Defence Minister says Australia is ‘very much engaged in defending the Gulf’

Defence Minister Richard Marles explains Australia’s involvement in the conflict in the Gulf.

“The United States has requested support from Australia in terms of providing defence to the states of the Gulf,” Mr Marles said.

“We currently have an E7 Wedgetail in the Gulf doing work, and that very much supports the defensive efforts which the United States were seeking.

“We are very much engaged in the effort of defending the states of the Gulf.”