Australia weighing requests for assistance from countries attacked by Iran - Reuters

"Many countries who are non-participants have been attacked by Iran through this."

— Penny Wong , Politician

"Australia had a proud record of standing with our allies and friends in times of crisis, and the Coalition will carefully consider any deployment proposals in the national interest once briefed."

— James Paterson , Politician

"A small deployment with NASAMS to Gulf States would be the 'limit' of what the government could do without an escalation to boots on the ground."

— Malcolm Davis , Academic

"Correct. And we will work through that in accordance with the position that I have outlined, which is we are not participating in offensive action against Iran."

— Penny Wong , Politician

"We've had many countries, which are non participants, (that) have been attacked by Iran through this."

— Penny Wong , Politician

"We will work through that in accordance with the position that I have outlined, which is we are not participating in offensive action against Iran and we have made clear we will not participate in any ground troop deployment."

— Penny Wong , Politician

"We've had many countries, which are non participants, (that) have been attacked by Iran through this."

— Penny Wong , Politician

"We will work through that in accordance with the position that I have outlined, which is we are not participating in offensive action against Iran and we have made clear we will not participate in any ground troop deployment."

— Penny Wong , Politician

"Three Australian defence personnel were on board a U.S. submarine that sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in the Indian Ocean, but stressed that they did not take part in the attack."

— Anthony Albanese , Politician