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Benjamin Netanyahu
The latest news on Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli politician and Prime Minister of Israel, Israel politics news and updates.
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21 Oct 1949
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Israel's Prime Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US President Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images / TNS
Israel-Iran conflict

Netanyahu threatens Iran’s new supreme leader, defends joint assault with US

‘I ‌will not detail the actions ‌we are taking. We are creating the optimal conditions for toppling the regime,’ the Israeli PM said.

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Science

Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert

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US, Israel war on Iran

It’s been 2 weeks since war broke out in Iran. Is there an end in sight?

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US, Israel war on Iran

Nearly 500 dead in Lebanon from Israeli offensive against Hezbollah

As the death toll rises by 100 a day, the Lebanese president proposes a truce with Israel, saying Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon into ‘chaos’.

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Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Trump’s Gaza plan ‘on hold’ as Iran war halts disarmament talks

The pause threatens to stall implementation of Trump’s flagship Middle East peace initiative.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Where things stand after another weekend of war in the Middle East

As Mojtaba Khamenei takes the helm in Tehran, regional casualties climb and oil prices surge in a conflict that enters its 10th day on Monday.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran names new supreme leader as oil surges above US$100 a barrel

Son of Khamenei named supreme leader as the Middle East conflict drives up global energy prices and snarls air travel.

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A destroyed vehicle after a reported strike on fuel tanks in Tehran, Iran. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Israel hits Iran oil facility, as PM Netanyahu warns of ‘many surprises’

This appears to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war.

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US, Israel war on Iran

What do we know about the Ayatollah’s killing one week on?

As the US and Israel continue to pound Iran, details have emerged on how intelligence services went about setting up their attack.

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US, Israel war on Iran

4 US bombers land in UK as Iran war continues

British PM Keir Starmer has granted permission for ‘defensive’ US action against Iranian missile sites from UK bases.

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A US Air Force bomber comes in to land at RAF Fairford in south west England on Saturday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Israeli jets hit Iran leaders’ bunker, Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’

Washington expects achievable US objectives to be completed in four to six ‌weeks, the White House says.

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Smoke rises following another explosion in Tehran on Friday, after more Israel air strikes. Photo: via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

‘Panic’: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon need urgent legal probe, says UN

Huge numbers of civilians have already left their homes, some with only the clothes on their backs, amid fatal attacks and evacuation orders.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers despite growing concerns

The bipartisan resolution, which failed by 52-47 votes, was aimed at stifling Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran.

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Indonesia

‘Nothing to them’: Indonesia’s US-Iran peace broker bid faces long odds

Indonesia’s president offered to fly to Tehran in person, but critics say joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ cost Jakarta its neutrality.

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Young Indonesians hold signs as they take part in a protest against Israel outside the US embassy in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters
Iran

Video | Missile and drone strikes hit cities across Middle East

Iran and its neighbours come under fire amid missile and drones strikes across the Middle East.

An interception attempt is made by Israel as missiles are launched from Iran, following Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Jamal Awad
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US, Israel war on Iran

Millions of Asian migrant workers in Gulf at risk as war with Iran rages on

Deaths or injuries of people from the Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, who were working in the region, have been reported.

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India

Friend to all, foe to none: Iran war tests India’s Middle East balancing act

New Delhi has long prided itself on being friends with everyone in the Middle East. The killing of Khamenei just made that much harder.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran strikes day 3: Hegseth hails ‘most precise aerial operation in history’

China’s foreign ministry reports more than 3,000 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from Iran.

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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speak at the Pentagon in Virginia on Monday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

5 takeaways from the first 2 days of US-Israel war against Iran

Amid escalating US-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation, casualties emerge, oil spikes and global geopolitics face major shocks.

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My Take

My Take | China always ends up winning when the United States goes to war (with others)

Iran may prove another costly mistake for Washington as its global standing sinks even further, however the conflict turns out.

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Donald Trump

Trump gambles his Iran attack will save flailing Maga agenda

Faced with affordability concerns and plunging approval ratings at home, the US president is waging a war he once promised never to start.

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A person wearing an old military uniform and holding an anti-Trump sign takes part in a “March 4 Democracy” protest in Washington on Saturday. Photo: AFP
US-Iran tensions

Airspace closed, flights cancelled amid US-Israel-Iran conflict

Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Syria and the UAE all announced at least partial closures of their skies.

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An interior view of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel on Saturday after the nation closed its airspace to civilian flights following a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran. Photo: Xinhua
Middle East

Missiles streak across Gulf skies as Iran responds to US-Israel attack

The sudden escalation in military operations has left many in the Middle East on edge.

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War and conflict

US-Israel attack on Iran: how it unfolded

‘The hour of your freedom is at hand,’ US president Donald Trump told Iranians on Saturday, after months of mounting tension.

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Donald Trump

What military assets does the US have in the Middle East?

Before Saturday’s strikes on Iran, Donald Trump ordered a huge military presence in the region, including warships crewed by thousands.

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The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford left the Greek island of Crete on Thursday. Photo: via TNS
United States

Who are the main players in the US-Iran-Israel crisis?

With the decisions and actions of those involved impacting countless millions, the stakes are high.

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A handful of key players, including US President Donald Trump and Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will decide what happens next after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday. Photos: via AFP
Indonesia

Why Indonesia’s lead role in Gaza peacekeeping force carries high political risk

Jakarta has reiterated that it ‘will not conduct military operations’ after it agreed to assume the role of deputy commander of the force.

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Middle East

How Trump’s threatened strikes on Iran could backfire

Instead of pushing Tehran towards a nuclear deal, bombing the country could set off a deadly cycle of retaliation, analysts warn.

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