Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-29 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Central Command said overnight that US and Saudi forces had struck Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq. The Iranian-backed militias in Iraq had been targeting Saudi Arabia over the last several days from July 26 to July 28.
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[2026-07-29 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of the new developments in the recent conflict with Iran has been that Iran and its militias have increasingly targeted the Kingdom of Jordan. This has included ballistic missile attacks and also drone threats to the country. Americans have been killed in these attacks.
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[2026-07-29 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A man serving in a classified unit in the IDF was indicted about two weeks ago on suspicion of spying for Iran, the court permitted for publication on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-29 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The few days of calm that persisted over last weekend since Friday are already a thing of the past, as tit-for-tat serious attacks between the US and Iran return, and now involving the Saudis and proxy militants in Iraq.
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[2026-07-29 22:22 UTC+10:00] [FTSE] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
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[2026-07-29 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, left, leads the field after the start during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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[2026-07-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers identify damage patterns that reveal vulnerabilities in fixed overseas military installations and operational shortcomings
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[2026-07-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Researchers identify damage patterns that reveal vulnerabilities in fixed overseas military installations and operational shortcomings
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[2026-07-29 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US and Saudi Arabia strike 'Iran-aligned' groups in Iraq
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[2026-07-29 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Persian-language rapper Mahnam Navab Safavi was sentenced to death last week by a Revolutionary Court in Isfahan, according to human rights organizations and diaspora media reports.
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[2026-07-29 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and allied armed groups to stop launching attacks from Iraq.
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[2026-07-29 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The top US commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources told Reuters some deployed personnel could soon be ordered to surrender their phones.
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[2026-07-29 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A US-Saudi consortium is advancing plans for a $5 billion oil refinery and export base in the Gulf, narrowing its search to three sites just outside the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran war disrupts energy flows.
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[2026-07-29 20:49 UTC+10:00] [Coronavirus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Veteran medical adviser likely to face questions over disputed ‘lab leak’ theory in investigation seen by scientists as ‘vilification and harassment’ of 85-year-old
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[2026-07-29 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has urged Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and allied armed groups to stop launching attacks from Iraq.
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[2026-07-29 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is joined by from left: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting of bipartisan leaders of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington.
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[2026-07-29 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Air Force fighter jets and bombers flew from Israeli bases to attack Iran in recent weeks, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said, highlighting Washington’s use of Israel as a launchpad for its widening regional war.
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[2026-07-29 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi has condemned the “continued terrorist attacks” against Saudi Arabia by Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq.
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[2026-07-29 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — US and Saudi Arabian forces said they struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for recent attacks, following a short pause in Iran war hostilities.
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[2026-07-29 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles in an “attempted surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East, but the assault was thwarted.
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[2026-07-29 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran reportedly considered attacking a Ukrainian seaport in the Black Sea in response to a Ukrainian strike on an Iranian ship, but in a "flurry of diplomacy," opted not to, Iranian and Western officials told The New York Times on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-29 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman for the countries’ joint oversight of the critical Strait of Hormuz and has, instead, made a proposal of its own as both sides continue to pore over the terms of what a final agreement could look like.
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[2026-07-29 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Tuesday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the US military reported it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Tehran.
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[2026-07-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come
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[2026-07-29 17:59 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 79-year-old veteran of war with America sees the carrier’s visit as proof of how far relations have come
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[2026-07-29 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to US Republicans are eroding Democratic backing, threatening to turn one of America's closest alliances into a partisan divide.
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[2026-07-29 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defenses amid war with the United States.
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[2026-07-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oman wants an open Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants to keep control.
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[2026-07-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oman wants an open Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants to keep control.
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[2026-07-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said on Wednesday that several of its official headquarters across the country were hit in co-ordinated attacks by US and Saudi forces.
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[2026-07-29 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices jumped as much as 5 per cent after Iran launched surprise missile attacks on US military assets and Saudi Arabia struck Iraqi militia targets.
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[2026-07-29 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s army confirmed on Wednesday that the of body of one of its soldiers aboard a Su-24 aircraft who died during an attack on the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar will be returned within "a few hours".
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[2026-07-29 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military says it intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Iran across the Middle East.
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[2026-07-29 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EL CAIRO, Egipto (AP) — El ejército de Jordania reportó que sus defensas antiaéreas interceptaron cinco misiles lanzados desde Irán a primera hora del miércoles.
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[2026-07-29 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-29 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tehran has ruled out Oman's proposal for regional joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-29 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's biggest listed developer, reported a 10 per cent annual jump in its second-quarter profit as revenue rose 5 per cent during the period despite Iran-war-driven uncertainty.
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[2026-07-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three "offending" oil tankers were targeted and stopped, the navy command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced.
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[2026-07-29 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rio Tinto's exposure to the global tech trends of electrification and data center construction helped deliver a major earnings jump for the miner. © Reuters
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[2026-07-29 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has demanded compensation from Ukraine over a deadly strike on a cargo ship after Kiev’s foreign minister initially claimed that “Iran has no standing to pretend to be a victim,” only to call Tehran a day later and assure it that the attack was unintentional and that Ukraine did not seek an escalation.
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[2026-07-29 14:07 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-29 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to deliver the semiannual monetary policy report to congress, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)df
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[2026-07-29 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said Tuesday it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran, ending a days-long respite in attacks between the foes.
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[2026-07-29 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-07-29 13:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia’s largest oil and gas producer, Woodside Energy, has emerged as one of the nation’s biggest corporate beneficiaries of the Iran war, reporting nearly a 30 per cent revenue jump to $6 billion over the past three months.
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[2026-07-29 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Central Command (Centcom) said it conducted "precision strikes" alongside Saudi Arabian Armed Forces against Iran-aligned groups.
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[2026-07-29 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the necessity of a new offence for persistent child sexual abuse, and why the Iran war is unpopular among Nato countries
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[2026-07-29 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Iraq war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the necessity of a new offence for persistent child sexual abuse, and why the Iran war is unpopular among Nato countries
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[2026-07-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It’s time to rethink how we describe the months-long confrontation that has cost lives across the Middle East and upended the global economy. Far from being a “regional war” or another “Middle East conflict”, what began as a crisis sparked by the US and Israel’s attack on Iran and Tehran's attacks on the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, is no longer confined to a single chokepoint or even a single geography.
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