on the Middle East war. 

The French president has expressed scepticism about how the key waterway could be reopened as war in the Middle East continues. 

Singapore is exposed to the oil shock from Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and its response will shape the fuel crisis in Australia.

Analysts estimate the US is burning through high-end weapons in Iran at a rate that could take years to replenish, risking the West's military readiness for other potential conflicts.

Donald Trump says he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to back US military action against Iran, in an interview with the UK's Daily Telegraph.

Anthony Albanese asks Australians to trade their cars for public transport if they can, while reassuring those who need to drive they can continue to do so amid the global oil crisis.

Beirut-Rafic Hariri Airport, Lebanon's gateway to the world, is still operating even as Israel bombards its surroundings.

US companies including Microsoft, Google and Apple could be targeted, while Donald Trump urges the world to buy American fuel.

The US president said America is "blasting Iran into oblivion" and claimed a senior figure from the regime has made contact. 

UN rights chief Volker Turk calls for the bill to be "promptly repealed", warning it is "patently inconsistent with Israel's international law obligations".

The US president again attacks America's allies over their reluctance to get involved in the Iran war, warning them the "US won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us".

US President Donald Trump lashed out at the UK just before the visit was confirmed as France, Spain and Italy restrict airspace to US war planes.