US President Donald Trump has warned, "heavy and pinpoint bombing" will continue uninterrupted for as long as necessary to achieve the "objective" of peace in the Middle East.

But that objective has been called naive by some analysts, with one Democratic congressman warning the White House doesn't have an endgame, and hasn't learned the lessons of history.

• GUEST: Joel Rayburn, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, retired US Army officer, former diplomat and historian who served as US Special Envoy for Syria

Gulf Arab states have felt the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran, with deadly retaliatory missile strikes across the region over the weekend. 

What does this mean for Gulf states allied with the US?

• GUEST: Dr Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Bahrain
• PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond 

There have been celebrations across parts of Tehran and cities across the world after US and Israeli strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - with the future of the Islamic Republic thrown into uncertainty.

US President Donald Trump has urged the Iranian people to take over their government.

Is it the beginning of the end for Iran's Islamic theocracy?

• GUEST: Jason Rezaian, an Iranian-American journalist with The Washington Post, who spent 544 days unjustly imprisoned in Iran before being released in 2016.

US-Israeli strikes on Iran have continued for a second day, following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior leaders. Iran has retaliated by firing missiles and drones at Israel, as well as targets across the Gulf Arab states.

Dozens of people have been killed in Iran and Israel, while the US has confirmed three American soldiers have been killed.

Meanwhile, Iran has selected a 66-year-old cleric to join the country's three-member leadership council until a new supreme leader is selected.

• GUEST: Ali Vaez, Iran Director with the International Crisis Group
• PRODUCER: Pip Cook

When federal parliament returns, the Independent Member for Kooyong will introduce a private member's bill to officially define gambling harm as a risk to public health.

Today we hear from Monique Ryan. 

Then,  journalists are raising concerns that some Epstein documents have been withheld, some relating to a woman's allegations of abuse levelled at the current US President Donald Trump. One of those journalists shares their reporting with the Breakfast Wrap. 

And the Tasmanian salmon industry has until Monday to prove to the federal regulator it should be allowed to continue using the antibiotic florfenicol to treat diseased fish stock, or risk having their emergency permits revoked.

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

This weekend the rainbow flag will fly high as Sydney celebrates its 48th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The parade route along Oxford Street has been added to the National Heritage List; formally recognising its importance in the fight for queer rights.

But security will be tight around the city, amid fresh concerns about safety and inclusion.

• GUEST: Alex Greenwich, Independent State MP for Sydney.
• PRODUCER: Brooke Young

Stubbornly high inflation and further trade tariff uncertainty with the US continue to pose concerns for the government. Their re-emergent presence comes as the government took soundings on a change to capital gains tax discounts.Guests:Jason Koutsoukis, special correspondent for The Saturday PaperChloe Bouras, Senior Political Correspondent with Network 10Tom Crowley, Radio National Breakfast Political Correspondent

First-home buyers are facing the toughest housing market to date. 

That's according to a new Domain market report - raising new concerns around housing access and affordability.

The data shows entry-level prices nationally rose by almost 70 per cent over the last five years; with the time needed to save for a 20 per cent deposit for an entry-level house now sitting between five and seven years in most capital cities.

• Guest: Peter Mares, independent researcher and author of No Place Like Home: Repairing Australia’s Housing Crisis, who writes about housing for Inside Story Magazine 
• Producer: Grace Stranger

The federal government says US trade officials have confirmed a 10% tariff for Australian imports, but the Trade Minister Don Farrell says Australia is pushing for their removal.

Earlier in the week US President Donald Trump initially threatened a baseline global tariff of 15% in the wake of the US Supreme Court striking down his so-called Liberation Day tariffs. 

• GUEST: Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle