Albanese says Australia supports US action against Iran and stands with the Iranian people’s ‘struggle against oppression’

Department of foreign affairs warns travellers of risk of reprisal attacks, further escalation and flight cancellations in Middle East

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Australia has declared it “stands with the brave people of Iran in their struggle against oppression” after Israel and the US launched an attack on the country, and supports the US “acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security”.

But Australia’s department of foreign affairs (Dfat) has warned of the risk of “reprisal attacks and further escalation” across the Middle East after the attack.