Speaking on Today this morning, Wong said the sites targeted by the United States were specific to Iran’s nuclear program.

“We support action to prevent Iran getting a nuclear weapon,” Wong said.

“We know what the UN nuclear watchdog has said … and that is that Iran is enriching to almost military levels … enough for multiple nuclear weapons.”

An Australian government spokesperson on Sunday stopped short of offering an endorsement of the strikes.

In a statement, the spokesperson called for de-escalation in the Middle East, while also acknowledging the risk posed by Iran’s nuclear program.

Wong said despite supporting the US strikes, ultimately what she and other world leaders were still calling for was “de-escalation and diplomacy”, adding Australia did not want to see “a full-scale war and continued escalation in the Middle East”.

Wong said the US had not made any request for involvement in the war from Australia.

“No such request has been made and I wouldn’t speculate,” Wong said. 

“But I again would say we are concerned, as are so many people around the world, about continued escalation. No-one wants to see full scale war in the Middle East.”

Wong acknowledged the plight of thousands of Aussies who are still stuck in both Israel and Iran and said Australia was still working on trying to help them evacuate.

“Obviously, this is a highly risky and precarious situation, and my heart goes out to Australians in Iran and in Israel, and to their friends and families in Australia who are so deeply worried about them,” Wong said.

The security situation in Israel meant land crossing were not possible, but the government was working on trying to arrange contingency flights, Wong said.

“There are reports … of airspace opening for Israel for a limited period. We are working on contingency arrangements to see if we can get a flight in to collect people, and we have notified people on the ground about that.” 

The situation in Iran was even worse and more serious, Wong said.

We obviously have had to make the difficult decision to close our embassy,” she said.

There was a possibility that Australian officials may be able to provide some assistance to Australians who were able to make it to the Azerbaijani border, Wong said.