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European leaders are voicing their concerns over the widening war against Iran, as Gulf Nations and countries including Turkey and Lebanon are drawn into the conflict.
Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has criticised the U-S led war this morning.
Donald Trump says he will block bilateral trade to punish Spain for not allowing the US to use its military bases.
The European Union's industry chief Stephane Sejourne, condemned the U-S for the threat.
"I want to be very clear. In commercial matters, any commercial threat directed at a member state is by definition a threat against the European Union. It falls under the competence of the European Union."
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the world is worried about how Iran is reacting to US and Israeli strikes that killed its leader, Ayatollah Khamenei and targeted nuclear infrastructure.
Minister Wong says 11 countries have been brought into the war and nobody predicted Iran would retaliate in this manner.
"It has within the first 72 hours, struck many non participant countries. It engaged in strikes on airport hubs. So this conflict has spread very rapidly and the conflict is much more intense."
More than 230 Australians arrived overnight from Dubai, as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade works to return stranded travellers and residents of Middle East countries.
DFAT has also sent the first of six crisis response teams to the Middle East, where thousands of Australians are caught up in a conflict that has seen strikes on Gulf states that are heavily populated by expats and tourists.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is addressing Australian parliament today, as he campaigns for greater cooperation of middle powers, including Australia and Canada.
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he agrees having reliance on significant trade partners like the US can make Australia more vulnerable.
"And I think Prime Minister Carney is right to identify that challenge for middle powers like us. Now, for Australia we believe the best path forward is cooperation with middle powers and also with the major powers, to make sure that in a world of churn and change, Australians are beneficiaries of that change, rather than victims."
Cairns is expect to bear the brunt of a tropical cyclone forecast to cross the Queensland coast tomorrow morning.
A tropical low is stationed northeast of Cooktown and is slowly tracking westward towards the Queensland coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology rates the low as a moderate chance of strengthening to a category one cyclone, putting the tropics from Cooktown to Palm Island on watch.
To sport now and in football,
Arsenal have beaten rival Brighton one-nil, inching closer to their bid for the English Premier League title.
Arsenal's first English crown since 2004 is now within touching distance, with their lead on the league table now extended to seven points.
