Fuel crisis, Middle East talks, and a moon mission | ABC News Top Stories

The Prime Minister will meet with state and territory leaders for a National Cabinet meeting today, as the fuel crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East continues.

It's the second national cabinet since the US-Israeli war on Iran started, disrupting fuel supply around the world and causing sky high prices at Australian bowsers.

Premiers and chief ministers are calling for a national approach to any potential measures like rationing or working from home recommendations.

While those options are expected to be discussed at National Cabinet, the federal government is reportedly more focused on shoring up supply, rather than imposing restrictions.

Pakistan's hosting urgent talks about the war in the Middle East, as one of the few countries with access to officials in both the US and Iran.

Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye are in Pakistan for talks aimed at de-escalation, and Pakistani officials say they're relaying messages between America and Iran.

Still, the war shows little signs of stopping, with US media reporting America is preparing for ground operations in Iran.

That would mark a new phase of the conflict, which has so far been conducted through airstrikes.

Iran's warned if the US does send ground troops, it'll "set them on fire."

And four astronauts due to lift off for the moon in the coming days say excitement is building.

NASA's Artemis Two team is set to blast off this week and fly around the moon -  the first time humans have done so in more than fifty years.

The crew says the moon is important to everyone on earth.

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