Yesterday
Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah operation
Israel is unlikely to comply with the order from the International Court of Justice, but the ruling adds more pressure to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- Mike Corder
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
International court has received $50m from Australian taxpayers
Australia is one of the biggest bankrollers of the International Criminal Court, which wants to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Who’s in more trouble: Israel or Iran?
Middle East conflict is making Iran’s clerical regime seem ever more fragile, and Israel’s sense of nationhood even stronger.
- Bret Stephens
This Month
Furious Israel pulls funding after Palestinian state recognition
Tel Aviv will not transfer much-needed funds to the Palestinian Authority after three European countries decided to recognise a Palestinian state.
- Aaron Boxerman
Norway, Ireland, Spain recognise Palestinian state in ‘historic’ move
Israel’s foreign minister branded the three countries’ decision a “distorted step”, which shows “terrorism pays” and immediately recalled its ambassadors.
- Joseph Wilson
Dutton open to cutting ties with ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has floated cutting ties with the International Criminal Court amid a deepening political row over an arrest warrant being sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why ICC arrest warrants are rare good news for Netanyahu
Israel’s prime minister, a renowned political phoenix, may have been given a political lifeline and a boost of public support, though this may be short-lived.
- Isabel Kershner
- Opinion
- Iran
President’s death shows an Iran with few cards left to play
The death of president Ebrahim Raisi opens the way for a dynastic succession to Iran’s supreme leadership. The regime’s chief goal now is protecting the status quo.
- Patrick Gibbons
- Analysis
- Iran sanctions
How sanctions played havoc with Iran’s ageing helicopters
The US-made Bell 212 carrying the country’s president and foreign minister was almost 30 years old when it crashed into a mountainside.
- John Paul Rathbone, Sylvia Pfeifer and Philip Georgiadis
Iran moves to project stability after fatal air crash
The change in leadership comes during heightened tensions in the region and discontent in Iran, where many have called for an end to decades of repressive rule.
- Farnaz Fassihi, Vivian Yee and Leily Nikounazar
PM’s refusal to slap down international court ‘tarnishes’ Australia
Jewish groups and Peter Dutton say Anthony Albanese should join the US and condemn the International Criminal Court’s pursuit of Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes.
- Andrew Tillett
Death of Ebrahim Raisi to test unity of Iran’s hardline factions
An emergency presidential election next month could drive the tense political rivalry among loyalists of the theocratic system to a new level.
- Najmeh Bozorgmehr
Political bombshell hits Israel’s leaders over Gaza war
The application by the ICC prosecutor for the arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu is loaded with symbolic and practical implications.
- James Shotter
Outrage over Netanyahu war-crimes arrest warrant
Joe Biden called the ICC prosecutor’s decision “outrageous”, adding “there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas”.
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- Josef Federman
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Arrest warrants huge blow for Israel and massive gamble by ICC
The question of how the US president responds to this, along with Congress, now becomes critical.
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- Gideon Rachman
Little-known vice president named as interim Iranian president
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named the first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, as caretaker, in line with the constitution.
- Jon Gambrell
Foreign Minister another hardliner close to Revolutionary Guard
Hossein Amirabdollahian represented the hardline shift in Iran after the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers when Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew.
- Jon Gambrell
Australia considers declaring Middle East no-go zones
ASIO and the Federal Police remain concerned about terrorism in Australia amid tensions in the Middle East.
- Andrew Tillett
Iran’s hardline president dies in helicopter crash
Officials have confirmed the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash, state media reported.
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- Jon Gambrell
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Hamas’ defeat, helping Ukraine win, best for West
The sooner Israel defeats Hamas, the better. And also the sooner the US focuses attention on helping Ukraine win the war, the better.
- The AFR View
