Australia is "alarmed" by the escalation between Israel and Iran, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Wong urged all parties to "refrain from actions and rhetoric that will further exacerbate tensions.

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, calling them a blatant violation of international laws and Iranian sovereignty. The Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry urged the United Nations Security Council to intervene immediately and halt the aggression,

Iran has vowed a "strong response" after Israel's deadly air strikes hit multiple areas, including military and nuclear facilities, across the Islamic Republic on Friday.

Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on Sunday as negotiations over a nuclear deal remain deadlocked.Mr Witkoff is travelling to Muscat to discuss Tehran’s response to America’s latest proposal for a nuclear agreement.

Oil futures shot higher and U.S. stock-market futures sank Thursday evening on reports that Israel was attacking sites in Iran.

Russia has offered to help convert Iran’s stockpiles of weapons-ready uranium to fuel-grade material in order to move along a potential Iran-U.S. nuclear deal, Reuters reported Wednesday. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian media that the Kremlin would step up its efforts to help reach a deal addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions,

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on Sunday and discuss Iran's response to a recent American proposal for a nuclear deal, a U.S. official said late on Wednesday.