An Australian military base in the Middle East has sustained minor damage from an Iranian missile.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian strike landed near the base at Al Minhad in the United Arab Emirates just after 9am on Wednesday (AEDT).

He said no Australian troops were wounded and that “everyone is absolutely safe at this point in time”.

“We recognise that the Iranian regime is continuing to engage in frankly random attacks right across the Gulf region,” he said in Tasmania.

An accommodation block and a medical facility were damaged by a small fire caused by the missile hitting the road leading up to the base.

Australia has sent a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail plane to the Middle East.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump declared the US didn’t need the help of allies that rejected his calls to help to take back a major oil-shipping corridor.

In a scathing statement posted to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump blasted Australia and other Indo-Pacific nations for their refusal to get involved in the conflict with Iran.

“The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East,” the post said.

“We no longer ‘need’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea.”

Trump had requested a naval coalition to help secure the key shipping route, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies travels.

But Treasurer Jim Chalmers deflected Trump’s criticism, saying Australia’s government had not considered sending any vessels to protect oil tankers in the strait.

Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie also took aim at Trump’s post.

“It was a petulant post from a President under immense pressure … relationships that are longstanding, you show respect and I don’t think it was a respectful post at all,” he told ABC radio.

“He said from the Oval Office, I think it was, that he didn’t expect the Strait of Hormuz to be closed for this long. Well, as I like to quote Mike Tyson, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face, and the enemy always has a vote.”

Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said Trump was “lashing out”.

“He’s furious that America’s allies are not prepared to support him in a war that he started without their consent or … without any consultation,” he said.

“It really just underlines … the importance of Australia being more independent, exercising our own sovereignty.”

Missiles launched from Iran streak across the sky over central Israel. Photo: AP

Meanwhile, Iran has targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of the Islamic Republic’s veteran security chief Ali Larijani.

Iranian state television reported the attack on Wednesday.

Israel has said that Iran has repeatedly used cluster warheads, which disperse into multiple smaller explosives mid-air and spread over a wide area, making them difficult to intercept.

The attack on densely populated Tel Aviv overnight on Tuesday killed two people, bringing the death toll in Israel from the war to at least 14.

Fuel cost fears

The conflict in Iran, triggered by US-Israeli strikes, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing globally after the de-facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to Tehran’s retaliatory actions.

Albanese will convene a virtual meeting of state and territory leaders on Thursday, following concerns about high fuel costs in Australia and shortfalls in some regional areas.

The PM said co-ordination between jurisdictions would be essential to handle supply issues.

“I’ll be asking state premiers and chief ministers to appoint someone, a point person, so that the Commonwealth can collaborate in a way to make sure we deal with the challenges which are there,” he said on Wednesday.

“All of our ships have arrived at this point in time, but we’ve had a surge in demand, which is leading to some shortages in some areas, particularly of diesel.”

Chris Bowen says the nation’s fuel supply remains stable.

Fuel prices have surged well above $2 a litre following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, leading to the Strait of Hormuz closing, which has one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passing through.

Albanese said the government was preparing for scenarios should the war in the Middle East continue.

“We’re continuing to monitor all of what is going on in global markets as well,” he said.

Transport Minister Catherine King held a separate online meeting on Wednesday about fuel security with transport industry figures.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the nation’s fuel supply remained stable despite some regional areas experiencing shortages.

“We’ve been striking agreements, company by company, that they will release more of that fuel into the regions and we’re starting to see some of that flow,” he told ABC TV.

“Our fuel supplies remain solid in terms of what’s coming in and what’s being produced … rationing is not a conversation that we need to have at this point.”

High fuel prices have also led to a spike in airfares and disruption to global supply chains.

The nation’s accommodation sector has dealt with widespread and significant cancellations since the US and Israel struck Iran, which sparked retaliatory attacks.

Many international tourists who planned to travel from or through the Middle East were forced to stay home, Accommodation Australia chief executive James Goodwin said.

“There’s been enormous levels of disruption in the sector,” he said.

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane were predominantly affected, but other areas dependent on overseas travellers, such as Kangaroo Island, Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef, were impacted.