Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-28 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mediators have expressed hope of progress in pulling the United States and Iran back to the negotiation table as the two sides maintained a pause in hostilities for a third day.
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[2026-07-28 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict's early days, with most respondents saying that President Donald Trump has failed to explain his goals.
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[2026-07-28 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Armenia does not come up frequently in my conversations, and certainly not in the context of K-pop. Kim Kardashian and Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) are likely the most famous Americans of Armenian ancestry, but Armenia itself is mysterious to the average American. It is a small landlocked country of about 3 million people, and borders Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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[2026-07-28 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Afrah al-Zouba, the Foreign Minister Designate of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, said the Houthis were seeking to replicate Iran's model of trying to impose control on international shipping around the Strait of Hormuz in the Bab el-Mandeb.
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[2026-07-28 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war.
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[2026-07-28 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Just one day before his funeral is set to take place in Washington, DC, video footage has emerged showing a gleeful Senator Lindsey Graham rejoicing at the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and even single-handedly offering US military involvement to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his war on Lebanon.
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[2026-07-28 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran on Monday had scathing words for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after he announced that Kyiv had struck vessels linked to Iran in the Caspian Sea.
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[2026-07-28 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks are drifting on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the US and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end the war.
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[2026-07-28 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN experts on Monday called on Iran to cancel the death penalties given to 10 young men over anti-government protests that rocked the country in January.
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[2026-07-28 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Monday for an investigation into Saudi Arabia's claim that drones targeting its territory had been launched by pro-Iran groups in Iraq, his spokesman said.
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[2026-07-28 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU’s sanctions on Russia have left Spain without access to advanced firefighting equipment amid an unprecedented wildfire emergency, with record blazes overwhelming parts of southern Europe.
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[2026-07-28 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has reported intercepting drones that targeted oil facilities in its eastern province and Riyadh.
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[2026-07-28 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Today, Iran does not see US President Donald Trump as merely a political rival. It views him as a personal enemy of the head of state and the Guardianship of the Jurist – the Islamic Republic’s doctrine that a senior Islamic jurist should rule the state.
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[2026-07-28 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Likud MK Amit Halevi identified Iran and Turkey as the primary orchestrators of a strategic effort to sow internal division and achieve "regime change" in Jerusalem in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
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[2026-07-28 03:02 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis
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[2026-07-28 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Caspian Sea forms a strategically vital direct supply route between Russia and Iran
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[2026-07-28 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.
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[2026-07-28 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space.”
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[2026-07-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [Iraq] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted and destroyed several drones launched by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias on Monday in the kingdom’s first direct military response to such attacks from Iraq since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire collapsed.
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[2026-07-28 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Politicians and world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are gathering in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump while in town to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham at his funeral service Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was in "very deep talks with Iran" and warned that he is ready for "strong military action" if diplomacy failed.
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[2026-07-28 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that the United States is currently negotiating with Iran and will return to war if the talks fail, in an interview with N12 News on Monday.
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[2026-07-28 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.
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[2026-07-28 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Batches of previously unreleased documentary footage give a behind-the-scenes look at the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's work to maneuver the United States into military conflicts on behalf of Israel, and the sheer joy he exuded when President Trump finally brought Graham's long-held dreams of an all-out war on Iran to fruition.
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[2026-07-28 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Before we look at the week ahead, a quick look at the main event that defines the market this Monday morning: after 13 consecutive nights of US strikes aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping, Washington has refrained from further attacks since late Friday, while Tehran has publicly stated that it has also suspended retaliatory operations.
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[2026-07-28 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-28 00:10 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Brent crude drops 9% to below $88 a barrel, prompting UK government bond yields to fall
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[2026-07-28 00:05 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Both men scheduled to meet Trump at time where US policy towards wars in Iran and Ukraine in state of flux
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[2026-07-28 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasury has warned the Australian economy could be hit by an inflation spike and slower growth through the second half of the year as America’s war against Iran, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and Ukraine’s assault on Russian oil refineries upend the global petroleum market.
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[2026-07-27 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran-backed group Houthis said they launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure on Monday in response to incursions by the kingdom's drones.
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[2026-07-27 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah and Iran took advantage of a gap in Lebanon’s education system to create schools that can indoctrinate the next generation of martyrs and elite in their cause, according to a new report by Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah published in the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.
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[2026-07-27 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Tatiana Navka, the wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, has launched a legal challenge aimed at overturning European Union sanctions imposed on her over the war in Ukraine, according to details published on an EU website.
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[2026-07-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
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[2026-07-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Aramco] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The calmer situation eased worries about a resurgence in inflation and a fresh round of interest rate hikes
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[2026-07-27 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei addressed several major points during a press briefing in Tehran on Monday.
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[2026-07-27 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Jimmy Carter occupied the White House, Menachem Begin was the prime minister of Israel. Carter viewed the world through a deeply religious and, at times, naïve lens.
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[2026-07-27 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed from Israel on Monday afternoon for talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington, where they are expected to discuss the situation with Iran, among several other issues, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed.
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[2026-07-27 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Saturday saw a final break in what was 13 consecutive days of tit-for-tat attacks between the United States and Iran, with US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz having confirmed to Fox News Sunday that President Trump is trying to give peace talks "some space".
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[2026-07-27 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia and Jordan said on Monday that their air defences intercepted and destroyed drones targeting their territory, underscoring continued regional threats despite a temporary pause in hostilities between Iran and the US.
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[2026-07-27 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia and Jordan said on Monday their air defences had intercepted and destroyed drones targeting their territory, underscoring the continued regional threat despite a temporary pause in hostilities between Iran and the US.
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[2026-07-27 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A sharp drop in oil prices prompted by a quieter weekend for geopolitics and a pause in MidEast hostilities also sparked a drop in bond yields and the USD. A powerful relief rally in stocks and bonds emerged after a lull in hostilities in the Middle East, and started a week packed with earnings and a stack of interest-rate decisions on a positive note.
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[2026-07-27 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HANOI, Vietnam — Across seven countries, seven people woke up to days that no longer looked the way they once did.
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[2026-07-27 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Markets enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting uncertain over how the US central bank will react to surging oil prices on heightened escalations in the Iran war.
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[2026-07-27 21:06 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president’s pick to be the country’s director of national intelligence is expected to be approved within days – but only after a tense confirmation hearing
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[2026-07-27 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions.
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