Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 1.55 pct higher at fresh record high of 7,499.07 on hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal
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[2026-05-13 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen has condemned Iran for what it said were “hostile acts” on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island carried out by an armed group affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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[2026-05-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump departed Washington for Beijing Tuesday and his high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. As he left, Trump downplayed differences with Xi over the war in Iran and predicted “good things are going to happen” during the visit.
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[2026-05-13 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors digest a hotter-than-expected inflation reading for April amid concerns over higher oil prices and the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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[2026-05-13 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: San Jose-based eBay was hammered by a massive cyberattack allegedly carried out by a pro-Iran hacking group that’s now threatening some of world’s biggest tech companies.
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[2026-05-13 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There was a bit of a narrative shift on display in Congress as back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill with top defense and Trump admin officials played out Tuesday, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth repeatedly on the defensive as he and the administration face intensified scrutiny over the Iran war.
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[2026-05-13 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 1.55 pct higher at fresh record high of 7,499.07 on hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal
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[2026-05-13 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-13 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Robert Kagan, one of the United States’ most prominent neoconservative voices and a long-time pro-Israel hawk, has warned that Washington is heading towards “total defeat” in its war on Iran - a setback he says “can neither be repaired nor ignored”.
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[2026-05-13 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Pressure over Iran reveals cracks in South Korea-U. S. alliance
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[2026-05-13 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-05-13 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-05-13 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: As Donald Trump left for Beijing, he said he would talk to China's president about the war but did not need help to end it.
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[2026-05-13 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An oil terminal in Texas, a state serving as a major U.S. energy export hub. Reports say 15 tankers departed the U.S. for China in April. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanafusa)
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[2026-05-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: First it was revealed this week that UAE had directly attacked Iran in retaliatory strikes earlier in Operation Epic Fury, and now it has come to light that the Saudis did the same, and in multiple strike operations.
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[2026-05-13 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 1.55 pct higher at fresh record high of 7,499.07 on hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal
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[2026-05-13 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 1.55 pct higher at fresh record high of 7,499.07 on hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal
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[2026-05-13 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to meet his counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Thursday in Beijing for a two-day visit. Business and trade deals are at the top of the agenda for the leaders of the world’s two largest economies, but Iran will loom large in the background.
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[2026-05-13 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said.
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[2026-05-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gas prices are displayed at a Westar gas station in Miami, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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[2026-05-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that his policies were working and that surging inflation was merely temporary due to the US and Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-05-13 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. government will loan 53 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to petroleum companies in a bid to relieve elevated gas and oil prices amid the conflict with Iran.
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[2026-05-13 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has departed the White House en route to Beijing, where he will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth insisted the US has “control” of the Strait of Hormuz during surprisingly civil testimony before House and Senate appropriators on the Pentagon’s wallet-busting $1.5 trillion budget plans.
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[2026-05-13 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says he does not need help from Beijing to end the war with Iran but says he will talk at length with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they hold a summit this week.
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[2026-05-13 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned Arab Gulf states that they must "make a choice" between Israel and Iran amid the current standoff, after 40 days of a US-Israeli war on Iran that saw it target and destroy US-aligned assets in the region in retaliation.
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[2026-05-13 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran on Tuesday revealed its demands in a counteroffer to the United States that President Trump shot down on Sunday, which has put the whole conflict and Pakistan-mediated talks in a holding pattern and stalemate, as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blocked.
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[2026-05-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The sharp rise in gasoline prices caused by the Iran war has led to bipartisan calls, and in some cases action, to reduce US gas taxes. At least three Republican-run states have declared gas-tax holidays, and three Democratic US senators have introduced legislation to suspend the federal gas tax until October.
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[2026-05-13 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has reasserted his support for Pakistan to serve as a mediator between Iran and the United States after Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of the US president, disparaged Islamabad’s diplomacy.
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[2026-05-13 06:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-13 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi has defended Tehran’s proposal to end the war, describing it as a baseline for any credible and durable agreement.
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[2026-05-13 06:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-13 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is putting increasing pressure on Iranian oil sales before President Donald Trump's high-stakes visit to China, the world's largest crude importer.
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[2026-05-13 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Rugby yesterday named a strong 53-member pool for the Men’s 15-a-side Asia Rugby Championship 2026, which will be played in Colombo and Hong Kong from May 24 to June 13, after the United Arab Emirates withdrew from the tournament due to the war situation in Iran.
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[2026-05-13 05:52 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: US President Donald Trump dismissed a surge in inflation due to the Iran war and declared he does not think about Americans’ financial situation when deciding whether to make a deal with the regime to end the conflict.
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[2026-05-13 05:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran and US politics, this Wednesday May 13.
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[2026-05-13 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Yi highlights Strait of Hormuz security and regional stability as Middle East tensions loom over Beijing talks
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[2026-05-13 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Ishaq Dar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Yi highlights Strait of Hormuz security and regional stability as Middle East tensions loom over Beijing talks
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[2026-05-13 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not reconsidering Pakistan's role as mediator in the Iran conflict, after one of his close Republican allies said he did not trust Islamabad.
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[2026-05-13 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have increasingly singled out the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their war messaging, and have warned of stronger strikes against the country if the United States and Israel resume their attacks.
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[2026-05-13 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft have a radar with a range of 400 kilometres. (Supplied: Department of Defence)
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq and Pakistan have agreed to deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, a Reuters investigation has shown, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called on the United States to abandon attempts to negotiate with the Islamic Republic and instead fully support regime change on Tuesday, arguing that Tehran is incapable of reform and that the current moment presents a historic opportunity to topple the regime.
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[2026-05-13 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s wartime economic crisis has triggered mass layoffs across multiple industries, with Iranian officials estimating that some two million people have lost work “directly or indirectly” due to the conflict and a prolonged nationwide internet blackout, according to a report by The New York Times.
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[2026-05-13 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping when they hold a summit this week.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, granted veto power to four key ministers on Tuesday as his center-right government took office following the parliamentary confirmation hearings for his ministers.
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[2026-05-13 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter, and two Iranian officials said.
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[2026-05-13 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on US military readiness.
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[2026-05-13 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-13 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
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