Australia Turns to Asia for Fuel, Security as US Distracted

Australia is reinforcing links with its northern neighbors to secure fuel supplies and bolster defense ties as a US administration grows increasingly preoccupied with — and potentially weakened by — the war in Iran.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his senior ministers have been hitting the phones and traveling across Asia to ensure key trading partners maintain shipments of diesel and gasoline amid global supply disruptions. Albanese went to Singapore to meet Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday and is expected to travel to Brunei next week.