Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Iran, Israel and the US Play Rapidly Shifting Roles in the Middle East 361 January 16, 2026 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in ABC News Australia (Australia) on 17 January 2026 by Laura Tingle (link to originallink to original) Translated from Afrikaans by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaDonald TrumpgeopoliticsIranMiddle East Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Trump’s Rule-Breaking Belligerence Lowers the Bar Everywhere April 22, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Poland: The Trump Hangover: Is This America’s Victory?* April 22, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita How can we believe in the seriousness of the world's most important politician’s words when he regularly abuses them? 0 Australia: Donald Trump Was ‘All Set to Really Rip’ into the Media, but Shooting May Help Change His Tune April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 South Africa: Trump: The Most Dangerous President in the World April 23, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent[W]e are all at grave risk of the outbreak of nuclear war as a direct result of the actions of Trump. 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump’s Dream Team in Tehran April 26, 2026. Published in Arab NewsA deal could be made only if it doesn’t appear to tip the balance in favor of one faction in Tehran, a new challenge for the best-seller author of “The Art of the Deal.” 0 Topics Brazil: There’s Only 1 Way Out of a Dead End Like Hormuz: Retreat* April 27, 2026. Published in Folha[I]t is hard to believe that Iranians are any closer to democracy today than they were a few months ago. 0 Germany: The Internal War in the Pentagon* April 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Australia: Donald Trump Was ‘All Set to Really Rip’ into the Media, but Shooting May Help Change His Tune April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Trump Is Political Kryptonite in Australia but Diplomacy Still Guides the Way April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: With Yet Another Trump Security Threat, Questions Mount for US Authorities about Keeping Politicians Safe April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Iran War: Trump Urgently Needs a Way Out April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Washington Gunman and Donald Trump: More Worrying Evidence of a Rise in Political Violence April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 South Africa: 1 Strait and 2 Gulfs: The War of Leverage April 26, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent 0 Related Articles Brazil: There’s Only 1 Way Out of a Dead End Like Hormuz: Retreat* April 27, 2026. Published in Folha[I]t is hard to believe that Iranians are any closer to democracy today than they were a few months ago. Australia: Donald Trump Was ‘All Set to Really Rip’ into the Media, but Shooting May Help Change His Tune April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump Is Political Kryptonite in Australia but Diplomacy Still Guides the Way April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: With Yet Another Trump Security Threat, Questions Mount for US Authorities about Keeping Politicians Safe April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Iran War: Trump Urgently Needs a Way Out April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times Previous articleTrump’s Targeting of Health Keeps People Hungry, Sick and Less Likely To Fight BackNext articleWill the Maduro Scenario Repeat Itself with Khamenei? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment