Iran War Should End Now US Has Achieved Objective: Albanese

Now that Tehran has been prevented from developing nuclear weapons, the prime minister expects hostilities to come to an end.

Civil defense soldiers arrive at the scene where a projectile from an Iranian ballistic missile struck the top floor of a building just before midnight on March 19, 2026 in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he expects the the Iran War will end shortly, as it has achieved its goal of curtailing Tehran’s potential to develop nuclear weapons.

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s main oil corridors—in reaction to the conflict has caused fuel prices to soar globally, with Brent crude (which is processed to make fuel) sitting at US$107.38 (as of March 19), 67.2 percent higher than a year ago.