Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-19 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El sol sale tras varios petroleros fondeados en el estrecho de Ormuz en la costa de la isla de Queshm, Irán, el sábado 18 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Asghar Besharati)
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[2026-04-19 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-19 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing Russian crude and petroleum products already loaded onto tankers to be delivered and sold freely, the US Treasury Department has announced. The move came despite a pledge by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made two days prior that the waiver would not be extended.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is more coordinated with China than many assume, former Israeli Navy commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom told 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country isn’t for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US because the Americans “have not abandoned their maximalist position.” On Friday, US President Donald Trump said the US would go into Iran and “get all the nuclear dust,” referring to the 970 pounds (440 kilograms) of enriched uranium believed to be buried under nuclear sites badly damaged by US military strikes last year.
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[2026-04-19 17:24 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-19 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran's powerful parliament speaker signaling a final peace deal remained "far" off despite some movement in negotiations.
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global Village is reopening on Monday, bringing one of Dubai’s most popular outdoor attractions back for the remainder of its 30th season.
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[2026-04-19 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Iran cannot “blackmail” the United States over threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions escalated following Tehran’s announcement that it would resume blocking the key shipping route.
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[2026-04-19 16:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on the argument that if Iran one day got a nuclear weapon, it would have the ultimate deterrent against future attacks.
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[2026-04-19 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Aides kept US President Donald Trump out of the room during minute-by-minute updates on operations involving Iran, instead briefing him at key moments because they believed his impatience would not be helpful, a senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-04-19 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Early signs of capital inflows and tenant movement emerge as Dubai property softens and investors rethink regional bets
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Early signs of capital inflows and tenant movement emerge as Dubai property softens and investors rethink regional bets
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[2026-04-19 15:54 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: While you wouldn’t know it from the recent U.S.-Israeli military confrontation with Iran, the latest U.S. National Security Strategy, made public in December, marks a decisive departure from the post-Cold War paradigm. It explicitly characterizes previous U.S. strategy — under which Washington assumed responsibility for global challenges — as fundamentally “misguided” and declares a retreat from its role as the dominant global power.
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[2026-04-19 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has extended the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, including a corridor previously designated for safe vessel passage, and declared the waterway fully closed until the United States lifts its blockade on Iranian ports and ships.
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[2026-04-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
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[2026-04-19 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking to CNN, Gene Seroka said the war involving Iran has doubled ship fuel costs, pushing up trade expenses and ultimately consumer prices.
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[2026-04-19 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence a new deal was within reach. Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state ...
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[2026-04-19 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-19 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the US and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips.
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[2026-04-19 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance hailed Pope Leo XIV on Saturday for dialing down tensions in his explosive clash with President Trump over the Iran war.
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[2026-04-19 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said negotiations with the United States ended without concrete results after Washington raised “new and excessive demands”, despite earlier agreeing to Tehran’s framework.
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[2026-04-19 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is calling on Iran and the United States to intensify efforts to negotiate an end to their war after the Iranian regime again closed off the Strait of Hormuz and began firing at ships, just a day after reopening the critical waterway.
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[2026-04-19 13:37 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-04-19 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tehran does not trust the United States and warned that fighting could resume “at any moment”, according to remarks aired on state television early Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Beyond postponed concerts, the Iran war also disrupted parts of the music business less visible to the public.
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[2026-04-19 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s airspace will be reopened in four phases, starting with transit flights and moving gradually to domestic and international departures, according to Tasnim News Agency, quoting a civil aviation official.
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[2026-04-19 12:33 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iranian warships sunk by US and Israeli attacks litter naval harbours along the Persian Gulf coast, but what is sometimes called a “mosquito fleet” lurks in the shadows.
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[2026-04-19 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey wants to extend a natural gas supply contract with Iran that is due to expire in the coming months, but talks have not yet begun because of the war, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
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[2026-04-19 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The ongoing negotiations between Iran and the US did not resolve the two countries' mistrust for one another, but have deepened their understanding of each other, Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview with Iranian television on Sunday.
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[2026-04-19 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-04-19 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will prioritise vessels that pay fees to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official told CNN.
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[2026-04-19 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control and warned it would be impossible for others to pass through it if Iran is prevented from doing so. Ghalibaf said Iran does not trust the US and believes it may resume hostilities at any moment, and so Iranian armed forces “in the field are fully prepared”.
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[2026-04-19 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former vice president Kamala Harris claimed that US President Donald Trump was "pulled into" war with Iran by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a speech at a Detroit event hosted by the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus on Saturday.
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[2026-04-19 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Saturday that the war with the United States and Israel had killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic.
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[2026-04-19 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Esmaeil Baghaei, Head of Iran's Center for Public Diplomacy and a spokesperson for its Foreign Ministry, called out the EU on Saturday for what he claimed was a hypocritical claim that Iran was violating international law.
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[2026-04-19 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: J. D. Vance faces a classic bind: Loyalty to US President Donald Trump ties him to a presidency that is bound to fail, yet distancing himself invites charges of disloyalty. Either course imperils his prospects of becoming the next US president. His latest assignment as chief negotiator with Iran has only compounded this predicament.
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[2026-04-19 08:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-19 08:35 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-19 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has pushed back against European calls to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, arguing it has the right to act in response to military threats.
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[2026-04-19 08:03 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-19 07:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-19 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any ship that attempts to pass through the waterway will be targeted, a dramatic reversal less than 24 hours after the critical shipping lane was reopened.
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[2026-04-19 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — While President Trump said the US has “defeated the Iranian navy,” pointing to waves of strikes that wiped out warships, submarines and key military sites since late February, Tehran was still able to force closed the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-19 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted.
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[2026-04-19 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military is preparing to track, intercept, and board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships tied to Tehran in international waters worldwide, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources.
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[2026-04-19 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California is a beacon for smart people. Yet we seem to excel in producing policies that hurt ourselves.
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[2026-04-19 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A gravely injured Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a chilling message on Saturday amidst an uneasy truce with Israel, threatening that “Iran’s navy is ready to inflict new bitter defeats on enemies.”
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[2026-04-19 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the middle of the US-Israel war against the terrorist regime in Tehran, a small, well-intentioned but misinformed group of congressional leaders is unwittingly facilitating the spread of Iranian and radical Islamist influence in the very underbelly of Europe.
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