Almost 3,000 Australians seek to flee Israel-Iran conflict
- 19-Jun-2025
SYDNEY: Australia has started evacuating almost 3,000 citizens caught up in the rapidly spiralling conflict between Israel and Iran, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Thursday. But rescue efforts had been hampered by missile barrages that made it “too risky” for civilian aircraft to land in either country, Wong said. Some 1,500 Australians had registered to […]