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Australia is deploying an E7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and 85 personnel to the United Arab Emirates to bolster regional air defences. The government is maintaining the mission is strictly defensive, while the Greens warn it risks entangling Australia in an illegal conflict.

The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran is entering a volatile new phase, with fighting spreading across the Middle East, missiles and drones striking multiple countries, global energy markets under pressure, and hundreds of thousands of civilians forced to flee their homes.

Global oil prices have surged and sunk as the US-Israeli war on Iran chokes major supply chains of oil and gas. With deep uncertainty and mixed messaging over the US timeframe for the war, world leaders are scrambling to ensure they're prepared for ongoing pressures.