Politics live: Marles confirms Australia not involved in Iran strikes; Wong says 115,000 Australians in region as flights cancelled
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15.43 EST Marles says Australia was not involved in US-Israeli strikes on Iran The deputy prime minister and defence minister, Richard Marles , is also doing the media rounds alongside Wong today, and says Australia supports action to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons, but confirmed the government was not told of the strikes before they happened. Speaking to RN Breakfast this morning, Marles says Australia was not involved in the strikes, including the use of US joint facilities on Australian soil, such as Pine Gap . Marles, like Wong, is asked whether the strikes on Iran were “legal” and also says that the question is for the US and Israel to answer: We weren’t advised of this before it happened, but we wouldn’t have expected to be either. We support the United States in preventing Iran acquiring a nuclear capability. The UN security council has long been in a position of doing everything within its power to stop Iran acquiring that capability. I mean, ultimately, the legality of these measures is a matter for both the United States and Israel to go through.
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