Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-12 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are moments in history when a nation gets pushed past its limits. That is exactly what is happening to Iran right now. The lifeblood of the Iranian regime is oil, and that lifeblood is being squeezed. Iran is in trouble. Not the kind of trouble that appears overnight, but the kind that builds quietly until suddenly the entire system begins to fail.
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[2026-05-12 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support".
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[2026-05-12 04:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockade
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[2026-05-12 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Global oil markets are losing 100 million barrels every week that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the head of Saudi Arabia’s state oil producer said on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-05-12 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-05-12 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Iran's attacks on the UAE during a phone call on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing suspending the federal gas tax as prices at the pump continue to soar ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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[2026-05-12 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — The British government sanctioned nine people and three organizations on Monday that it accused of engaging in “hostile activity” on behalf of Iran that threatens U.K. and global security.
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[2026-05-12 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected the country’s latest proposal for not including a nuclear concession. He also claimed that Iran went back on his ceasefire proposal to allow the U.S. to come in and help extract its highly enriched uranium.
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[2026-05-12 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is “on life support,” after dismissing Tehran’s response to a US peace proposal as “stupid.” The US president’s swift rejection of Iran’s response on Sunday has fuelled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, and continue to paralyse shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has condemned the European Union after it moved to sanction Israeli settlers accused of carrying out violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-05-12 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It is Mark Twain, I believe, who is credited with writing, “Good judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment.” However, the version handed down to me was “Knowledge comes from experience, but experience comes from errors.”
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[2026-05-12 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over the weekend, the Washington Post made waves with a story leaked by CIA officials, potentially undermining one of Israel's main "win" narratives for the war: that Iran's ballistic missile threat was heavily reduced.
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[2026-05-12 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ali al-Zaidi, Iraq's prime minister-designate endorsed by US President Donald Trump, owns a bank that was banned by the United States Treasury in 2024 for alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Supporters of the Islamic regime and anti-regime demonstrators clashed in several cities on Sunday during global protests against Tehran’s escalating crackdown of mass arrests, executions, and internet blackouts, according to activists and international media reports.
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[2026-05-12 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sanctions target individuals and organisations thought to have helped Russia forcibly deport and militarise Ukrainian children
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[2026-05-12 02:31 UTC+10:00] [Kyiv] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sanctions target individuals and organisations thought to have helped Russia forcibly deport and militarise Ukrainian children
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[2026-05-12 02:22 UTC+10:00] [Israeli Settlements] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: European Union foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks on Palestinians on Monday, breaking months of political deadlock over such a move.
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[2026-05-12 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-12 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said Monday that the cease-fire with Iran “is on massive life support” after Iran’s latest peace offer contained several inflammatory provisions and no nuclear concessions.
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[2026-05-12 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese condo developers are warning customers to prepare for delays but say no projects are behind schedule yet. (Photo by Shun Kato)
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[2026-05-12 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday said that what remains of the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" after Tehran sent an "unacceptable" counter to Washington's proposal to end the war.
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[2026-05-12 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A former Qatari prime minister has said that the war on Iran is part of decades-long Israeli efforts to violently reshape the region, and that a unified “Gulf Nato” must be urgently established.
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[2026-05-12 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he was considering renewing Project Freedom while speaking to Fox News on Monday, adding that the renewal would expand beyond escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-12 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign ministers on Monday formally approved sanctions against Israeli settlers over attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, after Hungary dropped months of opposition following its change of government.
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[2026-05-12 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Follow along with the latest updates on the Trump administration Friday, as President Trump departed China after a whirlwind high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-12 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Global stock markets diverged while oil prices rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's terms for ending the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-12 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Calbee's change to black-and-white packaging will affect the "Lightly Salted" and "Consomme Punch" lines of potato chips. (Nikkei collage)
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Narendra Modi urges Indians to conserve fuel amid war on Iran
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s shipyards secured a staggering 85 per cent of global orders in the first quarter, as demand for oil tankers surges amid the Iran war
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[2026-05-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s shipyards secured a staggering 85 per cent of global orders in the first quarter, as demand for oil tankers surges amid the Iran war
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[2026-05-12 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
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[2026-05-12 00:13 UTC+10:00] [Political Prisoners] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist who collapsed earlier this month, has been transferred to a hospital in Tehran for treatment by her own medical team, a foundation run by her family said in a statement on Sunday.
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[2026-05-12 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French presidential hopeful Florian Philippot has called for lifting sanctions against Russia and restoring Russian energy imports. In an interview with RT, the politician claimed that Brussels-driven EU policies run counter to France’s national interests.
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[2026-05-12 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French presidential hopeful Florian Philippot has called for lifting sanctions against Russia and restoring Russian energy imports. In an interview with RT, the politician claimed that Brussels-driven EU policies run counter to France’s national interests.
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[2026-05-12 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-12 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call on Monday afternoon, according to Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ali Reza Enayati.
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[2026-05-11 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As DB's Jim Reid tallies overnight, it has now been 73 days since the war in Iran began, with the past 32 marked by a stalemate characterized by a mix of truce and ongoing ceasefire. The absence of any meaningful kinetic activity for over a month suggests a firm US preference for reaching a deal.
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[2026-05-11 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain on Monday announced new sanctions targeting Russia's "information warfare campaigns" over its full-scale Ukraine invasion, alongside those behind the alleged forced deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.
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[2026-05-11 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's eyes and ears in Yemen – the Houthis – have been working diligently to expand their weapons cache, amassing new equipment that poses a “direct threat” to shipping, critical infrastructure and the wider region, experts have said.
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[2026-05-11 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered the country’s forces to continue military operations against the US and Israel, according to a report by Iranian public broadcaster IRIB released Sunday.
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[2026-05-11 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The EU will sanction several Israeli settlers who committed acts of violence against Palestinians, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas announced on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: EU foreign ministers have agreed to impose new sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-05-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit – the first by a US president in eight years – as relations between the world’s two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, and technological rivalry.
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[2026-05-11 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A second Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, the Mihzem, is traversing the Strait of Hormuz, following the successful passage of a similar cargo this weekend. These cargoes are headed to Pakistan, which has reportedly obtained an arrangement with Iran to secure the safe passage of LNG shipments.
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[2026-05-11 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response to his latest peace proposal to end the war, which has upended the global economy.
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