By MAX AITCHISON, POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 03:02 BST, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 03:07 BST, 23 June 2025

Anthony Albanese has revealed that Australia was not given advance warning of Donald Trump’s decision to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s nuclear facilities, as the Prime Minister belatedly backed the US decision. 

Albanese fronted the media shortly after 11.30am on Monday – more than 24 hours after the US President unleashed a series of ‘bunker bombs’ on three of Iran’s nuclear sites in a serious escalation of the conflict raging in the Middle East.

A government spokesperson failed to endorse the attack on Sunday, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong eventually stating on Monday that the government backed Trump’s call. 

‘The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon and we support action to prevent that – that is what this is,’ Albanese told reporters.

‘The US action was directed at specific sites central to Iran’s nuclear program. We don’t want escalation and a full-scale war. We continue to call for dialogue and for diplomacy.’

The Prime Minister was asked why it had taken so long to give his backing to Trump’s move against the Islamic regime’s nuclear capabilities.

‘We aren’t a central player in this conflict, that’s just a fact,’ he responded.

‘What we do is we run an orderly, stable government. But I made comments about this in three countries over recent days. My comments today are perfectly consistent with that.’

Albanese was repeatedly asked whether Australia had given any assistance – military or otherwise – to the US but he insisted it was a ‘unilateral action’ by the Trump administration. 

More to come.  

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