The conflict between Israel and Iran has reached its 10th day, with Israeli jets launching fresh strikes on military targets in Iran's south and Iran firing missiles at Tel Aviv.
Israel also says it has killed a veteran Iranian commander in a strike on an apartment in Qoms, calling the strike a "major achievement for Israeli intelligence and the air force".
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Retired Lieutenant General Mark Schwartzspoke with ABC Weekend Breakfast from Colorado in the United States about the six B-2 bombers reportedly headed towards Guam.
Mr Schwartz said the news the bombers were being tracked by the public via flight control data, despite being "stealth" bombers, was a deliberate move by the United States to"communicate strategically to the Iranian regime that we're serious".
"Advertising the fact that these aircraft were moving is a message to Tehran that the United States is serious," he said.
He said the move was "setting the theatre" but was not necessarily a sign the US wanted to become involved in the conflict.
"All the capabilities and forces … are coming into the theatre of operations for the potential to be employed, if in fact the President makes that decision."
Former advisor and negotiator to the Israeli government Daniel Levyhas told ABC Weekend Breakfast there is "no credible evidence" Iran was an imminent nuclear threat.
Reutersis reporting Israel has told the Trump administration theIDF could act unilaterallyagainst Iran's Fordow nuclear facility before the White House's two-week deadline expires.
The phone call was "tense" and took place on Thursday after Donald Trump issued the loosely defined deadline, according to Reuters's sources.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense MinisterIsrael Katzand defence chiefEyal Zamirreportedly told the US Israel believes it has a limited window of opportunity to move against the site.
US Vice-President JD Vancepushed back against the Israelis' points, according to Reuters, saying the US shouldn't become directly involved.
Deputy PM Richard Marleshas told Sky News two planes -a K-30 and C-17 – were ready to evacuate Australians from the conflict when airspace opens up.
"We have DFAT consular staff who are in Azerbaijan looking at how they can provide assistance across that border," he says.
"We do have civilian aircraft chartered ready to go in the event that airspace opens up over Iran and Israel, and right now that is the biggest constraint here — both airspace over both countries is closed."
Mr Marles also said he would not speculate on whether the United States would be justified in using a bunker bomb atIran's Fordow underground site.
Instead, he reiterated the government's support for a de-escalation of the conflict.
"We recognise Israel's right to defend itself and we very much acknowledge the risk that the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile program presents to the region and stability of the world … but we are concerned about the prospect of escalation here.
"That is why we are exercising our voice internationally along with many other countries to de-escalate."
Mr Marles said the Australian government views Iran's nuclear program as a threat to regional and global peace and stability — a position it has held for a long time.
But he added that this view can coexist with serious concerns about the risk of escalation.
Former Russian presidentDmitry Medvedevhas spoken out on X,posting a photo of what appears to be a printed pagefeaturing his latest comments on the Iran-Israel conflict.
"Does Iran have nuclear weapons? We don't know for sure, but what we do know is that Israel has a secret nuclear program," he writes.
"Well, let them both abandon such programs under the supervision of the UN Security Council and the IAEA."
"Why is it OK for Tel Aviv but not OK for Tehran?"
Medvedev goes on to question the wisdom oftrying to disarm a potentially nuclear-armed nation by force.
"If you try destroying it altogether, as Israel is doing and the US may be doing soon, then Iran (if it does have nuclear weapons) will definitely use them!" he writes.
"And if not, it will rebuild this program at any cost.
"Netanyahu will go one day, but Iran will remain … probably led by a new ayatollah."
British-Israeli analyst and former Israeli government adviser Daniel Levysays Israel is doing everything it can to draw the US into a wider conflict with Iran — but Donald Trump may not be on board.
Speaking on ABC News Weekend Breakfast, Mr Levy says Trump hasn't made a firm decision on whether to support escalation.
"The threat is credible but I think it's not unreasonable to read into it that President Trump has not decided that option is … alive. We're all aware of this fight inside Trump world, inside the MAGA camp, we've seen the polling [showing] Trump supporters against the US getting engaged."
Mr Levy says polling shows most Trump supporters are against US involvement — 53% oppose it, compared to just 19% in favour.
"We're familiar with those names of people associated with Trump who've come out strongly against it, but you still also have that kind of Israel-first camp pushing for this.
"It makes it more palpable, it doesn't mean it's going to happen but we shouldn't see it entirely as a bluff."
Mr Levy warned Trump's unpredictability remains a wild card.
"Everyone is trying to influence that tiny bit of real estate between his two ears," he said.
"The Israeli government is doing everything to pull the Americans in, they will try to provoke the Iranians … we've had reports from Reuters that there was a tense call between senior US and Israeli officials because the Israeli side didn't like the two-week deadline they think the US needs to act sooner."
About 3,900 Australians are looking to depart the Middle East by registering with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT).
About 2,600 of those are in Iran, while 1,300 are in Israel.
Air travel out of the region at the moment is tricky, with airspace closed over both Israel and Iran, but DFAT is reportedly deploying consular staff to border crossings to support Australians departing Iran on the ground.
The Australian embassy in Iranwas closed on Friday.
If you're in the Middle East and in need of consular assistance, you can call+61 2 6261 3305(or1300 555 135if someone iscalling for you from within Australia).
Iran'sForeign Minister Abbas Araghchisays any US military involvement in Israel's attacks on his country would be "very, very dangerous for everyone".
Speaking on the sidelines of anOrganisation of Islamic Cooperationmeeting inTürkiye, Araghchi told the Associated Press his country is still open to further dialogue, but repeated his comments from the day before that any dialogue can only begin once Israel's attacks cease.
Araghchi is also due to speak with his counterparts from Türkiye and Jordan while in the country.
More details have emerged of a phone conversation between Iran'sPresident Masoud PezeshkianandFrench President Emmanuel Macronthat took place earlier today (local time).
Pezeshkian reiterated Iran's longstanding position that it is not seeking to build a nuclear weapon, based on a "religious decree of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei" — referring to a2003 fatwaagainst the use of weapons of mass destruction issued by Iran's supreme leader.
"We are ready to talk and cooperate to build trust in the field of peaceful nuclear activities," he said,according to the Iran Press news agency.
"But on the one hand, we willnot accept reducing nuclear activities to zero under any circumstances, and on the other hand, our response to the continued aggression of the Zionist regime will be more crushing and decisive."
In addition tothe B-2 stealth bombers being flown across the Pacific, a US official has told The New York Times that a group of US fighter jets includingF-16s,F-22 RaptorsandF-35 Lightning IIshave crossed Europe and arenow arriving at bases in the Middle East.
While a deployment doesn't necessarily mean an attack is imminent, fighter jets are often used to escort larger planes on bombing missions.
They could also be used to provide air defence for US bases in the region should they come under attack.
US President Donald Trumpis due to meet with his national security council on Saturday evening — that is, in about an hour and a half, at 8am AEST.
A second meeting is scheduled for the same time tomorrow.
Millitants from the Yemen-based Houthi group warned on Saturday, local time, they'd target US warships in the Red Sea if Donald Trump ordered the country's forces to attack Iran directly.
The Houthis — one of Iran's proxies in the region — have fired missiles at Israel regularly over the course of the war in the Middle East.
They've also disrupted international shipping in the Red Sea routinely.
"We will target US ships and battleships in the Red Sea if Washington participates in the attack on Iran," the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a statement on Saturday.
Earlier this year, the US directly targeted Houthi assets in Yemen.
While Hamas and Hezbollah, two of Iran's other proxies, have had their ability to attack Israel minimised since the beginning of the war in October 2023, the Houthis remain a threat, and able to fire on Israel despite being more than 2,000 kilometres away.
Their geographical separation does limit their efficacy, however.
Israel is keen for the US to join its attacks on Iran directly, and US President Donald Trump has warned that could happen in under two weeks.
The US appears to have deployed six B-2 stealth bombers from a base in the country's Midwest, to Guam on Saturday, local time, fuelling speculation they could be used in an attack on Iran.
Air traffic communication monitors confirmed the movement of planes from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, and said they were likely headed toAndersen Air Force BaseinGuam, a US island territory in the Pacific.
These B-2s are the only aircraft capable of carrying a bomb large enough to impact Iran's primary and most protected nuclear facility — Fordow — whichhas been built deep into a mountain.
Israel has been keen for the US to directly join its attacks on Iran and use its GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrator weapon, sometimes referred to as a "bunker-buster bomb", to destroy the facility.
The fact the B-2s are being moved in itself does not mean the US is planning to attack Iran.
They'd likely need to leave Guam and head to another US-British military base on the island of Diego Garcia — something not yet confirmed — to launch strikes on Iran.
While flying from Guam to Iran is technically possible, experts argue the mission's safety could be compromised because the B-2s would have to fly over several foreign countries to reach the Gulf state.
From Diego Garcia, they'd be able to approach over water.
Earlier this year, six B-2s were deployed to Diego Garcia and used to strike targets from the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, which is one of Iran's proxy groups in the region.
Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage as we enter the 10th day of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
I'mAndrew Thorpe, and I'll be keeping you up to date with developments as they happen throughout the morning.
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