Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 04:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Renewed threat comes after US president said he was ‘an hour away’ from ordering a strike before pulling back
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[2026-05-20 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
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[2026-05-20 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TORONTO (AP) — Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. announced Tuesday it is no longer pursuing a plan to dissolve its Cuban joint venture, reversing a decision it announced last week amid expanded U.S. sanctions on the country.
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[2026-05-20 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has imposed sanctions on four activists for their involvement in the aid flotillas trying to break Israel’s siege on Gaza, alleging without evidence that organisers of the aid vessels are trying to reach the Palestinian territory “in support of Hamas”.
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[2026-05-20 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At this point even hawkish Israeli think tank pundits are increasingly admitting that Iran currently has certain leverage and an edge when it comes to dealing with the United States, and the so far stalled and failed peace talks to end the war.
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[2026-05-20 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic Representative John Garamendi questioned Admiral Brad Cooper during a hearing on Tuesday over whether the Pentagon believes hostilities between Tehran and Washington have ceased since last month’s ceasefire announcement.
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[2026-05-20 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran national soccer team players arrive to Antalya, southern Turkey, Monday, May 18, 2026, where they continue their preparations for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. (Tolga Yildirim/DHA via AP)
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[2026-05-20 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping has assured him that Beijing would not send weapons to Iran during the ongoing war.
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[2026-05-20 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Europol, the official law enforcement agency of the European Union, announced on Monday that it had disrupted 14,200 online posts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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[2026-05-20 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime held mass public weddings across Tehran for couples who registered their willingness to sacrifice their life as part of the war against Israel in a state-sponsored program, according to footage aired by state TV.
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[2026-05-20 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign stands at the entrance to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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[2026-05-20 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices eased Tuesday but remained above $100 a barrel while stocks wavered as investors tracked a potential deal between the US and Iran to end a war that has sent energy prices soaring.
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[2026-05-20 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MY last domestic column concluded a series on political dynasties. For nine weeks since, this space tracked a global apocalypse: a catastrophic war ignited by a megalomaniac Trump that decapitated Iran’s leadership, devastated the Middle East, and wrecked the global economy. Yet, following this American defeat — a disaster Trump’s cohorts still cannot comprehend — (my next few columns) I must shift back to the local scenery.
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[2026-05-20 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta fotografía sin fecha publicada por la agencia estatal WAM de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos muestra la central nuclear de Barakah, en construcción, en el desierto occidental de Abu Dabi. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU will turn to a long-term strategy involving cow dung to stave off a looming fertilizer shortage, rather than supporting farmers with immediate measures like suspending tariffs on Russian and Belarusian imports, Politico wrote on Monday.
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[2026-05-20 01:45 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Europe is now unlikely to face a jet fuel supply crisis and major flight disruptions in the coming weeks — a big change from the dire warnings of just a few weeks ago.
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[2026-05-20 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Treasury’s move came after Iran said its latest peace proposal to the US involved ending hostilities on all fronts
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[2026-05-20 01:37 UTC+10:00] [Cheng Pan Co] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Treasury’s move came after Iran said its latest peace proposal to the US involved ending hostilities on all fronts
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[2026-05-20 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime’s latest wave of financial crackdowns is aimed at shielding its loyalists while ensuring that Iranians who do not subscribe to the regime’s Shi’ite ideology or fall in line with the regime’s demands continue to bear the brunt of the country’s deepening economic crisis, experts told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Trump said that he was "an hour away" from making the decision to attack Iran today before several Middle Eastern governments called to ask him to wait several days, while talking to reporters on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Farmworkers carry rice saplings for planting in India. Agriculture accounts for a substantial share of economic activity in India and Southeast Asia. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump said the US may need to hit Iran again and he was only an hour away from deciding on a strike before he postponed
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[2026-05-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Motorists in the UK have faced higher fuel costs since the US-Israel war with Iran began on 28 February.
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[2026-05-20 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Drones (military)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attack marks first time military action has forced a fully operating nuclear power plant to rely on backup generators
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[2026-05-20 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions on behalf of Iranian banks.
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[2026-05-20 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Western desert. (Arun Girija/Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation/WAM via AP, File)
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[2026-05-20 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a huge and unexpected announcement, amid stalled US-Iran peace talks - which have proven a failure and illusive thus far, NATO now says it could deploy military assets to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Per breaking newswires Tuesday late morning:
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[2026-05-20 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: On May 14 and 15, Lebanon and Israel held the third round of direct negotiations in Washington, the first at the level of delegations, after two meetings between the country’s ambassadors. There is a large gap between the two sides, but there was a success when they agreed to extend their so-called ceasefire by 45 days.
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[2026-05-19 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has announced another 30-day extension of a sanctions waiver for countries buying Russian oil and petroleum products currently already loaded on tankers at sea, as global energy markets have been roiled by the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-19 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has warned it will open “new fronts” if the US launches more attacks on the country, after President Donald Trump said he had called off renewed strikes to allow for “serious negotiations” to take place.
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[2026-05-19 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump had on Monday announced he agreed to pause planned Iran strikes, which were supposedly going to resume Tuesday, because UAE & Saudi Arabia asked him to as they said the sides are getting close to a deal.
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[2026-05-19 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image from an Airbus Defence and Space’s Pléiades Neo satellite shows a fire at an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island, left, and an oil slick in the waters of the Persian Gulf around Shidvar Island, right, April 10, 2026. (Airbus Defence and Space© via AP)
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[2026-05-19 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOHA — Qatar said on Tuesday that US-Iran negotiations, mediated by Pakistan, required more time to reach a deal, a day after President Donald Trump said he had postponed planned attacks to give the process a chance.
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[2026-05-19 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump calls off ‘planned attack’ on Iran, citing 'serious negotiations'
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[2026-05-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The footage also leans into popular culture, using Chinese rap and popular cartoon figures to court younger social media users
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[2026-05-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Ne Zha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The footage also leans into popular culture, using Chinese rap and popular cartoon figures to court younger social media users
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[2026-05-19 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran war and Tehran’s attacks on its neighbours have pushed most parts of the Gulf towards a more assertive defence posture in dealing with the Islamic republic, after years of prioritising engagement.
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[2026-05-19 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ceremonies, involving hundreds of couples in several major squares in Tehran, were broadcast on state TV to boost wartime morale
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[2026-05-19 21:48 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ceremonies, involving hundreds of couples in several major squares in Tehran, were broadcast on state TV to boost wartime morale
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[2026-05-19 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition MKs Ram Ben-Barak and Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid) sent a letter to MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud) demanding an urgent committee discussion after Channel 14 presenter Shimon Riklin disclosed sensitive security information during a live broadcast concerning an alleged Israeli-American strike in Iran on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Explosions were heard in Iran's Qeshm Island on Tuesday afternoon, the semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency said, adding the cause was unknown, and no official entity has commented yet.
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[2026-05-19 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The average price of unleaded petrol has risen to 158.52p a litre, its highest level since the start of the Iran war, according to the RAC.
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[2026-05-19 21:35 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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[2026-05-19 21:27 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU leaders are set to discuss extending the bloc's timeframe for reapproving sanctions against Russia from six months to a year when they convene in Brussels next month.
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[2026-05-19 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, is seeking to survive a primary challenge fueled by President Trump on Tuesday in what has become the most expensive congressional primary in recent history.
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[2026-05-19 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has warned that it will "open new fronts" against the US if it is attacked again.
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[2026-05-19 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions on the country as "immoral, illegal, and criminal," lashing out at prolonged economic pressure on the communist-run island as tensions escalate.
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[2026-05-19 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic Republic will soon vote on a bill that would see whoever kills US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and or CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper awarded with a €50 million sum, Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of Iran’s national security commission, told state TV on Thursday.
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[2026-05-19 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Operation Roaring Lion, aka Epic Fury against Iran has been fought and continuously recorded, via data, as well as with aircraft, missiles, drones, cyber operations, air defenses, and naval assets.
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