Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-05 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran’s grip on maritime traffic through the strait remains both ‘real’ and ‘strong’ even amid the cessation in hostilities, analysts say
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[2026-07-05 15:30 UTC+10:00] [French Institute of International Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran’s grip on maritime traffic through the strait remains both ‘real’ and ‘strong’ even amid the cessation in hostilities, analysts say
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[2026-07-05 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hundreds of thousands of Iranians offered funeral prayers for the former supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-07-05 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Asharq Al-Awsat, London, June 27
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[2026-07-05 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan is expected to host a new round of talks between the United States and Iran on July 11, according to Saudi state-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya, which cited unnamed sources.
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[2026-07-05 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mohammad Rasouli called for the death of the US president at a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners
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[2026-07-05 14:52 UTC+10:00] [Mohammad Rasouli] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mohammad Rasouli called for the death of the US president at a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners
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[2026-07-05 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Washington would not attack Iran amid funeral processions for the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei that drew tens of thousands of people in Tehran.
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[2026-07-05 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States has fully defeated Iran, US President Donald Trump celebrated during his speech at the Salute to America Celebration on the country's 250th anniversary.
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[2026-07-05 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Durante las ceremonias fúnebres del ayatolá Alí Jamenei y otros miembros de su familia --que murieron asesinados-- en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini Mosalla en Teherán, Irán, el sábado 4 de julio de 2026, los asistentes escriben mensajes en una pared, incluyendo uno en inglés que advierte: “Mataremos a Trump”.
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[2026-07-05 14:16 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-05 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners gather beneath a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-07-05 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Trump says he will hold fire as tens of thousands mourn Khamenei in Iran
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[2026-07-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Behind the triumphalism, an eerily familiar agreement hands Muscat a privileged position that Beijing hasn’t missed
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[2026-07-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Behind the triumphalism, an eerily familiar agreement hands Muscat a privileged position that Beijing hasn’t missed
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[2026-07-05 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he was "shocked" by the massive turnout at the funeral of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he had expected the late leader to be widely unpopular.
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[2026-07-05 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said peace efforts in the Middle East cannot succeed without the support of regional countries and warned against attempts to undermine the US-Iran agreement.
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[2026-07-05 10:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral on Saturday for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Israel and the United States.
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[2026-07-05 10:39 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-05 09:45 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Beijing – Iran’s ambassador to China insisted Saturday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — an idea rejected by Washington — while assuring that “friendly” nations would receive special treatment.
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[2026-07-05 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leaders also talked about the coming Nato summit in Turkey, which the US president will attend
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[2026-07-05 09:41 UTC+10:00] [putin] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leaders also talked about the coming Nato summit in Turkey, which the US president will attend
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[2026-07-05 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to China has said that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, an idea rejected by Washington, while assuring that “friendly” nations would receive special treatment.
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[2026-07-05 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said representatives from more than 70 countries attended commemorations for the country’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-07-05 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Vast crowds of Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic have gathered in Tehran for the first day of funeral ceremonies for the country's former supreme leader.
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[2026-07-05 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have held a phone call, during which they discussed the Ukraine conflict, the situation around Iran, and the prospects for restoring bilateral ties, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.
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[2026-07-05 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When the Saudi delegation stepped forward to pay respects at the coffin of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla, the Quran recitation that followed did not go unnoticed.
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[2026-07-05 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A week-long funeral for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has begun in Iran, with thousands of mourners urging the country’s authorities to exact revenge on the US and Israel for his killing.
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[2026-07-05 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Friday President Trump delivered a speech at Mount Rushmore to kick off the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations, and in it he confirmed that everything regarding Iran - whether on the military or diplomatic fronts - have been paused to allow for the Islamic Republic to bury its late supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-07-05 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VANCOUVER, Canada — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) said China’s sanctions against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. were "very unhelpful" as "it really achieves very little."
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[2026-07-05 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has hinted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could travel to the White House as soon as next week, in what would be his first visit since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-07-05 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said that peace efforts in the Middle East could not succeed without regional backing, adding that Israel must not be allowed to “dynamite” the United States-Iran deal.
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[2026-07-05 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Funeral ceremonies for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei officially began on Saturday, state television reported, an event drawing thousands and intended to serve as a show of strength to the Islamic republic’s foes.
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[2026-07-05 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Large-scale public commemorations for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have commenced in the capital, with authorities promoting a message of continuity for the Islamic Republic and vengeance for his killing.
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[2026-07-05 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-05 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Danny Ayalon, a former deputy foreign minister and Israel's former ambassador to the US, laid out his view of Israel's standing in the US, calling the current deal between the US and Iran a "massive surrender" to the regime, during a Thursday interview with 103FM.
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[2026-07-05 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The reopening of the Hormuz chokepoint has proceeded relatively smoothly for weeks, but an overnight development shows that the process remains fragile. At least eight ships attempting to exit the Persian Gulf abruptly reversed course near the critical waterway.
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[2026-07-05 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
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[2026-07-05 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Massive crowds of Iranians gathered in Tehran on Saturday as the country began six days of funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed on the opening day of the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-07-04 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mourners in Iran have gathered at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla complex in Tehran, where the coffins of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed.
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[2026-07-04 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran began a days-long funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at age 86 in a joint U.S. and Israeli airstrike months earlier.
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[2026-07-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US-Iran peace deal could embolden one of Iran's main allies: Yemen’s Houthi rebels, experts and officials told The National, as the 14-point text does not mention Tehran's support for regional militia groups.
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[2026-07-04 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands gathered in the courtyard of Tehran's main mosque to mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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[2026-07-04 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oman has agreed to work with the U.K. and France to ensure the Gulf country's territorial waters are safe for navigation, the U.K. said on Saturday, as oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz pick up since the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement last month to reopen the crucial sea lane.
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[2026-07-04 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Up to 30 million people expected to attend delayed events for Ali Khamenei, killed at start of war with US and Israel
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[2026-07-04 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has warned against the presence of what it described as “extra-regional powers” in the Strait of Hormuz, following statements by the UK and France expressing support for freedom of navigation through the strategic waterway.
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[2026-07-04 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-07-04 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: As cerimónias fúnebres do antigo líder supremo iraniano, Ali Khamenei, morto num ataque a 28 de fevereiro, arrancaram, este sábado (04.07), em Teerão, e prolongam-se por seis dias, percorrendo várias cidades do Irão e do Iraque.
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[2026-07-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Gold's appeal as a safe-haven asset has started to evolve amid geopolitical uncertainty, with analysts saying it changes investment strategies for the commodity.
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[2026-07-04 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Abdi Latif DahirAaron BoxermanYeganeh Torbati and James C. McKinley Jr.
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