Australian involvement in the 2026 Iran war
| Australian involvement in the 2026 Iran war | |||||
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| Part of 2026 Iran war | |||||
Australia is sending Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. | |||||
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| Parties | |||||
| Australia | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Anthony Albanese Richard Marles Penny Wong Justin Jones Brett Westcott | |||||
| Units involved | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 85 personnel | |||||
Australian involvement in the 2026 Iran war begun on 3 March 2026 when Iran attacked the Al Minhad Air Base containing Australian personnel and infrastructure with loitering munitions as a part of the greater 2026 Iran war. Although the Albanese government supports the American-Israeli effort, he has pledged to not send any ground troops to Iran and will only take purely defensive action. On 10 March, his government ordered the deployment of 85 personnel, a Boeing E-7 Wedgetail and stocks of MIM-120C-7/8 AMRAAM missiles to the United Arab Emirates to defend the Gulf states and Australian military bases at the request of the UAE. Australia has declined to provide naval aid to Trump's attempts to remove the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian control.