{"id":14499,"date":"2026-03-10T04:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14499"},"modified":"2026-03-10T04:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:08:04","slug":"australia-to-send-missiles-to-uae-surveillance-plane-to-help-gulf-defence-us-israel-war-on-iran-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14499","title":{"rendered":"Australia to send missiles to UAE, surveillance plane to help Gulf defence | US-Israel war on Iran News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said air-to-air missiles and a reconnaissance plane will be sent to region amid conflict with Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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Twelve countries across the region, from Cyprus through to the Gulf, are continuing to be targeted,\u201d Albanese said in a news conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>He said the Royal Australian Air Force will send an E7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and supporting personnel to \u201cprotect and secure airspace above the Gulf\u201d for the next four weeks, and help the region with its \u201ccollective self-defence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Australia will also send advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates, he said, following a phone call with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.<\/p>\n<p>Albanese cited the 115,000 Australians living in the Middle East \u2013 among them, 24,000 in the UAE \u2013 as a major factor behind the deployment of military assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelping Australians means also helping the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations defend themselves against what are unprovoked attacks,\u201d he told reporters, stressing that the deployments were for defensive purposes only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy government has been clear: We are not taking offensive action against Iran, and we are clear we are not deploying Australian troops on the ground in Iran,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Some 2,600 Australians have left the Middle East since last week, Albanese said, but \u201csignificant challenges\u201d remain in helping those who want to leave but remain in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister\u2019s announcement was immediately slammed by the opposition Greens party, which said Australia risks becoming embroiled in another US-led \u201cforever war\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Australia joined the US-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and 2003, and lost more than 50 personnel during the conflicts, according to the Australian War Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Greens Senator Larissa Waters said she feared more Australian lives were at risk with the announced deployments, which the government, led by the Labor Party, said would be accompanied by 85 Australian personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralians do not want to get dragged into Trump and Netanyahu\u2019s illegal war on Iran. Labor shouldn\u2019t be sending troops to help a military that\u2019s killed 150 schoolchildren in a primary school bombing. That will only escalate an illegal conflict that\u2019s already spiralling out of control, and leave Australia trapped in yet another forever war,\u201d Waters said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day Trump and Netanyahu\u2019s demands of Australia keep growing. It was refuelling US spy planes yesterday, a recon jet and missiles today, and could be ever more troops tomorrow. Labor has no red lines when it comes to appeasing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu,\u201d she said, referring to the US president and Israeli prime minister, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Albanese said separately on Tuesday that Canberra has formally granted asylum to five members of Iran\u2019s women\u2019s football team, who were visiting Australia for the Asian Football Confederation Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026 in Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>Albanese said the women had been issued with humanitarian visas and moved to a safe location with the assistance of Australian Federal Police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralians have been moved by the plight of these brave women. They\u2019re safe here, and they should feel at home here,\u201d Albanese told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said air-to-air missiles and a reconnaissance plane will be sent to region amid conflict with Iran. 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