The US and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran overnight, with Tehran striking several countries throughout the Middle East in response.
World
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Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones toward Israel and US military bases in the region, and exchanges of fire continued overnight.
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The Foreign Minister is speaking to media from Auckland's Whenuapai Airbase.
Politics
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He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach the US and appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.”
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Planes that were en route to cities like Tel Aviv and Dubai overnight were diverted or returned to where they took off from.
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The first apparent strike occurred near the offices of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
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The US Embassy in Israel had earlier urged staff who want to leave to depart, signalling that military action might be imminent.
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President Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country is struggling at home with growing dissent following nationwide protests.
Fri, Feb 27
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The remarks by two Iranian officials come as America has assembled its biggest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East in decades.
Thu, Feb 26
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“I was shocked when I opened the door," said Munir Ramdan, who lives nearby.
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Iran’s government has not commented on the latest protests.
Mon, Feb 23
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country was planning to finalise a draft deal in "the next two to three days" to send it to Washington.
Sat, Feb 21
US President Donald Trump has said he hopes to reach a deal with Iran, but the talks have been deadlocked for years.
Fri, Feb 20
He also said the board would commit thousands of personnel to international stabilisation and police forces for the territory.
Mon, Feb 16
The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump, only days earlier, suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand.
Sat, Feb 14
Members of the main opposition tried to block the newly appointed Justice Minister from taking his oath.
Thu, Feb 12
One of the photographs appears to show Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad with extra fingers and standing at up to nine feet tall.
Crime and Justice
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Lines of protesters pepper-sprayed and shoved by police as they gathered at Sydney Town Hall to speak out against Isaac Herzog.
Tue, Feb 10
It was a moment of collective boldness, the night hundreds of thousands of Iranians across the country took to the streets against the cleric-led theocracy.
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Far fewer people than expected have crossed in both directions.
One official said the administration expected “robust” participation.
A group had gathered 15 times in secret proceedings in a small-town Virginia courtroom to try to fix what had become an international incident.
The announcement came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks.
Thu, Feb 5
For the first few Palestinians allowed to use the Rafah crossing, it proved more harrowing than a homecoming.
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The drone "aggressively approached" the aircraft carrier with "unclear intent" and "continued to fly toward the ship despite de-escalatory measures taken by US forces operating in international waters".
