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Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:47:03 +1100Trump’s Iran reprieve leaves everyone confused as new countdown begins
The Iranian regime has rejected the US president’s claim that it “wants to make a deal”, but signs suggest both sides might be open to talks after Trump said he would hold off on attacking Iranian energy infrastructure for another five days.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:31:16 +1100US-Iran war as it happened: Trump postpones strikes on power plants, says Iran wants to make a deal; Iranian Speaker labels talks ‘fake news’
US President Donald Trump has postponed strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:22:35 +1100Trump tours Elvis Presley's Graceland
Trump tours Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, a detour during the Iran war and airport turmoil.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:52:22 +1100Trump muses if he could beat Elvis in a fight on his Graceland detour
The US president has taken a surprise pitstop at the home of Elvis Presley in Tennessee, professing his love for the late singer and wishing that he could have met him.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +1100Trump’s Iran war has inflamed bitter rivalries that will shake the world
Even if the US president immediately pulls out of his war on Iran, he will leave behind tensions that are likely to destabilise energy security and global trade for years.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:39:59 +1100Iran assigns club-wielding ‘corrupt commander’ to make a deal with Trump
This uncompromising hardliner could, paradoxically, be the only person who can reach an agreement to end the war.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:21:20 +1100Air Canada jet crashes on LaGuardia runway
A firetruck responding to a different emergency drives in front of a landing Air Canada jet causes a collision resulting in the death of the pilot and co-pilot.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:18:03 +1100‘I messed up’: Footage shows Air Canada jet hit fire truck as controller panicked
Audio reveals a controller desperately telling a fire truck to stop moments before the New York runway collision which claimed the lives of a pilot and co-pilot.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:01:41 +1100A ‘total miracle’: Flight attendant thrown from Air Canada plane survives strapped to seat
Solange Tremblay was found outside the aircraft having suffered multiple fractures but otherwise OK, her daughter said.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:23:43 +1100Audio from air traffic control during the Air Canada crash
An animation shows what was happening at air traffic control at New York's La Guardia when the Air Canada plane crashed into a truck on the runway
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:48:10 +1100Iranian terror group claims arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London
Three people in hoodies were filmed setting fire to the vehicles amid a renewed debate about rising antisemitism at the same time Israel intensifies its attacks on Iran.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:50:08 +1100Trump delays strikes on Iranian power plants
Donald Trump says the ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Hormuz Strait has been postponed.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:50:07 +1100Two dead after plane crash at New York airport
An investigation is underway into a deadly collision between a plane and fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:34:49 +1100In a contest between Trump and Tehran, it’s tough to know who to believe
Faced with a choice between a significant escalation (on a self-imposed deadline) or an off-ramp, Trump opted for the latter. He may yet be forced into changing tack again.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +1100Trump has no idea what he’s doing. Now his hubris has put the world on edge
The evidence is piling up – Trump has catastrophically miscalculated this war with Iran, just as Putin did with Ukraine.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:55:31 +1100Trump backs off from threat to bomb Iran power grid, citing talks to end war
The US president said Iran wanted to “make a deal” and claimed US envoys had been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:28:56 +1100US-Iran war as it happened: Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz; Iran threatens to destroy energy, oil infrastructure; Israel strikes bridges in southern Lebanon
Iran said it would “completely close” the Strait of Hormuz if the US targeted energy infrastructure after Donald Trump’s threat. Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:02:13 +1100A bar full of young things staring at TV screens. But they’re not watching football
It’s the pop-up everyone in the US capital is talking about. Prediction markets are all the rage in America – just don’t ask them if they’re promoting gambling.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:52:13 +1100How Iran could cripple the Gulf
Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure – but the price could be further energy carnage in the global economy.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:48:17 +1100Why Iran is not giving in, despite heavy ‘pummelling’
As the war enters its fourth week, Iran isn’t showing much sign of capitulation, betting it can dial up economic pain on the West.