Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+, ending nearly six decades in the oil producers’ cartel. The move removes the alliance’s third-largest producer just one day before members were set to meet in Vienna, and it comes as the war between Iran and the US-Israeli coalition enters its ninth week.
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[2026-05-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The halls of power in Washington DC have rarely echoed with such full-throated, uncompromising support for the State of Israel. From the Oval Office to the high-ranking echelons of the Pentagon, the Trump administration has framed the US-Israel partnership not merely as a strategic necessity but as the cornerstone of American foreign policy.
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[2026-05-02 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – La prominente activista iraní de derechos humanos Narges Mohammadi asiste a una reunión sobre derechos de las mujeres en Teherán, Irán, el 27 de agosto de 2007. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi, Archivo)
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[2026-05-02 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran told Saudi Arabia and Oman that it planned to “heavily target” the UAE in response to the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, in an apparent move to drive a wedge between Abu Dhabi and its Gulf neighbours, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal published on Thursday.
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[2026-05-02 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he was unhappy with a new proposal from Iran for peace talks with the United States, and threatened to "blast them to hell" if they failed to strike a deal.
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[2026-05-02 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info, remarks in paras 11-12, 15-21)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-02 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-02 03:58 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-02 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A new poll has found that a large majority of people in the United States believe that the decision to take military action against Iran was a mistake, as the war roils the global economy and fuels cost-of-living concerns in the US.
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[2026-05-02 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi attends a meeting on women’s rights in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-05-02 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he was "not satisfied" with Iran's latest peace proposal, noting that negotiators from the Islamic Republic had been asking for things that he "can't agree with."
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[2026-05-02 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI — Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States, Iranian state media and a Pakistani official said Friday, a move that could offer hope for breaking a deadlock in efforts to end the Iran war.
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[2026-05-02 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cameron LNG, a U.S.-based joint project with Japanese trading houses Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui & Co., is planning to boost production. (Mitsubishi Corp.)
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[2026-05-02 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two children swing together as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-02 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has warned that any shippers paying tolls or other fees to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk being sanctioned.
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[2026-05-02 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods warned Friday that the market has not absorbed the full impact of the unprecedented oil supply disruption triggered by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes, according to a recently awarded contract.
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[2026-05-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States on Friday imposed new Iran-related sanctions on several individuals, entities, and one vessel, including some based in China, according to the US Treasury website.
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[2026-05-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-02 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre de pie en el mar, aparentemente pescando, mientras buques graneleros, de carga y barcos de servicio se alinean en el horizonte del estrecho de Ormuz, frente a la costa de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el lunes 27 de abril de 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA vía AP)
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[2026-05-02 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was "not satisfied" with Iran's latest proposal for an end to hostilities, adding that negotiations are currently being conducted over the phone.
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[2026-05-02 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Former Congolese leader Joseph Kabila has dismissed newly imposed US sanctions against him as "unjustified and politically motivated."
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[2026-05-02 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Atsushi Mimura, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on May 1. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
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[2026-05-02 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AT a time of heightened global anxieties and regional uncertainty, the Philippines and the United States launched the 41st Balikatan Exercises on April 20, 2026. With the participation of partner nations, including Australia, Canada, France, Japan and New Zealand, the 2026 Balikatan is being held while the Iran war continues and tensions in the South China Sea remain unresolved.
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[2026-05-02 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an American blockade.
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[2026-05-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Navy cadets with the Maine Maritime Academy tour the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) State of Maine at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, on Aug. 26, 2025. The yard acquired by the South Korean conglomerate in 2024 epitomizes its drive to build ships for the U.S. Navy and expand its global maritime defense presence.
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[2026-05-02 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-05-02 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ana Navarro and the hosts of The View had some choice words to share with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after he testified before Congress about the impact the ongoing war in Iran could be having on everyday Americans.
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[2026-05-02 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on X that the Pentagon is “lying” about the costs of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-02 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-02 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-05-02 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US Treasury Department imposed sweeping sanctions Friday on three major Iranian currency exchange houses and more than a dozen front companies, The Post has learned, accusing them of laundering billions of dollars in foreign currency to bankroll Tehran’s military and proxy network.
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[2026-05-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 01:10 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The main uncertainty for the global economy is where oil prices will go because of the Iran war
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[2026-05-02 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad stated that the “The Strait of Hormuz is not an international waterway, it is Iran’s natural right,” according to comments made to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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[2026-05-02 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The World Health Organization has recorded 149 attacks by the Israeli military on health care facilities and workers in Lebanon, since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, according to a statement posted by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X.
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[2026-05-02 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-02 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Tehran passed its latest proposal to end its war with the US to Washington through mediators on Thursday, Iranian sources and state media said Friday.
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[2026-05-02 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iron Beam laser defense system was used less in the 2026 war with Iran because the military needs 14 batteries to have a significant enough impact, the Israeli Air Force said on Friday.
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[2026-05-02 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As a series of complex post-Iran war dilemmas are set into place, the IDF has shifted to focus almost all of its Iran-related attention to the nuclear issue, with the ballistic missiles and regime change questions mostly falling by the wayside.
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[2026-05-02 00:05 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-01 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian permanent representative to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani demanded reparations from Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan for their role in the US-Israel war on Iran in remarks made at the UN, Iranian state media Press TV reported.
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[2026-05-01 23:53 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India raised on Friday the prices of commercial liquified petroleum gas and jet fuel for international airlines, according to a state-run energy firm, as supply pressures from the Iran war mount.
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[2026-05-01 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A new land bridge between Pakistani ports and Iran may provide a lifeline to Tehran while it is under US blockade and redraw key Asian trade routes.
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[2026-05-01 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has, over the past 48 hours, said that he is considering withdrawing American troops stationed in Germany, Italy and Spain, amid mounting tensions with European nations over their criticism of his handling of the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-01 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa floated the idea last week of charging a toll for vessels passing through the Strait of Malacca – inspired by Iran’s moves in the Strait of Hormuz – it set off alarm bells among insurers and Asian importers.
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[2026-05-01 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena resumed its concert programme on Thursday with the first of two sold-out performances by Rashed Al Majed, marking the Abu Dhabi venue’s first major show since the Iran war disrupted live events in February.
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[2026-05-01 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: White House officials argue the current absence of fighting between Iranian & US forces means the 60-day timeline for Congressional approval (or US forces must leave) doesn't apply due to the ceasefire.
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