Tag: Iran
Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?
Picture: MURTAJA LATEEF/EPA
Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration.
Over the weekend, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad...
Flight PS752: A deadly combination of Iran’s recklessness and incompetence
In this Jan. 8, 2020 photo, rescue workers search the scene
where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the
capital Tehran, Iran....
Infographic: what is the conflict between the US and Iran about and how is Australia now involved?
Australia will commit a frigate, an aircraft and some headquarters
staff to a US-led operation in the Strait of Hormuz. AAP/Marc Tewksbury
Prime Minister...
As Australia looks to join a coalition in Iran, the risks are many
The Morrison government must have a plan for Australia’s involvement
if the “peacekeeping” descends into hostility. AAP/Lukas Coch
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated Australia...
TURKMENISTAN’S ‘DOOR TO HELL’
This is taking Adventure Travel to the very edge: the huge fire crater in Turkmenistan. It’s not volcanic, but probably a Soviet-era gas-drilling error....