Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-23 08:57 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military says it is degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
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[2026-07-23 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s decision to end sanctions on some Hong Kong and mainland officials is welcome but maintaining them against others continues to antagonise Beijing
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[2026-07-23 08:45 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s decision to end sanctions on some Hong Kong and mainland officials is welcome but maintaining them against others continues to antagonise Beijing
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[2026-07-23 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US lawmakers search for ways to tackle Beijing’s rapid rise in commercial shipbuilding and restore America’s diminished commercial fleet
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[2026-07-23 08:40 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US lawmakers search for ways to tackle Beijing’s rapid rise in commercial shipbuilding and restore America’s diminished commercial fleet
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[2026-07-23 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air defences have been activated in Kuwait to intercept a drone attack from Iran, according to the country’s military.
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[2026-07-23 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defense policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
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[2026-07-23 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sirens sounded in Kuwait on Thursday morning, according to reports from the Kuwait Interior Ministry.
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[2026-07-23 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have claimed an attack on two Saudi oil tankers transiting through the Red Sea.
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[2026-07-23 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Iranian attack on a United States military site in Jordan that killed three US soldiers has shown the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) ability to inflict a deadly toll five months into the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-07-23 08:03 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump is trying to put more pressure on Tehran — but the regime isn’t budging, so far, and there’s no clear endgame for the war.
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[2026-07-23 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
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[2026-07-23 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-07-23 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian cities of Sirik and Bushehr on Thursday morning, according to reports from local media.
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[2026-07-23 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has threatened to launch more attacks across the Gulf region if strikes by the United States military do not stop, warning that “no infrastructure will be safe” unless its own security is guaranteed.
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[2026-07-23 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-07-23 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 07:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is the second trial for Hadi Matar, who was earlier found guilty of attempted murder after attacking the writer on a state in New York
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[2026-07-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approval
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[2026-07-23 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Middle East is entering a pipeline-building boom from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, as Arab oil producers rush to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is fighting to exert its dominance over global energy flows.
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[2026-07-23 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-07-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted US intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with US intelligence.
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[2026-07-23 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK has temporarily withdrawn its embassy staff from Iran due to the security situation, while the embassy continues to operate remotely, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-23 06:12 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-23 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US stock market is drifting in mixed trading, while oil prices climb another 3 per cent as fighting continues in the war with Iran.
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[2026-07-23 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4-6)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-07-23 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-07-23 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Arctic Ocean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU countries failed to reach a deal on sweeping new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday night, after Greece blocked the measures in order to protect its fuel shipping industry.
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[2026-07-23 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency traveled to Washington two weeks ago to discuss the Iran war, in his first visit to the US capital since taking office, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation.
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[2026-07-23 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Wednesday that no one will be able to sell oil in a region where Iran is not able to do so, adding that if Tehran's security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe.
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[2026-07-23 03:37 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’
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[2026-07-23 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iran’s judiciary has announced several executions this week linked to unrest over recent months, as part of a campaign against those accused of trying to “create divisions” during the war with the United States.
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[2026-07-23 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The “Zionist Occupied Government” (ZOG) conspiracy theory increased more than threefold during the 2026 Iran war, Fighting Online Antisemitism (FOA) has revealed.
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[2026-07-23 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has offered one of the most revealing public accounts yet of the opening hours of the Israel-Iran war, describing how he narrowly escaped an Israeli strike on a compound where senior Iranian officials had gathered and suggesting Israel's intelligence capabilities inside Iran extended far beyond technological surveillance.
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[2026-07-23 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s latest round of missile and drone strikes disabled multiple US radar, communications, and air-defense systems in Kuwait, according to Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC which claimed American bases across the region had suffered a “dark night.”
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[2026-07-23 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s latest round of missile and drone strikes disabled multiple US radar, communications, and air-defense systems in Kuwait, according to Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC which claimed American bases across the region had suffered a “dark night.”
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[2026-07-23 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As four more American families grieve the deaths of soldiers killed in the war on Iran, one of the top-ranking ministers in Israel's cabinet told an Israeli audience that having America do all the fighting and dying is "the best for us." Israel had intensely lobbied President Trump to launch a joint war on Iran on Feb 22, and traded blows with Iran up until early June.
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[2026-07-23 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — US President Donald Trump warned that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports.
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[2026-07-23 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has shown the ability to manage and maintain ties with Washington and Tehran, even at a time of growing hostility between the two foes, former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, told The National.
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[2026-07-23 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-23 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has warned that the United States military will target Iran’s civilian infrastructure each time Tehran’s forces fire at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-23 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El sargento del ejército estadounidense Michael Emmanuel Swinton, en una foto entregada por el Comando de Defensa Espacial y de Misiles del Ejército el 21 de julio del 2026. (Comando de Defensa Espacial y de Misiles del Ejército, via AP)
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[2026-07-23 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to strike Iranian infrastructure every time Tehran targets commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, in a sharp escalation of US rhetoric,
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[2026-07-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tucker Carlson says that if JD Vance were president, the United States would not be at war with Iran.
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[2026-07-23 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the United States will bomb an Iranian bridge or power plant whenever the Islamic Republic fires at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, amid growing concerns over a potential return to full-scale war between the two countries.
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[2026-07-23 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: At least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the Iran-linked Houthi group announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia on Monday, ship-tracking data shows.
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[2026-07-23 00:41 UTC+10:00] [Natanz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Warning comes as US expands air strikes, Iran targets Jordan and Houthis threaten shipping near another vital trade route
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