Scott Morrison tells defence chief to 'protect and defend' Australians amid Iran's bombing campaign

Australian government monitoring events in Iraq after Iran began bombing campaign on allied military bases

Scott Morrison has told the chief of the Australian defence force “to take whatever actions are necessary” to protect Australian troops and diplomats in Iraq after Iran began bombing allied military bases.

Tehran launched at least a dozen surface-to-air missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base, which houses US troops, with unconfirmed reports suggesting other allied bases may also have been targeted.

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