Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and US allies over policy toward Iran.
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[2026-05-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 troops to Poland amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and US allies over policy regarding Iran.
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[2026-05-17 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for an unannounced visit, holding talks with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni.
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[2026-05-17 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-17 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El USS Gerald R. Ford atraca en el Muelle 11 de la Estación Naval Norfolk en Norfolk, Virginia, el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026, tras un despliegue de 11 meses. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot vía AP)
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[2026-05-17 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Accused terror commander Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi worked through a new Iranian-backed terrorist group that emerged “essentially overnight” after the outset US-Israel war and urged followers to kill President Trump.
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[2026-05-17 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said global tensions are reshaping international dynamics, declaring that the “world stands at the cusp of a new order”.
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[2026-05-17 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On the last day of February, when the war with Iran started, my family and I were “stranded” in the French Alps. Our scheduled flight home the next morning was canceled, and within hours we were forced to pivot. I reworked our plans and found an Airbnb that was in close vicinity to a synagogue in Geneva so we could attend a megillah reading for Purim and celebrate, somehow.
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[2026-05-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI - US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in.
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[2026-05-17 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fifa Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom said he remains confident Iran will compete at this year’s World Cup following what he described as a constructive meeting with Iran FA president Mehdi Taj.
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[2026-05-17 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump gave Tehran another reason to worry Saturday, posting a video clip on his Truth Social showing him ordering a military attack on an Iranian aircraft.
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[2026-05-17 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Saturday that the United States would face mounting economic fallout from its "war of choice" against Iran, as both sides appear settled into a long game of waiting to inflict the most severe economic and political damage on the other.
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[2026-05-17 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support the US war with Iran and the capture of Nicolás Maduro when he was Venezuela’s president.
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[2026-05-17 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Demand for office space in central Tokyo remains strong, lifting the earnings of real estate companies. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-17 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The UAE tried but failed to persuade neighboring states, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to take part in a coordinated military attack on Iran, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-05-17 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senior officials in the administration of Donald Trump encouraged the United Arab Emirates to take a more direct role in the conflict with Iran and capture one of its islands in the Persian Gulf, according to a report by The Telegraph.
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[2026-05-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran says lack of trust is the main obstacle in US negotiations
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[2026-05-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The USS Gerald R. Ford heads toward port at Naval Station Norfolk, as seen from Fort Monroe, Va., on May 16, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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[2026-05-17 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi is facing mounting pressure to complete his cabinet as he attempts to balance external ties with Iran and the US, mirrored by an internal power struggle between his country’s political elite, experts have told The National.
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[2026-05-17 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An oil tanker sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-17 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
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[2026-05-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran to meet his Iranian counterpart and other officials, according to Iranian media.
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[2026-05-16 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Global oil inventories are falling at a record pace to compensate for the big supply disruption in the Middle East and they will approach critical levels if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen.
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[2026-05-16 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Alexey Martynov, a political scientist
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[2026-05-16 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Alexey Martynov, a political scientist
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[2026-05-16 22:18 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It has long been suspected the Revolutionary Guards – specifically its Quds Force – was responsible for recent terror attacks in London, Canada and across Europe
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[2026-05-16 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Ships in the Strait of Hormuz are framed by flamingo sculptures in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Getty ImagesInfo Nasa's SpaceX CRS-34 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. EPAInfo President Donald Trump on board Air Force One as he returns to the US from China.
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[2026-05-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Prosecutors allege that an Iraqi man charged in New York on Friday is a commander linked to an Iran-backed militia who took part in planning dozens of attacks in Europe and the US in response to the Iran war.
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[2026-05-16 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul on Saturday and offer "reassurance" over Iran's participation in the World Cup, a source familiar with the talks has told Reuters.
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[2026-05-16 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-05-16 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-05-16 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lebanon has welcomed an agreement with Israel to extend a fragile ceasefire by 45 days beyond Sunday’s deadline following talks in the United States, even as Israeli forces continued attacks on towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
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[2026-05-16 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A large-scale mural honoring Druze and Iranian children killed by the Islamic regime of Iran and its regional proxies was unveiled Thursday in Webster, Texas, as Iranian-American artist Hooman Khalili sought to draw international attention to the victims ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
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[2026-05-16 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States and Israel are preparing for joint attacks on Iran to resume as soon as next week, according to a New York Times report on Friday, citing two Middle East officials.
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[2026-05-16 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of former US Air Force counterintelligence specialist Monica Elfriede Witt, who is wanted on espionage charges related to Iran, the bureau announced.
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[2026-05-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Department of Justice has arrested and charged an Iraqi national alleged to be a senior commander of an Iran-backed armed group that is said to have orchestrated a wave of international terror attacks.
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[2026-05-16 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed appreciation for what he described as the “moral and logical position” taken by the leader of the world’s Catholics regarding the recent conflict involving Iran, according to Tasnim News Agency.
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[2026-05-16 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US officials suspect that Iran may be behind a cyberattack targeting systems used to monitor fuel levels in storage tanks supplying petrol stations in several states, according to CNN. The report said hackers exploited online systems that were not protected by passwords.
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[2026-05-16 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli officials remain uncertain whether US President Donald Trump will choose renewed confrontation or pursue further diplomatic talks.
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[2026-05-16 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not possess a nuclear weapon and stressed that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open.
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[2026-05-16 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta imagen satelital proporcionada por Airbus DS muestra lo que parece ser una vía artificial excavada en el desierto occidental de Nukhaib en Irak, a unos 250 kilómetros (155 millas) al suroeste de la capital, Bagdad, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026. (© Airbus DS 2026 vía AP)
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[2026-05-16 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bloomberg reported that the United Arab Emirates unsuccessfully attempted to persuade fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to join a coordinated military campaign against Iran during the early stages of the US-Israeli war.
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[2026-05-16 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that ongoing US-Iran negotiations are “suffering from the lack of trust", emphasising that Tehran seeks clear and well-defined terms before agreeing to any deal.
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[2026-05-16 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a joint statement due to "differing views" on the US-Israeli war against Iran and the current situation in West Asia, the Indian government said in a statement.
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[2026-05-16 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said support for the Palestinian cause must go beyond expressions of solidarity and include efforts to address what he described as the root causes of Palestinian suffering under Israeli occupation.
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[2026-05-16 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is a lot coming up on Israeli television this week, notably the new season of Fauda on Yes, on May 18, and The Intern, a medical drama starring Niv Sultan of Tehran, which will begin running on Hot on May 19.
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[2026-05-16 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran had made multiple deals, which Iran then refused to acknowledge, in an interview with Fox News on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly 200 former Canadian diplomats have urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to impose “robust” sanctions on Israel over conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.
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[2026-05-16 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz “will be open” and vowed that Iran would not be allowed to use the strategic waterway “as a weapon”.
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[2026-05-16 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:09am
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