# Australia and Jordan pledge closer defence ties amid rising Middle East tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/99940

- TRT World, 2026-10-14 14:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/b520cd7d3538

> Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah bin Hussein at Parliament House in Canberra on October 14. The two countries pledged to strengthen defence ties as tensions mount in the Middle East.

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