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Australia deploys military aircraft to Middle East in contingency planning

SYDNEY: Australia has deployed two military aircraft to the Middle East as part of contigency planning, two officials told AFP on Thursday (March 5).

Countries have rushed to evacuate their citizens from the Middle East this week after US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sparked a regional war.

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