Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has entered its third week, and shipping has been put to a halt.
US President Donald Trump has urged its allies and China to send warships to the Strait to help secure the key shipping route out of the Middle East.
But the US is yet to do so - so will any other nation offer its own navy?
Fuel prices in Australia have risen sharply amid uncertainty over the ongoing conflict in the MIddle East .
On the weekend, U-S President Donald Trump called for other nations to help secure the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks... which have disrupted global energy supplies.
Israeli bombardments have now killed more than 800 people in Lebanon as the conflict in the middle east intensifies.
Israel began its operation in Lebanon after Iran-aligned Hezbollah launched strikes in response to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In just 10 days, more than 800-thousand people — nearly one out of every seven residents of Lebanon — have been displaced.
Back home, opinion polling indicates the Labor government is set for a victory in the upcoming South Australian election...
A recent poll from Roy Morgan indicates primary support for Labor is 35 per cent... ahead of One Nation's 28 per cent and the Coalition's 16-point-five per cent.
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