SYDNEY, March 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Australia said Monday it has 115,000 nationals in the Middle East who are unable to fly out because of airspace closures during the conflict unleashed by US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The government said it hoped commercial flights would resume to help Australians in the region to flee. The best way to get them home would be for commercial flights to return, because that is at scale," Foreign Minister Penny Wong told reporters. Asked if Australia would repatriate people, she said the government wanted to see if commercial flights would resume and that it was "engaging" with airlines. "No one mourns the death of the supreme leader," she added.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 02, 2026 04:04 UTC