Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, sharply criticised a US-backed draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council concerning the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Pentagon revealed the location Monday of one of the US Navy’s most secretive vessels – a stealthy, nuclear-armed submarine – a day after President Trump rejected Iran’s latest peace offer.
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[2026-05-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a fresh record high of above 7,900 points Tuesday, heading toward the unprecedented 8,000-point mark, as major chipmakers continued their bull run, despite woes over little progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-05-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since Russian invasion, about 20,500 children have been unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia or Russian-held territories in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,539
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[2026-05-12 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates quietly carried out military counter-strikes against a key Iranian oil refinery just as President Trump declared a cease-fire last month, according to a new report.
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[2026-05-12 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former World Bank president has told the BBC that China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser to ease a global supply crisis caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump has been compared to many historical figures, by opponents (who claim he’s another Adolf Hitler) and by boosters (who cite Andrew Jackson or Teddy Roosevelt).
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[2026-05-12 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With the Iran cease-fire on “massive life support,” it’s time for President Donald Trump to resume Project Freedom, and get the Strait of Hormuz open to normal commercial traffic.
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[2026-05-12 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday as investors shrugged off fresh doubts over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire after President Donald Trump warned the truce was on "massive life support."
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[2026-05-12 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has executed 29-year-old aerospace engineer Erfan Shakourzadeh on Monday on espionage charges despite his protestations that authorities tortured him into giving a false confession, according to a prison note published before his execution, as recounted in Western press reports.
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[2026-05-12 09:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president be forced to ask for help in ending his war with Iran?
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[2026-05-12 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates was behind some of the recent strikes against Iranian assets, such as the attacks on Lavan Island's refinery at the beginning of April, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 08:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has quietly launched military strikes on Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, exposing Abu Dhabi’s role as an active participant in the Israeli-US war that has already engulfed the region.
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[2026-05-12 08:37 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
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[2026-05-12 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options
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[2026-05-12 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options
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[2026-05-12 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
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[2026-05-12 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two days after United States Central Command launched Project Freedom, a naval operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump paused the operation.
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[2026-05-12 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s prime minister and Kuwait’s foreign minister have called for continued diplomacy to prevent renewed escalation in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-12 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to cut down on petrol and diesel consumption and stop buying gold, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to jolt the world’s fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-05-12 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union and United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on Russian institutions and officials accused of systematically deporting and indoctrinating Ukrainian children.
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[2026-05-12 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said there is no viable path forward without recognising the rights of the Iranian people, as set out in Tehran’s 14-point proposal.
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[2026-05-12 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran has warned European countries on Monday against sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei argued that any European involvement would only push energy prices higher and create additional complications to an already delicate situation.
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[2026-05-12 06:36 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-12 06:33 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.
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[2026-05-12 06:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran, this Tuesday, May 12.
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[2026-05-12 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-12 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine has docked in Gibraltar, the US Navy said in a statement, as tensions with Iran continue to rise.
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[2026-05-12 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country has gone to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that also showed his approval rating ticking up from the lowest level of his term.
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[2026-05-12 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has lashed out at new European Union sanctions targeting Israeli settlers, rejecting the measures as illegitimate.
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[2026-05-12 05:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices have risen after US President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war was “totally unacceptable”.
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[2026-05-12 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday evening responded to France and United Kingdom deploying warships near the Strait of Hormuz, warning that they would “be met with a decisive and immediate response.”
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[2026-05-12 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s military is exploring alternative energy sources amid surging oil and gas prices caused by supply disruption from the Iran war, a trend that analysts say is set to accelerate among Asian countries heavily dependent on energy imports.
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[2026-05-12 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The twenty-seven foreign ministers of the European Union approved new sanctions on Monday on Israeli settlers over rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-05-12 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
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[2026-05-12 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from May 13th to 15th for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, Iran, and regional security expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-12 05:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are rising as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the US stock market is nevertheless inching toward more records.
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[2026-05-12 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and leading Hamas figures.
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[2026-05-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran is “on life support”, President Donald Trump says, as he meets with his generals and contemplates restarting a short-lived military mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-05-12 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned that the country’s forces stand ready to respond to any attack, as tensions with the United States escalate.
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[2026-05-12 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the latest ‘anti-Christian’ act by Israeli forces, a soldier put a cigarette in the mouth of the statue while the other took a photo
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[2026-05-12 04:30 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National average for gas prices has risen by well over a dollar a gallon since late February
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[2026-05-12 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The British government has imposed sanctions on an Iranian-linked network accused of plotting attacks in the UK and elsewhere.
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[2026-05-12 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los precios de la gasolina son exhibidos en una gasolinera en Centennial, Colorado, el 28 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/David Zalubowski)
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