Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-22 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THERE are moments in foreign policy when action matters less than reaction — when what the world refuses to do tells you more than any display of force. Hormuz, after Iran closed it, was meant to prove American power. It descended with the full grammar of its might — warships deployed, ultimatums issued, red lines drawn.
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[2026-04-22 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FROM the very start, it has been the stand of this column that the bone of contention in the Iran crisis is oil. (See “Oil, oil, oil – and US defeat,” The Manila Times, March 7, 2026.)
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[2026-04-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-22 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned the US seizure of the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska, calling for its “immediate release” along with its crew.
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[2026-04-22 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The European Union will provide guidance to airlines on how to handle issues such as airport slots, passenger rights, and public service obligations in the event of jet fuel shortages because of the Iran war, the bloc's transport chief said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A wave of “fill up and flee” crime is sweeping petrol stations across the UK, while American drivers are waking up to drilled-through tanks and drained fuel as the US-Israeli war on Iran has sparked a spike in oil and gas prices across the globe, according to media reports and industry watchdogs.
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[2026-04-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump made an interesting and somewhat cryptic China reference in a series of Tuesday morning Iran-related statements, given to CNBC.
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[2026-04-22 01:18 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s inability to articulate a coherent war aim and a new report on Kash Patel’s drinking
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[2026-04-22 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he opposes extending a ceasefire with Iran that will expire by the end of Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations.
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[2026-04-22 00:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Referee Walter Lopez suspends the match due to discriminatory chants from the crowd during a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Mexico’s America and the United States’ Nashville SC in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, the world’s top condom producer, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As the US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, Tehran’s economy faces a turning point, burdened by war and increasing structural stress. And the impact could reverberate across the Gulf.
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[2026-04-22 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Bridges] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president said he is unwilling to extend a three-week ceasefire again, even if progress is made in peace talks.
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[2026-04-22 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil markets have lurched from panic to relief and back again since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, with markets bracing for further volatility.
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[2026-04-22 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 44-year-old Iranian citizen was extradited to the US last week and will appear in a Seattle District Court on Tuesday on a nine-count indictment related to his attempts to violate trade sanctions imposed on Iran, the Justice Department confirmed.
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[2026-04-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: When President Emmanuel Macron of France welcomed the leaders of Britain, Germany and Italy to the Élysée Palace in Paris last Friday, it looked as if Europe had finally found a worthy role to play in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-22 00:31 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US has deployed more forces since the truce and senior Iranians seem to be relishing the prospect of the fight
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[2026-04-22 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una mujer sostiene un retrato del líder supremo iraní ayatolá Moytabá Jamenei en una ceremonia en memoria de niños muertos durante un ataque a una escuela en el pueblo de Minab, en Teherán, Irán, el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks jumped Tuesday morning as oil prices dipped and investors largely looked past uncertainty around the Iran war – instead hoping for a peace deal and focusing on strong earnings.
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[2026-04-22 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry has condemned arrests in the UAE of what Abu Dhabi said were members of an Iran-linked group plotting terrorist acts in the country.
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[2026-04-21 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, who has drawn 2028 presidential buzz, bizarrely applauded a disputed report claiming that over two dozen Iranian shadow vessels bypassed the US blockade.
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[2026-04-21 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel’s latest land grab is dashing Lebanon’s hope of tapping offshore gas to solve its persistent energy shortage. Maritime energy prospects were the focus of a 2022 deal on a disputed border between the two nations.
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[2026-04-21 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-04-21 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States will end up with "a great deal" with Iran, as his delegation is preparing to engage in a new round of negotiations with the Islamic Republic in Pakistan this week.
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[2026-04-21 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that he does not want to extend the ceasefire with Iran during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-04-21 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Neither side wants to appear 'weak' by flying to Pakistan first without the other side having already clearly committed. Trump warns: 'Expect...bombs' & urges Tehran "release women" said to be on death row.
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[2026-04-21 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In recent weeks, a familiar chorus has emerged from certain western media and intelligence circles: the claim that China is either supplying or preparing to supply weapons to Iran to aid its confrontation against the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-21 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran will not budge on talks while the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, Tehran’s envoy to Beijing, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has said.
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[2026-04-21 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump rejected the idea of letting talks with Iran keep going if they run past tomorrow’s cease-fire expiration without a deal in place.
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[2026-04-21 23:12 UTC+10:00] [Tucker Carlson] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The podcaster admits he ‘misled’ supporters as his rift with the US president deepens over the Iran war
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[2026-04-21 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El Pentágono se ve desde un avión el martes 7 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-21 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – As United States Vice President JD Vance prepares to fly to Islamabad, Pakistan is racing against time and the odds to try to convince Tehran to join talks with the US aimed at ending their war, now in its eighth week.
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[2026-04-21 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman carries reuable shopping bags to her car on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-04-21 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes the United States is "going to end up with a great deal" with Iran to end the weeks-long war, even as he said he does not expect to extend a ceasefire due to expire on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military conducted a "maritime interdiction and boarding" of the M/F Tifani, a "stateless sanctioned" vessel, during the overnight hours, the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The optimism that helped list the S&P on 11 of the prior 12 days, and the Nasdaq on 13 consecutive days until Monday's modest pullback, is back - because one can apparently draw the same exact event for 3 weeks now - and sending US equity futures higher again on signs that Iran will attend talks with the US, while the US president said it’s “highly unlikely” that he’d extend the truce.
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[2026-04-21 22:24 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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[2026-04-21 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to lead a team of United States negotiators in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Iran aimed at ending their war, even though Tehran is yet to confirm its participation in this latest round of negotiations.
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[2026-04-21 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Israel have committed war crimes in Iran, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Aleksey Dedov has declared while inspecting the ruins of a hospital in the Iranian capital destroyed in the strikes.
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[2026-04-21 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Condom demand has surged with rising freight costs and shipping delays leaving many of Karex’s customers with lower stockpiles
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[2026-04-21 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Condom demand has surged with rising freight costs and shipping delays leaving many of Karex’s customers with lower stockpiles
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[2026-04-21 22:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Two regional officials say the US and Iran have signalled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire.Neither the US nor Iran has publicly confirmed the timing of the talks, with Iranian state television denying any official was already in Pakistan's capital.Pakistan-led mediators received confirmation that the top negotiators, US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, will arrive in Islamabad early Wednesday to
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-04-21 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said a nuclear agreement currently being negotiated with Iran will be “far better” than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which he withdrew from in 2018 during his first term in office.
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[2026-04-21 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., listens during a rally on Jan. 28, 2026, in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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[2026-04-21 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com,
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