Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-25 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned against any crossings of the Strait of Hormuz without authorization, saying vessels not complying "will be dealt with."
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[2026-06-25 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have warned against any crossings of the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation, saying vessels not complying “will be dealt with” and criticising a new route through the waterway.
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[2026-06-25 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said that Turkey and Syria are "far more concerning than Iran," claiming that there is a "Muslim Brotherhood axis".
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[2026-06-25 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-25 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three International Criminal Court judges are suing United States President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful.
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[2026-06-25 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen has revealed for the first time that Africa was the geographic area where spies from his agency carried out their "dress rehearsal" for the now famous operation in which they broke into Iran's secret nuclear archives in January 2018.
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[2026-06-25 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz dominates talks as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Gulf foreign ministers in Bahrain. Iran insists vessels must use routes designated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Mr Rubio rejects any attempt to impose tolls and reaffirms US security commitments to Gulf allies.
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[2026-06-25 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residentes nadan en las aguas del estrecho de Ormuz mientras una pequeña lancha pasa junto a cargueros y otros buques comerciales en alta mar, cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el 17 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
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[2026-06-25 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route gradually resumes.
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[2026-06-25 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned against any crossings of the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation, saying vessels not complying "will be dealt with".
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[2026-06-25 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tehran accused Nato on Thursday of "complicity" in the US-Israeli war against Iran, after the bloc's chief noted its support for the United States in the war.
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[2026-06-25 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Senate rejected a measure aiming to limit US President Donald Trump's war powers, a day after passing a separate resolution that called for the removal of US forces from Iran, late Wednesday evening.
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[2026-06-25 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Thursday that only Tehran-approved routes were valid for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-25 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residents swim in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz as a small motorboat passes cargo ships and other commercial vessels offshore near Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-06-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: “Red Status. I cannot tell you why. Possible incoming.” The short, urgent message appeared on Kuwaiti Colonel Sabah Al Sabah's phone from a trusted contact in the early hours of the Iran War.
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[2026-06-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: “Red Status. I cannot tell you why. Possible incoming.” The short, urgent message appeared on Kuwaiti Colonel Sabah Al Sabah's phone from a trusted contact in the early hours of the Iran War.
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[2026-06-25 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People walk past a monitor showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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[2026-06-25 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian mourners beat their heads and chests during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, prior to Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th-century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, one of Prophet Muhammad’s grandsons and one of Shiite Islam’s most beloved saints, and 72 of his companions, who were killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq.
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[2026-06-25 13:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait on Wednesday, vowing not to undermine their security as he sought to reassure Gulf allies sceptical of a proposed deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-06-25 13:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIRUT (Reuters) -- The biggest casualty of the US-Iran deal may not be Israel's Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades constructing as the Israeli leader who could uniquely bend Washington to his will on Iran, analysts, former US officials and diplomats say.
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[2026-06-25 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Pakistan's role as a peacemaker in the Iran war, which undermined the security of the Gulf countries and affected multiple economies through energy price shocks, has raised its diplomatic profile across the world and garnered high praise from U.S. leadership.
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[2026-06-25 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump asked Congress Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both parties over the conflict and its political price.
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[2026-06-25 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned shipowners on Wednesday that any new transit route through the Strait of Hormuz established without coordination with Tehran is "unacceptable and dangerous," threatening actions against vessels that ignore its instructions.
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[2026-06-25 13:08 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The confrontation came over lunch. The cleanup began after dinner.
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[2026-06-25 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US and Iran finalized diplomatic talks in Switzerland this week, ending months of escalation and opening what the Trump administration is calling a new chapter of regional diplomacy. Israel was not in the room. The agreement, according to reporting confirmed in part by Vice President JD Vance on CBS, includes a 60-day US waiver allowing Iran to resume exporting oil and petrochemical products, the release of roughly $12 billion in previously frozen Iranian assets, and a reported $300 billion
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[2026-06-25 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump berated Senate Republicans face to face on Wednesday for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran, further escalating a feud that has diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber’s business to a halt.
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[2026-06-25 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the conflict.
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[2026-06-25 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Five more South Korean-operated vessels have exited the Strait of Hormuz following last week's ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, bringing the total number of vessels that have left the region to 11, the maritime ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Five more South Korean-operated vessels have exited the Strait of Hormuz following last week's ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, bringing the total number of vessels that have left the region to 11, the maritime ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-25 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A little over a month ago, we explained that energy traders are "Traders Puzzled As Physical Oil Prices Tumble Amid Surging Chinese Crude Sales, Plunging Imports", and highlighted how already razor-thin independent refiner (teapot) margins had plunged to record negative as a result of the war in Iran and government policies meant to keep prices from rising.
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[2026-06-25 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos niños ondean banderas de Estados Unidos en una gasolinera mientras la caravana presidencial de Donald Trump pasa frente a ella, el martes 23 de junio de 2026, en Pensilvania. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-06-25 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-06-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There remains a major divergence in how Iran and the United States are interpreting the results of the MoU signing in the wake of the historic Switzerland peace talks, as lower-level teams remain in place to hammer out the technical details of the agreement.
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[2026-06-25 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to meet munitions makers at the White House on Wednesday as his administration pushes to expand weapons production after military operations in Iran and other conflicts drew down US stockpiles.
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[2026-06-25 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that he was disappointed in the level of NATO participation in the Iran war during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who defended European countries' contributions on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-25 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has returned to a familiar theme during a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, slamming European countries for not supporting the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-06-25 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Congress has told Trump to stop Iran war- why does it matter?
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[2026-06-25 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of United States President Donald Trump has requested that Congress approve an additional $87.6bn in spending for causes including the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-06-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that charging tolls on the Strait of Hormuz will not happen, amid reports that Iran seeks to establish a mechanism with Oman to regulate traffic in the crucial waterway.
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[2026-06-25 09:07 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played to U.S. President Donald Trump’s love of praise and splashy visuals during a visit to Washington that was aimed at easing the U.S. leader’s anger over alliance nations’ reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran.
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[2026-06-25 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has criticised several European allies for what he described as a lack of support during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-06-25 08:32 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate squabbled on Wednesday, as the U.S. president abruptly canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill and lawmakers pressed him over his handling of the war in Iran.
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[2026-06-25 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he has seen no evidence suggesting the United States was responsible for the missile strike that hit an Iranian primary school on 28 February, the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-06-25 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war on Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, before his administration asked Congress for about $87.6 billion to pay for the conflict.
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[2026-06-25 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Senate on Tuesday passed a war powers resolution - a symbolic rebuke of President Donald Trump which calls for an end to the US-Israeli war against Iran, and requires explicit authorization from Congress.
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[2026-06-25 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the UN's nuclear inspectors will visit Iran's enrichment sites, despite Tehran indicating that any such inspections will only take place after a final agreement is reached.
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[2026-06-25 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The CEOs of Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell arrived at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting with President Donald Trump, as the administration presses major defense contractors to ramp up weapons production amid concerns about U.S. missile and munitions stockpiles.
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[2026-06-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the rise of devastating asymmetric warfare to the crumbling of the US maritime hegemony and alliances, the war offers food for thought
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[2026-06-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the rise of devastating asymmetric warfare to the crumbling of the US maritime hegemony and alliances, the war offers food for thought
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[2026-06-25 07:28 UTC+10:00] [Trump, Donald J] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump was angry.
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