Foreign Minister Penny Wong has continued her round of morning media interviews, stopping by ABC's News Breakfast, where she's reiterated the government's support of the US' strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

It's a shift in language from the government, after a spokesperson stopped short of offering an endorsement of the strikes on Sunday.

She says it's where the conflict goes now matters.

Israel flew over to Iran with fighter jets and has since gone totally ballistic — literally and figuratively. So what does the European Union’s insane clown posse have to say about it? Get yourself some popcorn. The Eurojokers are doing their best stand-up comedy again without even realizing it.

The EU’s favorite war: the one Israel starts
Brussels has rallied behind Israel, asking Iran to please stop bleeding on the carpet

BY Rachel Marsden

As the world reacts to the entry of the US into Israel’s attack on Iran, Greg Barns says the actions betray the rules based order.

Here’s what’s missing from the Australian mainstream discourse on the Israeli and now United States bombing of Iran. That it is a clear breach of international law. A betrayal of the so-called rules-based order - a term and sentiment that Australian politicians and columnists like the Nine newspapers’ Peter Hartcher and The Australian’s Greg Sheridan, along with Washington toadies like Defence Minister Richard Marles love to throw around.

Greg Barns

Bombing Iran a clear breach of international law

In ancient ethical maxim, traditionally ascribed to Chilon of Sparta — one of the illustrious Seven Sages of Greece — and transmitted through the revered writings of Diogenes Laërtius, counsels that no reproach be cast upon the departed, enjoining a solemn silence where calumny might otherwise find voice. This august injunction was enshrined for posterity in the hallowed Latin adage: De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est — “Of the deceased, naught but good is to be pronounced.” 

Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 17: Field hospital without surgeon general — Pope Francis’ cracks laid bare
No sledgehammer against sinners on the fringe, yes—but what of the scalpel? Did the synodal pope cede the helm of his field hospital church?

‘If Iran falls, we’re next’: What Russian experts and politicians are saying about the US strikes
RT has gathered reactions in Moscow, ranging from geopolitical alarm to bitter irony, following the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites

By Georgiy Berezovsky, Vladikavkaz-based journalist

On June 22, the United States, acting in support of its closest ally Israel, launched airstrikes against nuclear sites in Iran. The full consequences of the operation – for Iran’s nuclear program and for the broader balance of power in the Middle East – remain uncertain. But in Moscow, reactions were swift. Russian politicians and foreign policy experts have begun drawing conclusions, offering early forecasts and strategic interpretations of what may come next.

"We have received divers and sundry reports both by your own subjects and others, who have visited some parts of Your Majesty's empire ... This has encouraged us to find a shorter route by sea from us to your country than the usual course that involves encompassing the greatest part of the world."

The passage above is a modern-English rendering of an excerpt from a letter written in 1602 by Queen Elizabeth of England to the Wanli Emperor of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), who reigned from 1572 to 1620. The letter was entrusted to George Waymouth, whom the queen had appointed as the principal pilot "for his knowledge and experience in navigation".

Chinese trade was key aspect of maritime struggles
By Zhao Xu

UNITED NATIONS -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday branded the US strikes on Iran as a "dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge — and a direct threat to international peace and security."

"There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control — with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world," Guterres said in a statement.

"At this perilous hour, it is critical to avoid a spiral of chaos. There is no military solution. The only path forward is diplomacy. The only hope is peace," he said.

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202506/22/WS68576f48a310a04af22c7ad9.html

US President Donald Trump has warned Tehran to “make peace” or face further attacks, just hours after the United States carried out “massive precision strikes” on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.

The attack came over a week after Israel initiated the conflict by launching airstrikes against Iran and swarms of small explosive drones that had reportedly been pre-positioned inside the Islamic Republic months earlier, according to the Washington think tank CSIS.

The video presents a critical analysis of the U.S. and Israel’s handling of the escalating conflict with Iran, drawing attention to questionable justifications for military involvement and the broader implications of such actions.

Key points include:

Civilian Nuclear Program Pretext: The idea that Iran doesn’t need nuclear energy because it has oil is dismissed as simplistic. The speaker criticizes the logic that one country (like the U.S.) can unilaterally decide whether another is allowed a civilian nuclear program, and if not, justify attacking it.

U.S. Greenlighting Israeli Action: It's argued that the U.S., under Trump, clearly greenlit Israel’s attack on Iran, with Trump's public statements and timelines aligning too closely with the start of the war to be coincidence.

Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites

President Donald Trump said the US had carried out attacks against three nuclear sites in Iran, including the site in Fordo.

Trump posted on his Truth Social account that a "a full payload of bombs was dropped" on the site, that is known to be located several dozen meters underground, making it more difficult to attack.

According the post, all planes that took part in the strikes left Iranian airspace.

"Congratulations to our great American warriors," Trump said, adding that it is now "time for peace."

The strikes' effects are still not known.

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George Galloway CHECKS Piers Morgan

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         Gus Leonisky

There are few differences between the lies told to ignite the war with Iraq and the lies told to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of our intelligence agencies and international bodies are, as they were during the calls to invade Iraq, airily dismissed for hallucinations.

Chris Hedges: War Deja Vu

Introducing our new columnist Fred Zhang, who brings you his take on the way the Australian media reports and/or mis- and under- reports on China.

Last week, we saw yet another masterclass in how News Corp reduces complex geopolitical realities into blunt instruments of fear.

Fred Zhang

First, The Australian’s Greg Brown pressed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the National Press Club to declare China a national security threat – offering voters a binary where there should be nuance.

This is a report on what is most likely to happen in Iran, as early as this weekend, according to Israeli insiders and American officials I’ve relied upon for decades. It will entail heavy American bombing. I have vetted this report with a longtime US official in Washington, who told me that all will be “under control” if Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “departs.”

WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS COMING IN IRAN
The initial battle plan for a new war

BY SEYMOUR HERSH