Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-05 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-08-05 07:47 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 5 August 2026 7:47am
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[2026-08-05 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Rubio: Progress made to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-08-05 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday its profits surged 33 percent in the second quarter of this year, as the kingdom benefited from the US-Israeli war on Iran, which drove up energy prices, while its oil pipeline allowed it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-05 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has been importing record volumes of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) despite a push to fully stop imports from Russia, Bloomberg has reported. Plans exist to end long-term imports of Russian LNG from next year after the EU already banned purchases under new short-term contracts. Yet its latest watered-down sanctions package carved out exemptions for European companies to continue transporting Russian LNG to third-country markets after some member states balked at measures they said would damage their own
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[2026-08-05 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday its profits surged 33 percent in the second quarter of this year, as the kingdom benefited from the US-Israeli war on Iran, which drove up energy prices, while its oil pipeline allowed it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-05 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-05 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-05 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war.
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[2026-08-05 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yemeni officials blamed the Iran-backed Houthis, while New Delhi condemned the ‘unprovoked’ aggression
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[2026-08-05 05:34 UTC+10:00] [Red Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yemeni officials blamed the Iran-backed Houthis, while New Delhi condemned the ‘unprovoked’ aggression
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[2026-08-05 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a phone call on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump on recent regional developments with Iran, according to a statement by the emir’s office.
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[2026-08-05 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fieles chiíes se reúnen entre los santuarios sagrados del imán Abbas y el imán Hussein durante Arbain, que marca el final del periodo de luto de 40 días tras Ashoura, en Kerbala, Irak, el martes 4 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Hadi Mizban)
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[2026-08-05 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iran’s military authorities say they are prepared to resume war with the United States if negotiations again fall through, emphasising that they have adapted and recovered.
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[2026-08-05 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Big Oil delivered its strongest quarter since the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with six of the world's biggest oil companies posting a combined $79.4 billion in second-quarter net income as Brent crude averaged about $104 a barrel, up more than 50 per cent year-on-year. The Iran war sent prices higher while disrupting flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-05 03:49 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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[2026-08-05 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-05 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ships could sail a new “middle corridor” through the Strait of Hormuz under a deal to reopen the sea lane, Iran has claimed.
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[2026-08-05 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has exhausted its stockpile of sophisticated long-range missiles during the war on Iran, suggesting that there are supply limits to President Donald Trump’s threat to subject the Islamic Republic to the "biggest attack" since World War II.
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[2026-08-05 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in paras 9-10)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-05 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre se sienta en una tabla de surf con un barco portacontenedores al fondo junto a otros buques comerciales, en el estrecho de Ormuz, desde Bandar Abbas, irán, el lunes 27 de julio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, Archivo)
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[2026-08-05 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday that Iran and Oman are amid negotiations for a route through the Strait of Hormuz aimed to ensure sovereign rights and national security considerations for both countries.
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[2026-08-05 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS secretary of state's remarks in paras 8-9)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-05 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices were down by about 5 per cent on Tuesday, with Brent falling below $80 for the first time in nearly a month, as markets digested conflicting claims over possible negotiations between the US and Iran.
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[2026-08-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The per-gallon price is displayed electronically over the various grades of fuel available from a pump at a QT gasoline station Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-08-05 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Optimism echoes Trump’s claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals
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[2026-08-05 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE's Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have started supplying natural gas to a federal Iraqi power plant, bolstering electricity generation as the US-Iran war disrupts the country's energy sector.
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[2026-08-05 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-08-05 02:07 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, Qatari and American officials said Tuesday, but a deal with Iran has yet to be announced that could pave the way to reviving a broader cease-fire with the United States.
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[2026-08-05 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.
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[2026-08-05 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that there has been progress made in discussions with Iran and Oman on getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached.
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[2026-08-05 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's population has rebounded since the start of the Iran war, with 157,000 more people living in the emirate compared with the start of the year.
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[2026-08-05 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Syria and Iraq have resumed direct flights to Russia, restoring air links that were suspended amid political upheaval in Damascus and the war in Iran, Russian media reported.
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[2026-08-05 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, told reporters at the state department on Tuesday that there had been "progress made in [Iran] talks, but not finality yet". He added: "We're hoping that will happen very shortly." US President Donald Trump said on Monday that this was the "last chance" for Iran to come to an agreement "before decapitation".
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[2026-08-05 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.
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[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026
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[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026
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[2026-08-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ghulam Ali was 10 when he left Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and spent four decades in Iran. Arrested in a purge last year, he was deported back alongside 14 family members. “I grew up there, worked there, buried my parents there,” he recently told a journalist. “But in the end, they threw us out like trash.
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[2026-08-04 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the United States and Iran could reach a deal this week to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, noting that the deal would be about "freedom of movement" in the crucial waterway.
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[2026-08-04 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE and Syria have revived their joint business council to boost trade and investment ties, as Damascus seeks Gulf capital to help rebuild an economy battered by years of civil war and sanctions.
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[2026-08-04 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The unprecedented joint US-Saudi strikes on Iran-linked militias in Iraq last week have done more than raise the prospect of retaliation.
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[2026-08-04 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the US could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would stabilise energy prices.
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[2026-08-04 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Another fake ceasefire in progress? Or are we to believe it's for real this time? There's nothing on the ground-level at all that currently suggests the warring sides are imminently about to agree to a new ceasefire, or are so much as back at the negotiating table.
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[2026-08-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: S&P futures are trading at all time high with the latest push higher triggered by comments from Scott Bessent on CNBC who echoed Trump in saying that "we may have Iran deal tomorrow to open Hormuz" (or we may not). The Nasdaq also looks set to extend Monday’s gains: As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.4% to an all time high of 7655 and Nasdaq futures rise 1.1%, as Palantir soared 16% pre-market after upping its forecasts, while
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[2026-08-04 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran denies US talks as Oman negotiations over Strait of Hormuz make progress
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[2026-08-04 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-08-04 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On July 8, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump had a face-to-face meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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[2026-08-04 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview.
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[2026-08-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claims that direct negotiations with Iran are under way, and has warned that the latest round is Tehran’s “last chance” to secure a deal to end the war.
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[2026-08-04 21:21 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ON DISPLAY. An Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is displayed during the inauguration of a new artillery plant of ammunition maker Rheinmetall, in Unterluess, Germany, on August 27, 2025.
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