Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-13 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump doesn't need congressional approval to restart strikes on Iran despite surpassing the 60-day limit allowed under federal law.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is delaying a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution targeting Iran’s action in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and regional allies seek to rally broader international backing.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and China still have “serious concerns” about a US-backed draft UN Security Council resolution demanding Iran stop obstructing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, remove sea mines and halt "illegal tolls”, according to a letter seen by The National.
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[2026-05-13 03:56 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President posted more than 50 times in three hours, attacking on Obama, NY Times and supreme court
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[2026-05-13 03:42 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by Tehran
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[2026-05-13 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S.-Iran war drags on with no sign yet of a peace deal. Someone needs to tell the stock market.
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[2026-05-13 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The estimated price tag for the war in Iran so far has jumped to $29 billion, up from the $25 billion figure given at the end of April, a senior Pentagon official revealed Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has pressed Iran and the United States to reach a durable agreement, warning that continued fighting risks wider instability and economic fallout.
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[2026-05-13 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has spoken with China’s Wang Yi about Islamabad’s efforts to bridge tensions between Iran and the US.
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[2026-05-13 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kuwait has arrested four men it accuses of being members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after they allegedly tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island by sea and injured a Kuwaiti soldier.
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[2026-05-13 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon has released a new price tag for the US-Israel war with Iran, saying it has cost the United States $29bn.
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[2026-05-13 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finland is planning to tighten restrictions on exports of medical equipment and healthcare technology to Russia, citing concerns that such products could ultimately be used for military purposes, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported, as Western sanctions continue to disrupt Russia’s healthcare sector.
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[2026-05-13 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amounts to an “arithmetic of extortion”, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth en el Congreso en Washington el 12 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-13 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A video depicting the assassination of a Swedish prime minister contains a “veiled threat” to the politicians currently in power in the country, a terrorism expert has said.
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[2026-05-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The host reacted to the president’s ‘very simple’ Iran peace plan, his AI Mother’s Day images and the US transportation secretary’s new reality show
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[2026-05-13 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that he is "100% confident" that Iran will stop enriching uranium and will hand over the enriched material that it possesses to the US during a radio interview broadcast on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-05-13 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A surge in global oil prices linked to energy supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel war on Iran, has nearly doubled diesel costs for Indonesian fishermen. The spike has forced much of the country’s fishing fleet to remain docked according to a report by RT’s Indra Mapong.
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[2026-05-13 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOHA, QATAR — Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blocked since the start of the Middle East war, as a means to blackmail Gulf states, Qatar's top diplomat and premier said on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANAMA — Bahrain sentenced on Tuesday three people to life on charges of collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, amid a crackdown on pro-Iran sentiment and networks since the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-12 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bubiyan in Kuwait is the Arabian Gulf's second largest island and home to some of the Gulf nation's most sensitive military and industrial installations, including Mubarak Al Kabeer port, scheduled to be fully operational at the end of the year.
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[2026-05-12 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bubiyan in Kuwait is the Arabian Gulf's second largest island and home to some of the Gulf nation's most sensitive military and industrial installations, including Mubarak Al Kabeer port, scheduled to be fully operational at the end of the year.
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[2026-05-12 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On May 4, Iran fired 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones into the United Arab Emirates. This latest attack came in response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to ensure free navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inflation had been dropping more or less steadily since peaking with a 9.1 per cent year-over-year spike in prices in June 2022
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[2026-05-12 23:44 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Inflation had been dropping more or less steadily since peaking with a 9.1 per cent year-over-year spike in prices in June 2022
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[2026-05-12 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Inflation jumped in April to the highest level in nearly three years as surging gas prices due to the Iran war pushed up the cost of many consumer goods.
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[2026-05-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that four members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were captured after trying to infiltrate Babiyan Island, Kuwait's largest island.
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[2026-05-12 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States' war on Iran has cost $29bn so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4bn from an estimate provided late last month, Reuters reported.
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[2026-05-12 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian armed forces are reverse-engineering US-made Tomahawk missiles recovered during the US-Israeli war to replicate their technology, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
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[2026-05-12 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures and bonds were lower as oil climbed, with a key inflation report showing the impacts of higher energy and supply disruptions stemming from the war in Iran. Stocks are poised to fall from all-time highs after the core CPI rose more than expected in April. As of 9:15am S&P futures ewere down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures dropped 0.7% as a slide in chipmakers and big tech names dragged down the market in early US hours.
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[2026-05-12 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: CBS News boss Bari Weiss blindsided “60 Minutes” legend Lesley Stahl by handing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first major US broadcast interview since the Iran war to Major Garrett — a CBS News veteran who isn’t part of the iconic show’s correspondent roster, according to a report.
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[2026-05-12 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-12 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports.
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[2026-05-12 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kuwait and Iran are barely separated by a small section of Iraqi coastline at the head of the Persian Gulf, but they do share a maritime border. But given the small oil-rich Sunni sheikdom's close proximity to the Islamic Republic, and given its historic role in hosting American forces and bases, it is to be expected that it would be heavily targeted in Iranian military operations.
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[2026-05-12 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel built a secretly operated military outpost deep inside the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign in the run-up to the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, reports in US media have claimed.
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[2026-05-12 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Oil prices rallied and stock markets fell Tuesday as investors braced for further volatility after talks appeared to stall on ending the war in the Middle East and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo ship traffic.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-05-12 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli citizens received recruitment and intimidation text messages from unknown numbers regarding contact with the Islamic Republic on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 22:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
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[2026-05-12 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Inflation heated up in April to the hottest level in three years as the Iran war drove energy prices higher and started to filter through the economy – likely keeping the Fed on hold when it comes to interest rates.
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[2026-05-12 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In what appears to be the first Houthi attack out of Yemen since the broader Iran ceasefire came into place starting in early April, the Israel Defense Forces said a drone "launched from the east" was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force near the southernmost city of Eilat on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States-Israel war on Iran has disrupted global supplies of energy, fertilisers, medicines and even helium, devastating economies around the world.
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[2026-05-12 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Bearing in mind the one-off impact of BLS correcting for shutdown-related distortions (in rent/shelter) from last October., this morning's CPI was expected to come in hot as the impact of the Iran war starts to spread (energy, airfares, transport) and the melt-up in memory costs (unrelated to war) as the token wars continue.
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