Afternoon Headlines: Car plunges throw Melbourne shopping centre, Unemployment figures hold firm at 4.1% and Australia’s top universities have dropped in global rankings 

Deep Dive: US President Donald Trump is leaving the world on edge, on whether the US will back Israel and attack Iran.  

Threats and strikes from both sides continue as the conflict enters its seventh day, with countries closing their embassies in the regions and evacuating.  

In this episode of The Briefing Natarsha Belling is joined by international affairs expert Dr Keith Suter to unpack what will happen next and will this latest escalation spark another World War.  

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