Radio National Breakfast

The first statement from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has raised a number of questions, not just about the regime's approach, but also about his health. 

He's vowed to avenge the deaths of Iranians killed in the war and threatened to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz. 

But the written statement, delivered via Iranian state TV, has raised questions around why the supreme leader is being kept from public view. 

il prices have moved higher again - topping 100 US dollars a barrel.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has told CNBC overnight, that the US Navy can't at the moment escort ships through the ‌Strait, but that it's "quite likely" to happen by the end of the month.  

• Guest: Nate Swanson, Director of the Iran Strategy Project at the Atlantic Council and a former Iran policy adviser to the Trump and Biden administrations
• Producers: Grace Stranger, Brooke Young

The Trump administration is facing accusations that it's failing to protect civilians in its bombardment of Iran, as the military investigates a strike on an Iranian school, which left more than 160 people dead - most of them children.

The New York Times yesterday reported that an ongoing military investigation has determined the US was responsible for the strike, citing US officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings.

Last year, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth scrapped initiatives aimed at reducing civilian harm in military operations - including programs designed to track and investigate civilian casualties.

• GUEST: Wes J Bryant, retired Master Sergeant in the Warfare Branch of the US Air Force

Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says the Strait of Hormuz will remain blocked as long as the war with the US and Israel continues.

Oil prices have climbed higher again, as the strait — which supplies a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas — remains closed. So, is strangling the strait the regime's most effective strategy in this conflict?

• GUEST: Jamie Smyth, US Energy Editor, Financial Times
• PRODUCERS: Oscar Coleman, Eleni Psaltis

While the US and Israeli strikes on Iran continue in the air and at sea, a parallel fight is unfolding online.

Cybersecurity analysts are warning of a spike in hactivist activity from Iranian-linked groups attacking allies of the US - after a major medical technology company was hit by a so-called wiper malware attack this week.

• Guest: Aiden Sinnott, Principal Threat Researcher at British Cybersecurity Firm Sophos
• Producer: Grace Stranger

Dennis Richardson has explained the reasons for his shock resignation from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying he felt he was "surplus to requirements" and "grossly overpaid". 

We play his first broadcast interview on the matter on the Breakfast Wrap and get a response from the federal opposition. 

Then we speak with the investigative outlet Bellingcat, who's been looking into the deadly strike on a school in Iran. It comes as the New York Times reports on an ongoing military investigation that now blames the US for the strike. 

Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

Around Australia, volunteer ranks in general are thinning — hitting critical services in some regional and remote areas of the country.

In Tasmania, more than 415 volunteer ambulance officers work alongside paid paramedics to support their local communities.

Keith Parker has racked up 16,000 hours over 15 years of service, mentoring countless new recruits and saving lives along the way.

Guest: Keith Parker, volunteer officer for Ambulance Tasmania.

The Robodebt scheme was branded "cruel", "crude" and "neither fair nor legal" by a royal commission, but nobody involved in its implementation or operation will likely ever face criminal charges.

Yesterday, the National Anti-Corruption Commission released the findings of its investigation into six people referred to it - by the royal commission.

While four - including former prime minister Scott Morrison - were cleared by the NACC - two public servants were found to have engaged in "serious corrupt conduct".

But the investigation concluded there was "insufficient admissible evidence" to refer them for criminal charges.

• GUEST: Dr Christopher Rudge, socio legal scholar and lecturer at Sydney Law School

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has resigned from his position as special advisor to the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion.

Mr Richardson was tasked with preparing a report outlining intelligence and security agencies actions surrounding the Bondi terror attack.

Commissioner Virginia Bell has thanked Mr Richardson for his work and says the team will ensure the report is still delivered. 

• GUEST: Dennis Richardson

The International Energy Agency has agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil, the largest such move in its history, to try to rein in crude oil prices that have soared due to supply shocks from the US-Israeli war with Iran.

But what does it all mean for Australia?

• Guest: David Leaney, international supply chain management consultant and Lecturer at Australian National University
• Producer: Tyler Hall, Eddy Diamond