Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 04:36 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire looms
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[2026-04-21 04:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s support for Donald Trump’s war in Iran has become a central battleground in the Farrer byelection, with a big-spending advertising campaign seeking to link the One Nation leader to rising fuel and fertiliser costs hitting regional voters.
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[2026-04-21 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ayatollah Khomeini referred to his 1988 decision to accept a ceasefire ending the eight-year Iran-Iraq War as “drinking the poisoned chalice.”
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[2026-04-21 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen used a ceremony in Jerusalem on Monday evening to deliver a blunt warning on Iran, saying the Islamic Republic would “continue to lie” and that no agreement or ceasefire would change its fundamental ambitions.
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[2026-04-21 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-21 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE asked the US to provide a financial lifeline to the country in case the US-Israeli war on Iran dented its economy, even as it warned the US it could replace the petrodollar with Chinese Yuan, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-04-21 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON —Traffic once again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington imposed separate blockades, with Iranian vessels continuing to test the US shutdown, tracking data showed Monday.
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[2026-04-21 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has arrested members of an Iran-linked group that authorities accuse of plotting ‘systematic terrorist and sabotage acts’.
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[2026-04-21 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Iranian national has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of Tehran, the US Department of Justice says.
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[2026-04-21 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran can have a "great and prosperous" future if new Iranian leaders are smart, as he ratcheted up pressure on the Islamic Republic to agree to a peace deal.
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[2026-04-21 03:39 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets
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[2026-04-21 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: FTSE 100 slides and UK gas prices up amid fears strait of Hormuz will be closed for extended period
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[2026-04-21 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump stated in a Truth Social post on Monday that Israel did not influence his decision to go to war with Iran.
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[2026-04-21 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammed-Bagher Ghalibaf, denounced political figures in Tehran who oppose holding ceasefire talks with the US, London-based anti-regime outlet Iran International reported on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
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 Tuesday evening.
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[2026-04-21 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have been slowly expanding a list of individuals and entities deemed eligible to have limited internet access. However, the action serves only to illustrate that most of the population of more than 90 million people remains disconnected during the war with the United States and Israel.
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[2026-04-21 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Commercial ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz briefly jumped over the weekend before slowing to a trickle again after several attacks on vessels.
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[2026-04-21 02:02 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Oil and gas prices have jumped again as shipping through the strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill after Iran closed the waterway over the US blockade and Donald Trump announced an Iranian cargo ship had been seized trying to get past. Tehran has accused Washington of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-21 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian has said in a post on X that "deep historical mistrust" persists in Iran towards the US, as a new round of talks is reported to shortly get under way.
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[2026-04-21 01:51 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: double quotation markMany members across the House will find these facts to be incredible.
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[2026-04-21 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has repeatedly offered to remove Iran’s highly enriched uranium (HEU) since the United States and Israel first launched hostilities with the Islamic Republic last summer.
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[2026-04-21 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.
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[2026-04-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post he “won’t be rushed” to end the Iran war on its 52nd day — and lashed out at Democrats and Republicans trying to force him to end the conflict.
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[2026-04-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has denied being dragged into war with Iran by Israel, as the United States president faces increasing criticism over the conflict, including from segments of his own base.
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[2026-04-21 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance's delegation is en route to Pakistan and expected to land soon, US President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Moscow authorities detained and interrogated approximately 40 Israelis landing at the Russian capital's Domodedovo Airport over involvement in the Iran war, Russian opposition outlet Mediazona reported on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he has two questions for Pope Leo XIV about his opposition to the Iran war — after the pontiff continued to voice opposition.
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[2026-04-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump says 'highly unlikely' will extend ceasefire if deal not signed in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has destroyed any chance of success in US-Iran talks by pushing Washington to kill Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marine Corps veteran James Webb.
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[2026-04-21 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges is “perfectly acceptable,” Washington’s envoy to the UN Mike Waltz has said, dismissing accusations of potential war crimes.
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[2026-04-21 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar spoke over the phone amid the fresh round of talks between Washington and Tehran, Iranian media is reporting.
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[2026-04-21 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said that a deal with Iran will be signed "today" in Pakistan, adding that Vice President JD Vance and the US negotiating team are en route to Islamabad and due to arrive within hours.
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[2026-04-21 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks fell and oil prices surged Monday morning as tensions over the Iran war heated up again, after President Trump announced the US Navy had seized an Iranian cargo vessel and Tehran sent mixed signals on resuming talks.
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[2026-04-21 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As the war in Iran enters its 8th week, Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid says that recent developments can be framed in two ways: either five steps forward towards peace and three back (seems more apt than three and two), or as evidence that the two sides remain far enough apart that a lasting deal will be extremely hard to achieve and markets have become far too optimistic.
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[2026-04-21 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it had dismantled a terrorist cell linked to Iran and arrested its members over a plot to undermine stability, state news agency WAM reported.
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Climate leaders say Democrats need to extol clean energy as a way to cut costs for Americans as war roils oil markets
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[2026-04-20 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has claimed a second round of negotiations with Iran will take place in Pakistan on Tuesday as mediators try to revive negotiations before the end of an ongoing yet fragile two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-04-20 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia announced Monday that airlines will once again be allowed to make flights to Iran and sell tickets for flights to and from the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-04-20 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefits
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[2026-04-20 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: "Complacent" investors risk getting wrong-footed as they continue to misread developments in the Iran war, analysts said after markets reacted to the brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, only for their hopes to be dashed.
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[2026-04-20 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — Vice President JD Vance and the US delegation to the peace talks here with Iran are en route to Pakistan and expected to land within hours, President Trump on Monday told The Post — adding that he was willing to meet with senior Iranian leaders if a breakthrough is reached.
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[2026-04-20 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE State Security Department said it has dismantled a "terrorist" organisation linked to Iran and arrested its members over suspected involvement in activities aimed at undermining national unity and carrying out planned sabotage operations inside the country.
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[2026-04-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has so far managed to contain fallout from the Iran war – but policymakers are still moving to reinforce resilience
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[2026-04-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [People's Daily] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has so far managed to contain fallout from the Iran war – but policymakers are still moving to reinforce resilience
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[2026-04-20 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Monday that a new U.S. sanctions waiver on Russian oil exports proves that the commodity is too vital to the global economy to be sidelined.
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[2026-04-20 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians do not want to live another 47 years being brutalized by the Islamic regime, but sentiments could change very quickly if civilian infrastructure starts receiving the brunt of American attacks, Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay told The Jerusalem Post late on Sunday night.
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[2026-04-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but well off session lows,after a weekend of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz cast doubt over US-Iran peace talks ahead of Tuesday’s ceasefire expiration. On Saturday, Iran said the Strait will be closed until the US blockade is lifted, with ships reporting attacks. The US then fired and seized an Iranian-flagged ship on Sunday.
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[2026-04-20 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is cheered by faithful as he arrives to celebrate a mass at Saurimo esplanade, Angola, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-04-20 22:37 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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