Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said Iran reserves the right to respond to what he described as US “state-sponsored piracy and terrorism” following the seizure of Iranian commercial vessels.
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[2026-04-29 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he's "not happy" with Australia's position on the Iran war, criticism Joe Courtney says is "harmful". (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
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[2026-04-29 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French oil giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday that it had restarted its Satorp refinery in Saudi Arabia in mid-April, after the facility had been shut down following damage sustained in air strikes during the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The deputy head of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee said negotiations are being conducted under the direction of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Tasnim News Agency reported.
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs
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[2026-04-29 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-04-29 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says Iran is in a “state of collapse” and has urged a swift lifting of the US blockade, as Gulf leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia call on Tehran to rebuild trust after “treacherous” regional attacks.
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[2026-04-29 16:53 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-29 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Football’s governing body Fifa has agreed to an increased financial pool for participating nations at this year’s World Cup.
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[2026-04-29 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told his aides to start prepping for an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There's growing outrage and political division in Israel after news emerged that the government and defense ministry fulfilled a weapons contract with Germany, sending vital Arrow air defense missiles to Berlin during the middle of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-29 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran FM in Russia says US has offered new round of talks
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[2026-04-29 15:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the plan to bypass the Malacca Strait is popular with Anutin’s government, economists and environmentalists say it is not realistic
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[2026-04-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is scheduled to begin a three-day tour of Gulf states on Wednesday to strengthen defence partnerships and discuss the wars in Iran and Lebanon, ministerial sources have said.
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[2026-04-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A major data center company has paused investment in AI infrastructure projects and data centers in the Middle East amid the Iran war, its CEO has told CNBC.
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[2026-04-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: SBS News Bulletin Source: AAP
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[2026-04-29 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-29 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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[2026-04-29 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates' shock decision to leave OPEC is reverberating across global energy markets, exposing fractures in the powerful oil cartel as production quotas risk prompting other members to follow suit.
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[2026-04-29 14:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given his firmest commitment yet that his government will not introduce any new taxes on Australian gas companies in his first visit to Western Australia since the Iran conflict began.
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[2026-04-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran Freedom Congress, which has met in London, aims to be a ‘pluralist movement’ supporting those inside country
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[2026-04-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump again demonstrated his skilful, albeit cynical, shrewdness by manoeuvring Vice President JD Vance into an impossible political trap. Suddenly heading the all-important but exceptionally difficult negotiations with Iran, the Vice President is effectively being told “heads I win, tails you lose” as Mr Trump flips a coin in the air.
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[2026-04-29 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Flights between Tehran and Moscow resumed on Tuesday after a two-month suspension caused by the US-Israeli war, according to IRNA.
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[2026-04-29 13:51 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to plug huge gaps in its supplies
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[2026-04-29 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran.
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[2026-04-29 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said King Charles III agrees with Washington’s position that Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon, speaking during a state dinner at the White House.
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[2026-04-29 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, has sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and the United Nations Security Council president protesting the United States’ seizure of Iranian vessels, describing the actions as “piracy”.
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[2026-04-29 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States Defense Department may be understating the severity of America's missile stockpile shortage amid the Iran war, The Atlantic reported on Monday.
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[2026-04-29 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council met in Jeddah for an extraordinary summit, their first in-person gathering since the start of the war involving Iran.
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[2026-04-29 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Britain's King Charles told the US Congress Tuesday that despite an age of uncertainty and conflict in Europe and the Middle East, the UK and the US will always be staunch allies united in defending democracy, at a time of deep divisions between the two long-time allies over the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-29 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury warned financial institutions Tuesday that they could face sanctions if they engage in dealings with Chinese refineries that process Iranian oil.
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[2026-04-29 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia welcomed leaders and officials from across the Gulf Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the region triggered by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An interview with former Sudanese minister Khalid Yousif this week shed new light on the long-standing partnership between Iran’s government and Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood-aligned factions within Sudan’s military. The former, Mr Yousif says, has steadily supplied the latter with arms throughout the Sudanese civil war, which is now in its fourth year.
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[2026-04-29 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, called on the United Nations Security Council to “act decisively to compel Israel to fully uphold the ceasefire in Lebanon”.
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[2026-04-29 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthis said they support Iran’s restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz and warned they are “not neutral” in the conflict involving Iran, Lebanon and Palestine, adding that its position remains “clear, public and explicit in this regard”.
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[2026-04-29 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Five former US officials, including a former top military lawyer, have criticised the Pentagon for not acknowledging potential American involvement in a deadly strike on an Iranian school earlier this year.
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[2026-04-29 11:52 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-29 11:43 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
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[2026-04-29 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States has imposed new sanctions on 35 groups and individuals involved in operating Iran's covert financial network, the US State Department said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-29 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for a third straight meeting next Tuesday
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[2026-04-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [UN Security Council] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Get your head checked, strategist Mahbubani tells those who underestimate the US and China, while forecasting a bigger GDP gulf between the two by 2030
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[2026-04-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Get your head checked, strategist Mahbubani tells those who underestimate the US and China, while forecasting a bigger GDP gulf between the two by 2030
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[2026-04-29 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the US president hit out at Germany’s chancellor, Iran said it did not consider the war to be over, while the UAE pulled out of Opec
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[2026-04-29 10:43 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the US president hit out at Germany’s chancellor, Iran said it did not consider the war to be over, while the UAE pulled out of Opec
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[2026-04-29 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington has imposed sanctions on 35 entities and individuals linked to what it described as Iran’s “shadow banking” networks.
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[2026-04-29 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Central Command (Centcom) said US forces boarded a commercial vessel, the Blue Star III, during enforcement of the blockade on Iran’s ports, but allowed it to continue its journey after inspection.
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[2026-04-29 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personas realizan sus actividades comerciales en los alrededores del tradicional Gran Bazar de Teherán, Irán, el 29 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi/Archivo)
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[2026-04-29 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices rose again as uncertainty surrounding the conflict between the United States and Iran continued to weigh on markets.
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[2026-04-29 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A tanker ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz headed for China on Monday — the first shipment of natural gas to successfully exit the Persian Gulf since the start of the war with Iran.
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[2026-04-29 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: America’s favorite gas price app has warned prices are going to continue to go up for Californians as the war in Iran rages on.
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