Isabel McMillanUpdated June 11, 2026 — 11:46am,first published June 11, 2026 — 8:52amWhat we knowBy Thanks for tuning into our rolling coverage of the conflict in the Middle East. Here’s what we know about the latest strikes:The United States has carried out a fresh wave of attacks on targets in Iran after President Donald Trump warned Tehran would “pay the price” for failing to agree to a peace deal.Speaking to Fox News, Trump said the strikes would soon stop, but if Iran did not sign an agreement, he would “bomb the s--- out of them”.Iran has announced the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping and said its navy had struck two commercial vessels attempting to transit the waterway.The US military rejected that claim and said maritime traffic was continuing through the strait.Iranian media reported explosions in the coastal cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik and on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.The tit-for-tat strikes began on Tuesday our time, after the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that Trump blamed on Tehran.It remains to be seen what impact these developments will have on fuel prices, but the international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel this morning, up more than 25% since the start of the war.We’ll continue to bring you updates as they come to hand.Latest Posts11.46amAlbanese ‘deeply concerned’ about US-Iran war, assures ongoing fuel securityBy Emily Kaine and Alexander DarlingThe prime minister says the government is “deeply concerned” about the escalating conflict between the US and Iran.“We are deeply concerned about this escalating crisis, we have continued to call for a de-escalation because of the human impact it will have on people in the Middle East,” Anthony Albanese said at a press conference this morning.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.AAP“But also the global impact it’s having on global inflation and on our economy … every economy in the world is being impacted by this conflict, so we want to see a de-escalation. We’ll continue to examine the issues, including the issue of the price of fuel.”He said the government would continue engaging with its partners to ensure ongoing fuel security.“We’ll continue to work each and every day in the interests of Australians ... We’re very conscious about the pressures that are on people,” Albanese told reporters.The government halved the fuel excise earlier this year in response to rising petrol prices caused by the war. That measure is set to expire at the end of this month. 11.39amWatch: UN chief warns of full-scale warBy United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN Security Council on Wednesday (New York time) that the nominal ceasefire in the Gulf was “more like a lesser fire” which risked becoming “a full fire ... or in other words, full war”.11.25amUS strikes against Iran ‘completed’, command saysBy US military’s Central Command says it has completed a new round of airstrikes against Iran.The strikes are the latest round of a tit-for-tat exchange between the two adversaries that began earlier this week, challenging the fragile ceasefire that has existed since April.The US strikes took place after a day of Iranian fire in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – all of which host US troops. Another round of missile sirens sounded early Thursday morning in Bahrain, the small island kingdom in the Persian Gulf off Saudi Arabia.Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in southern Iran, in Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Minab.Reuters, AP11.10amFiery on-air clash between MPs on Iran warBy Emily KaineAs conflict in the Middle East continued to escalate after the US resumed strikes on Iran this morning, parliamentarians from across the political spectrum clashed on the best way forward for Australia in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment.Nationals MP Kevin Hogan and Greens senator David Shoebridge wound up in a fiery exchange on Sky News earlier this morning, as Hogan accused Shoebridge of failing to criticise Iran, and Shoebridge accused Hogan of failing to criticise Trump.Nationals MP Kevin Hogan.Alex Ellinghausen“You have said nothing negative in any time we’ve spoken about this conflict between Iran and the US, and I respect that you are going to have some criticism of the US government. I respect that. I listen to you when you say that, but not once, not once have you criticised … the regime in Iran,” Hogan told Shoebridge.“You have never [said] a bad word about the Iran regime, and that’s a disgrace, given the regime and the autocracy and the freedoms that those people don’t have.”Pinned post from 10.52amWhat we knowBy Thanks for tuning into our rolling coverage of the conflict in the Middle East. Here’s what we know about the latest strikes:The United States has carried out a fresh wave of attacks on targets in Iran after President Donald Trump warned Tehran would “pay the price” for failing to agree to a peace deal.Speaking to Fox News, Trump said the strikes would soon stop, but if Iran did not sign an agreement, he would “bomb the s--- out of them”.Iran has announced the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping and said its navy had struck two commercial vessels attempting to transit the waterway.The US military rejected that claim and said maritime traffic was continuing through the strait.Iranian media reported explosions in the coastal cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik and on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.The tit-for-tat strikes began on Tuesday our time, after the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that Trump blamed on Tehran.It remains to be seen what impact these developments will have on fuel prices, but the international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel this morning, up more than 25% since the start of the war.We’ll continue to bring you updates as they come to hand.10.21amThe key sticking points to peaceBy The US and Iran have been locked in a stalemate since agreeing to a ceasefire in April. They’ve been unable to reach a deal to end a months-long war that has killed thousands of people and sparked a global energy crunch. Here are the key the sticking points.10.04amIran denies Trump’s claim he spoke to Iranian officialsBy Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that he spoke directly with Iranian officials who asked him to stop strikes on the country, according to a reporter at the network.However, the claim has been immediately challenged by Iranian authorities, with Iran’s state media citing a senior official as saying that Trump’s “false claim” about contact with Iranian officials was just “cover to avoid war against Iran”.Meanwhile, there is also confusion over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. While Iran has announced the complete closure of the strait, US Central Command said on X that commercial ships were still transiting through the waterway.Reuters9.50am‘We want to negotiate an end to the conflict’: WongBy Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Australian government has called for an end to the conflict, which is “hitting Australians hard”.“We want to negotiate an end to the conflict,” she said on Seven’s Sunrise program this morning.Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles arrive at the annual AUKMIN summit in London, earlier this week. Bloomberg“That’s what we’ve called for, that’s what we’re pressing for.“In our engagement here [in London] today, Richard Marles and myself with the United Kingdom, also with France yesterday, and Germany before, all of us spoke about the importance of doing everything we could to support this conflict coming to an end.“Because as you said, it’s hitting Australians hard. It’s contributing to increases in the cost of living, not just through the price of fuel but the way in which that goes throughout our economy. So, we want to see an end to this.”9.40amIran strikes ‘violating ships’ in Strait of HormuzBy Two “violating ships” attempting passage through the Strait of Hormuz have been hit, Iranian media reported on Thursday, citing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy.The IRGC Navy, which patrols the strategic strait, said it had struck two oil tankers attempting what it called “illegal passage”.A tanker, left, and a car carrier anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz.APThe disclosure came shortly after Iran announced the closure of the strait after US attacks on areas in the country’s south, with the military warning that any commercial vessels attempting transit would be attacked.Both sides have targeted military and surveillance sites in recent days in a marked escalation of tit-for-tat airstrikes.AP9.20am‘We’ll negotiate with bombs’: HegsethBy US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth presented the latest strikes as an effort to force Iran into a deal to end the conflict, telling reporters during a visit to Central Command in Florida that the strikes would “advance our military interests and also enhance our diplomatic position”.“We will strike them hard tonight, and hopefully Iran makes a good decision,” he said. “If we need to negotiate with bombs, we’ll negotiate with bombs.”Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth pictured at D-Day commemorations in France on June 6.APThe United States and Iran have traded fire several times since the tentative ceasefire took hold, even as negotiators have unsuccessfully sought an end to the three-month-old war. Trump has repeatedly said a deal is close, though there has been no sign of a breakthrough, while also threatening to resume bombing.The US military targeted air defences and radar sites around the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday after a US attack helicopter was downed near the strategic waterway on Monday. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. A US official said there was no significant damage resulting from the attacks.Reuters1 of 2