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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Iran war has widened the scope for peace. (EPA PHOTO)

Netanyahu sees hope for peace in Gaza after Iran war

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu says there is an opportunity for a ‘dramatic widening of peace agreements’ in Gaza after claiming victory over the war in Iran.

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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, listens to a speaker in a meeting in Tehran on Oct. 17, 2023.

Iran's Khamenei claims country ‘crushed’ Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed victory over Israel and says his country ‘delivered a hand slap to America's face.’

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ADF medial personnel check on Australians aboard a RAAF plane out of Tel Aviv this week.

‘Cherish life’: More Aussie mercy flights leaving Israel

A group of Australians have landed in Sydney, and more are on the way, after being repatriated from Tel Aviv as a ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds.

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Donald Trump has called for a CNN reporter to be fired after reporting on an early intelligence assessment that suggested the US did not obliterate Iran's nuclear facilities.

Trump demands reporter be ‘thrown out’ for Iran coverage

The bold call comes after the US President unleashed on US media outlets for reporting on an early intelligence assessment suggesting that Iran’s nuclear program had only been set back by months.

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Anthony Albanese says Trump’s ‘f…’ bomb reflects Australia’s ceasefire desire.

PM says Trump’s ‘f…’ bomb reflects Aussie ceasefire desire

Anthony Albanese says Donald Trump’s ‘f…’ bomb - cursed in frustration over a breached Israel-Iran ceasefire - was ‘consistent’ with Australia’s desire for de-escalation in the region. 

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Emergency responders work at a building where four people were killed by an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba, Israel.

Israel-Iran deal holds but experts warn peace is fragile

ELLEN RANSLEY: The ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran brokered by Donald Trump appears to have held, but it’s almost inevitable the enduring conflict will flare again.

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Donald Trump looks on as he is greeted by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof on the second day of the 2025 NATO Summit on June 25, 2025.

‘Total obliteration’: Trump likens Iran strike to Hiroshima

US President Donald Trump has compared American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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US President Donald Trump.

How Trump pivoted from bombing Iran to a ceasefire

In just 48 hours, US President Donald Trump pivoted from an unprecedented bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities to announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. This is how it really happened.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed a ‘historic victory’ in the conflict with Iran.

Netanyahu hails ‘historic victory’ in Iran conflict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran that Israel will ‘strike again’ if Tehran rebuilds its nuclear program.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu was reportedly not happy with Donald Trump’s ceasefire call.

Trump’s trademark plan of attack upset Netanyahu

The US President has deployed the hard punch and a fast exit ploy on multiple occasions.

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NATO Leaders join King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands for a family photo as they participate in the 2025 NATO summit.

Trump all smiles at NATO after F-bomb outburst

US President Donald Trump was all smiles as he arrived in the Netherlands following his furious outburst on the White House lawn, where he said Israel and Iran didn’t know ‘what the f**k they’re doing’.

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The White House has unleashed after an intelligence report was leaked.

‘Loser’: White House fury as Iran nuclear damage questioned

The White House has unleashed its fury at a ‘low level loser’ who suggested that US President Donald Trump’s strike on Iranian nuclear targets did not ‘obliterate’ the sites.

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President Donald Trump ordered Israel to stop dropping bombs on Iran, calling it a ‘major violation’ of a fragile ceasefire between the two countries he announced just hours ago.

‘They don’t know what the f. . . they are doing’: Trump

US President Donald Trump ordered Israel to stop dropping bombs on Iran, calling it a ‘major violation’ of a fragile ceasefire between the two countries he announced just hours ago.

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Oil prices have dropped.

Ceasefire good for motorists, but there’s a condition

JACKSON HEWETT: The expectation there will be an end to Middle East hostilities has sent the oil price plunging.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 7.

How Israel’s secret service spent years planning Iran attack

US intelligence agencies beginning late last year picked up on Israeli preparations for war and warned Washington policymakers that Israel was likely to strike in the first six months of 2025

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