The prime minister was also asked to confirm whether or not Australia provided any military support to the US for its attack on Iran, or if facilities such as Pine Gap — Australia’s joint intelligence surveillance base with the US in the Northern Territory — played a role.

Albanese was asked multiple times to confirm there was “no Australian involvement” whatsoever in the attack, each time replying that it was “unilateral action taken by the United States”.

‘The key question is what happens next’

International assessments have found no evidence Iran has an active nuclear weaponisation program, and it is a signatory to the UN’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Israel is not a signatory to the treaty, and is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons itself, but has never confirmed or denied this.

“We have seen strikes, we have seen what the US has done, we have seen the destruction, or the debilitation, of these nuclear facilities. Now is the time for diplomacy. Now is the time for de-escalation, and … that call is to all parties,” she said.

“People have to make a judgement about how risky that is. But we urge them to move if they believe they can do so safely,” she told ABC’s RN.

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