Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has decided not to attend planned talks in Pakistan, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-04-22 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-22 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-22 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; TRIMS)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has issued a new round of sanctions against Iran on the eve of possible talks to close more of seven weeks of fighting between the two countries.
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[2026-04-22 06:42 UTC+10:00] [Airports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission will present a sweeping emergency energy package on Wednesday, as it attempts to fend off a looming energy crisis.
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[2026-04-22 06:38 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Displaced Family Returns Home Following Truce Between Israel and Lebanon1:49
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[2026-04-22 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union is mulling jet fuel imports from the United States and new minimum reserve quotas as it eyes options amid a supply crunch due to the Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-22 06:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-22 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-22 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is set to expire Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the two-week U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran's government being "seriously fractured."
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[2026-04-22 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras in paras 2, 16-21)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump should aim higher than a temporary nuclear deal with Iran that would merely “kick the can down the road” for future generations — and demand basic freedoms for the Iranian people, an expert has argued.
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[2026-04-22 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-22 05:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Wednesday, April 22.
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[2026-04-22 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The terrorist threat to Western nation’s following the February 28 strikes, is significant and multifaceted. The U.S-Israeli war against Iran is amplifying terrorism risks across Europe and adjacent theaters like Turkiye, characterised by State-linked retaliation tactics, proxy actors, and self-radicalised individuals. The threat currently manifests as a diffuse, cross-border campaign that blurs terrorism, criminality and statecraft.
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[2026-04-22 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventory after US-Israeli attacks, the US Treasury Department said.
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[2026-04-22 05:35 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The US and Iran seem to have had different interpretations of the ceasefire agreement. Source: Getty / SBS / Graphic by Lilian Cao
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[2026-04-22 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday again threatened Iran with overwhelming military force, saying “lots of bombs [will] start going off” if no deal is reached before a shaky ceasefire with Tehran expires on Tuesday evening.
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[2026-04-22 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is a man of peace, but I believe President Trump is as well (“Don: Pope should condemn Tehran,” April 21).
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[2026-04-22 05:24 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US stocks are losing ground as Wall Street weighs the latest round of profit reports from big companies with the lingering risks from the ongoing war between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-22 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The two-week Iran ceasefire ends Wednesday, and President Trump is saying he doesn't plan to extend it if a second round of talks in Pakistan fail. These Islamabad talks, it should be noted, have not so much as even gotten off the ground.
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[2026-04-22 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Policías patrullan en una zona acordonada cerca de la sinagoga Kenton United en Harrow, un suburbio de Londres, el domingo 19 de abril de 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)
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[2026-04-22 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Even if the US-Iran ceasefire holds, the larger war will likely continue, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group says.
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[2026-04-22 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran's judiciary denied on Tuesday that eight women arrested over protests that shook the Islamic republic this year were at risk of execution, after US President Donald Trump urged Tehran to release them to help negotiations.
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[2026-04-22 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States forces have detained an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil, the Pentagon says.
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[2026-04-22 04:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will pay
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[2026-04-22 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The first-order effect of the U.S.-Iran conflict and the resulting shutdown of the Hormuz chokepoint was the disruption of global energy flows, from LNG to crude to refined products. The second-order effect was a spike in petrochemical prices and a widening shortage of key industrial inputs. Now the third-order effects are beginning to hit everyday goods, with Malaysia-based Karex, the world's largest condom maker, warning that prices are about to explode.
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[2026-04-22 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The White House has discussed offering a financial lifeline to the United Arab Emirates as the U.S. war with Iran wreaks havoc on the Gulf state's economy, a White House official told CNBC.
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[2026-04-22 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-22 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A nuclear deal between the US and Iran would be an "illusion" if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were not involved, Director-General Rafael Grossi warned The Telegraph on Monday.
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[2026-04-22 03:56 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-22 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: An expected trip by Vice President JD Vance trip to Pakistan for a second attempt at peace negotiations with Iran has been put on hold, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two Emirati carriers are among the first international airlines to resume flying to Israel since the war against Iran began on Feb. 28, highlighting the close cooperation and burgeoning ties between the two countries forged by the landmark Abraham Accords.
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[2026-04-22 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance arrived at the White House shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday as doubts grew about whether he would travel as planned to Pakistan for a second round of peace talks with Iran.
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[2026-04-22 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices were up by about 5 per cent on Tuesday, as the market digested US President Donald Trump's comments that he has no plans to extend the two-week ceasefire Washington had brokered with Iran that expires on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead a US delegation at upcoming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, was still in Washington midday Tuesday to participate in meetings, the White House said.
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[2026-04-22 03:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-22 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores pasan junto a vallas publicitarias cerca del Hotel Serena antes de la segunda ronda de negociaciones entre EEUU e Irán, en Islamabad, Pakistán, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Anjum Naveed)
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[2026-04-22 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A liquefied petroleum gas tanker docked in Mumbai on April 1 after transiting the Strait of Hormuz. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf said President Donald Trump is trying to turn negotiations into “a table of surrender”.
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[2026-04-22 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran looked uncertain Tuesday as a two-week truce was set to expire and both countries warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting.
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[2026-04-22 02:24 UTC+10:00] [Sanctions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: EU foreign ministers on Tuesday rejected a push to suspend the bloc’s association agreement with Israel following a debate that exposed the bloc's deep divisions regarding the Middle East.
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[2026-04-22 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — As the hours tick away until the US-Iran cease-fire expires, even the epicenter of potential peace between the US and Iran is on edge.
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[2026-04-22 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-22 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran.
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[2026-04-22 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran has been hit by a massive wave of redundancies, both directly and indirectly as a result of the conflict with the US and Israel.
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