By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Canberra supported the United States strike on Iran and called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan discusses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s “late” show of support for “our most important ally.” “Thankfully, we don’t have to deal with these terrible conflicts, but that doesn’t excuse the prime minister for being so late here with his support for our most important ally,

Anthony Albanese has reiterated that his government backs the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites but that it does not want to see an “escalation and a full-scale war” following the attack.