By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has given a tepid response to the United States’ bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement from a government spokesperson, but there were no plans...

By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University After prevaricating about whether the United States would enter Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump finally made a decision.Early Sunday, US warplanes and submarines struck three of Iran’s...

By Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan In the early hours of June 22, 2025, local time, the United States attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran with “bunker buster” bombs and Tomahawk missiles.Following more...

By Simon Mabon, Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University When US B-2 bombers hit Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, Donald Trump declared the strikes a success and urged the Islamic Republic to make peace or face even...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a "complete and total ceasefire," to ...