Plummeting opinion polls and rising inflation spell trouble for the US president. And then there’s the upcoming mid-terms.

Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East enters its third week.

The US has sent more warships to the Middle East as Iran makes direct threats to its neighbouring countries.

As the Israeli Defence Forces hunt down the Hezbollah, their relentless pursuit of the Iranian-backed militia has shredded the secular fabric of Lebanese society.

The only gateway for energy from the Gulf states to the rest of the world is now being held hostage by Iran – and there aren’t many bypass options available.

It’s been a busy year for Donald Trump’s unconventional pick for secretary of war. Now, with the war in Iran, he’s firmly in the spotlight. Where did he come from? How is he performing so far?

Craig Foster says the Australian government did the right thing by the Iranian footballers, but in human rights, he says, there is no such thing as a victory lap.

Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East reaches the two-week mark.

The US President Donald Trump has warned of military strikes on oil terminals in Kharg Island, threatening the economic lifeline of the Iranian regime, as more US troops head to the war zone.

Trump is sending an extra 5000 marines and sailors to join troops in the Middle East, saying the war will end ‘when he feels it in his bones’.

Donald Trump claims US forces "totally obliterated" military targets on Iran's oil export hub, Kharg Island.

The mood in Moscow is triumphant as elevated oil prices force the US to ease restrictions of Russian oil entering the market and help Putin keep up his attacks on Ukraine.

Unmanned aircraft are dominating battlefields around the globe, and with the Pentagon ready to invest in the technology, US President Donald Trump’s eldest sons have taken a shine to drones.

Trump also announced that the US Navy would "soon" begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, but offered no specific timeline.

“The sooner David Ellison takes over that network the better,” the US Defence Secretary said as he excoriated CNN over its coverage of the war against Iran.

As China hurries to beat the US in a technological arms race, it is throwing billions at developing machines for everything from warfare to making coffee. But is it too much, too soon?

Broadcast on their Al-Manar channel, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem says Israeli threats to assassinate him are 'worthless'.

Iran’s new leader vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supplies ordinarily moves.

Historic palaces, mosques and ancient sites dating back over 60,000 years have all been damaged in Iran and Lebanon as the war rages.

Iran's new supreme leader pledges to fight on and step up attacks on oil tankers.