BREAKING: Middle East tensions hit boiling point; Aussie soldiers onboard U.S. submarine

Middle East tensions have surged to their most dangerous level in decades amid revelations that Australian special forces are operating aboard a U.S. attack submarine conducting covert missions against Iranian targets, defence sources say.
The Virginia‑class boat, believed to be patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz, is reportedly carrying a small Australian contingent embedded with U.S. Navy crews as part of a hush‑hush “combined maritime task force.” Their role: boarding suspect vessels, securing captured weapons, and providing intelligence support for submarine‑launched strikes.