Australia plays waiting game on US-Iran tension as UK fears 'accidental war'

Sanctions under review as minister condemns Tehran’s ‘destabilising behaviour’

Australia is so far taking a watch and wait approach on ratcheting tensions between the US and Iran, with the trade minister, Simon Birmingham, pleading for calm.

With presidents Donald Trump and Hassan Rouhani escalating their rhetoric against each other, traditional US allies have expressed concerns about entering “an accidental war”.

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