Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A journalist working for a Persian-language opposition television station was attacked with a knife in Wimbledon by men working for Iran as part of a campaign of "Iranian terror", a court was told.
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[2026-05-19 03:30 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A court case in New York has highlighted how Iran is using technology to recruit agents who may not even be regime supporters
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[2026-05-19 03:29 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he will extend a temporary pause of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports until mid-June.
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[2026-05-19 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-19 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Undersea internet and data cables in the Strait of Hormuz could be the next casualty of the Iran conflict.
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[2026-05-19 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-19 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: As Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump met, reports emerged that Chinese tankers had been allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz. (Source photos by AP)
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[2026-05-19 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's national football team were heading to Turkey yesterday following a "constructive" meeting with Fifa officials as the World Cup approaches.
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[2026-05-19 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier today, in response to news that the number of tankers anchored at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal had hit a post-blockade peak, we wondered if this means that Iran is running out of tankers to store oil, i.e., Trump' blockade of the blockade is working. In any case, it certainly means that Iran is no longer able to sell any of the oil, depriving it of much needed oil export revenues which it has found itself forced to shut
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[2026-05-19 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly, with only a few weeks’ worth left due to the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
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[2026-05-19 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is scrambling to keep channels of diplomacy open between the United States and Iran, amid escalating rhetoric from both sides, and growing signals from Washington that it is prepared to restart attacks that have been on pause since an April 8 ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-19 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre recoge las pertenencias de su familia entre los escombros de un edificio destruido en un ataque aéreo israelí el día anterior en Maarakeh, Líbano, el 17 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Mustafa Jamalddine)
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[2026-05-19 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran on Monday unveiled its latest Bitcoin-fuelled plans to control the Strait of Hormuz as it resists global pressure to open the sea lane.
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[2026-05-19 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has escalated control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any vessel passing through the strategic waterway without approval will face consequences.
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[2026-05-19 01:58 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Plan floated in Iranian media to extract revenues from US tech firms would rely on intimidation and is legally dubious
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[2026-05-19 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 19 May 2026 at 1:52am
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[2026-05-19 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets, and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.
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[2026-05-19 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime officially launched the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a body it will use to claim authority over the Strait of Hormuz, on Monday.
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[2026-05-19 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has already cost businesses throughout the world at least $25 billion, with losses continuing to mount, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an analysis of corporate disclosures from companies listed in the US, Europe and Asia.
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[2026-05-19 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US-Israeli war on Iran has already cost businesses throughout the world at least $25 billion, with losses continuing to mount, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an analysis of corporate disclosures from companies listed in the US, Europe and Asia.
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has signalled a degree of flexibility over Iran maintaining limited peaceful nuclear activity under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a senior Iranian official.
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[2026-05-19 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The EU will downgrade its growth forecast because of the "stagflationary shock" caused by the Iran war, the bloc's commissioner for the economy told CNBC.
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[2026-05-19 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Looking at the week ahead, Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday, with a market capitalisation now of $5.46tn, will be the main event. In economics, we have the global flash PMIs on Thursday, along with inflation data from Canada tomorrow, the UK on Wednesday, and Japan on Friday. From central banks, the highlight will be the FOMC minutes on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-18 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has submitted a new 14-point proposal to end the war with the US, after President Donald Trump warned the “clock is ticking” on a deal.
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[2026-05-18 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Renewed inflationary pressures in the U.K. since the outbreak of the Iran war have upended monetary policy expectations, with the Bank of England forecast to hold, if not hike, interest rates this year.
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[2026-05-18 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-05-18 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya early Monday has issued a bombshell if true (but still very much not officially confirmed), reporting that Iran has agreed to a long-term nuclear freeze instead of a complete dismantling. The outlet also reports that Iran has withdrawn its demand for compensation, instead demanding economic concessions.
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[2026-05-18 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has submitted a response to the latest United States proposal to end the war via mediator Pakistan as a fragile truce comes under growing strain.
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[2026-05-18 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former senior Israeli intelligence officer, who served during the current war on Iran, has said that the Iranian nuclear project remains “essentially unchanged” despite Israeli and US attacks.
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[2026-05-18 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s police chief, Ahmadreza Radan, claimed the regime’s security forces arrested more than 6,500 individuals accused of espionage since the war started at the end of February, according to Sunday reports from the Islamic Republic’s state media.
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[2026-05-18 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La Nobel iraní Narges Mohammadi en un hospital en Teherán, el 10 de mayo del 2026. (Narges Foundation Archive via AP)
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[2026-05-18 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry has confirmed that talks with the US are ongoing through Pakistan as a mediator.
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[2026-05-18 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The European Union has announced a crackdown on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps propaganda, after the US revealed the mastermind behind attacks on Jewish and American targets in Europe.
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[2026-05-18 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON - Global oil stockpiles are plummeting and inventories may not recover until December 2027, strategists warn, with physical shortages potentially looming over Europe by the end of this month.
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[2026-05-18 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has moved a step further in its attempts to formalise its effective control over the Strait of Hormuz after the country’s top security organ announced the formation of a new body to manage the key passage.
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[2026-05-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former senior Israeli intelligence officer, who served during the current war on Iran, has said that the Iranian nuclear project remains “essentially unchanged” despite Israeli and US attacks.
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[2026-05-18 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK.
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[2026-05-18 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks with Japanese media, including Nikkei Asia, in Manila on May 18. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says its fighters struck US-Israeli backed "terrorist groups" in northern Iraq who were attempting to smuggle US weapons into the country.
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
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[2026-05-18 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran will take the US and Israel to court over attacks on Iranian cultural sites, the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, has said.
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[2026-05-18 21:11 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: GOP to target seat held by Jim Clyburn, the only Democrat among the state’s seven representatives in the House
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[2026-05-18 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian human rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is recovering at home in Iran after undergoing surgery following her release from jail on medical grounds.
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's growth this year, but warned the Iran war and "domestic uncertainty" could hit the economy.
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gas prices move up and down in response to disruptions in supply and spikes in demand. Many global events such as conflicts, sanctions or decisions by major oil producing countries can limit or create uncertainty about the supply of oil.
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[2026-05-18 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Being a woman in Iran means beginning an endless struggle from the very moment you are born,” Kosar Eftekhari told The Jerusalem Post late on Sunday night.
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[2026-05-18 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Nairobi, demonstrators burn tyres on key roads, with both the Iran war and corruption cited for rising petrol and diesel costs
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[2026-05-18 20:28 UTC+10:00] [petrol] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Nairobi, demonstrators burn tyres on key roads, with both the Iran war and corruption cited for rising petrol and diesel costs
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