Radio National Breakfast

As the Middle East conflict intensifies, Israel has issued a mass evacuation warning for the southern suburbs of Beirut, with thousands of residents fleeing the region.
We get the latest from Beirut, and hear from the new Israeli Ambassador to Australia. 
Then, Tracey Holmes explains the pressure on the Iranian womens football team from the regime as they compete in a tournament in Australia. 
We also cross to Milan ahead of the Paralympic games beginning this weekend and feature a live musical performance at the end. 
Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

It's been a distressing week of news with war in the Middle East - particularly for Iranian-Australians who are far away from family with limited communication.
But this weekend, parts of the community will come together in Sydney - to support each other through song.
The Iranian Music Festival returns for a third year - an artist-run event that takes on new resonance due to the conflict back home.
GUEST: Musician Hamed Sadeghi and Iranian Music Festival Artistic Director, Dr Shervin MirzeinaliPRODUCER: Eddy Diamond

Federal parliament returned with a visit from the Canadian Prime Minister and more tensions exposed in the Liberal Party.
But it was conflict overseas that dominated discussion, as both the government and the opposition offered strong support for the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Guests: Charles Croucher, Chief Political Editor at Nine News / Sarah Ison, Senior Political Reporter with The Australian amd Stephanie Borys, Radio National Breakfast Political Correspondent.
Producer: Jason Whittaker

For decades, the voices around the diplomatic table were often entirely men.
But that is changing, as Europe witnesses a rise in female leadership at a crucial time in history.
Across the European Union, three of the top institutional roles are held by women, including Ursula Von Der Leyen, as is the leadership of countries like Italy, Ireland and Bulgaria.
But what more needs to be done, especially at a time when foreign diplomacy has arguably never been more important?
Guest: Beate Grzeski, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Australia and Samija Šerifa, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Australia
Producers: Grace Stranger, Brooke Young

It's a conflict which began last weekend with US-Israeli military strikes on Tehran killing the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The conflict continues to intensify with Iran launching more strikes across the Gulf States, as Australia sends planes to the region to repatriate Australians.  
GUEST: Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs 
PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle