US President Donald Trump has again expressed his disgruntlement with Australia for not responding to a request for help during the Iran war.

Trump was peppered with questions on Friday (AEST) about Australia’s record increase in defence spending, which was announced on Thursday.

He responded to one question by again slamming Australia for not assisting the US to open the Strait of Hormuz.

“I’m not happy with Australia because they were not there when we asked them to be there,” he said at the White House.

“They were not there having to do with Hormuz. So I’m not happy, I’m not happy with them.”

Trump did not respond to shouted-out questions about where his relationship with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese now stood.

Meanwhile, Trump was hailing a breakthrough between Israel and Lebanon after the warring nations agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

He said that “it could be No.10 for me”, referring to the wars he boasts he has ended.

Trump did not specify when the ceasefire would start, but a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it would begin on Thursday (local time).

Trump also posted that he had held “excellent ​conversations” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

He said he would invite the leaders to the White House for “meaningful ⁠talks”.

“These ​two Leaders have agreed that in order to ​achieve PEACE between their ‌Countries, they will formally begin a 10 ​Day CEASEFIRE at 5 PM EST,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He added that he had directed US Vice President JD ​Vance, ​Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio and Chairman of the ‌Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine to work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve lasting peace.

“Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that ​will happen, quickly!” he said.

PM cuts short Asian fuel mission

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cut short his fuel security mission in Malaysia to visit the Geelong oil refinery that went up in flames.

Albanese will meet leaders from the refinery to receive an update on the impact of the blaze. He’ll be accompanied by Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Defence Minister Richard Marles.

The Viva Energy oil refinery is one of only two in Australia, and while the fire damaged only part of the facility there are fears it could lead to fuel shortages, particularly in parts of Victoria.

Albanese said in Malaysia on Thursday that the fire’s impact on fuel supply would have to be assessed.

”Clearly, there will be consequences for it, but there’ll be a proper assessment taking place over the coming short period as well,” he said.

His visit to Malaysia resulted in a deal where Australia will receive an extra 100 million litres of diesel to help deal with the fallout from the Iran war.

Albanese revealed details of the additional suppliese after formal talks in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim that focused on ensuring energy supplies continued between both nations during the oil crunch.

The imports will come via shipments from Brunei, which Albanese visited before his Malaysia trip for energy-security talks, and from South Korea under export finance regulations.

In a joint statement signed inside the Malaysian government’s Perdana Putra complex, the leaders agreed to a “no surprises” policy on the trade of critical oil and fuel supplies after disruptions caused by the Iran war.

The South-East Asian nation is Australia’s third-largest fuel supplier, providing 14 per cent of its diesel, 10 per cent of its petrol and 11 per cent of its jet fuel.

In turn, Australia provides almost all of Malaysia’s liquefied natural gas imports.

Following the meeting with Anwar, Albanese spoke to executives from one of Asia’s largest oil companies inside the Malaysian Petroleum Club, seeking to secure more supplies for Australia in response to the fuel crisis.

Visiting Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas twin towers, Albanese sat down with senior leaders from the state-owned oil giant after which the building is named.

He spoke of strong trade ties between Australia and Malaysia, particularly in the energy sector, with Petronas having taken a stake in Queensland’s Gladstone LNG project.

“Friends need to work together, because we are living in very turbulent times,” Albanese said as the meeting opened.

-with AAP