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The Australian government has told dependants of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave the two Middle East countries, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, amid rising fears of military conflict between the United States and Iran.

Trump laid out case for possible Iran attack in Tuesday's state of the union speech

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The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is seen in Souda Bay on the island of Crete, Greece, on Tuesday. Iran and the United States resumed negotiations earlier this month as Washington builds up military capability in the Middle East, with Australia being the latest country to advise diplomats' families to leave Lebanon and Israel now amid heightened regional tensions.…