Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Asia economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — China announced it will add export restrictions on 14 EU defense and technology companies after the EU added 14 Chinese businesses to its Russia sanctions lists.
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[2026-07-24 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The confrontation between the United States and Iran is increasingly becoming a conflict without a clearly contained battlefield.
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[2026-07-24 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has managed to rebuild infrastructure damaged in US and Israeli airstrikes faster than expected, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing satellite imagery of several Iranian military sites.
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[2026-07-24 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are seeing a modest rebound after posting their biggest drop this month, as Brent crude dropped back under $100 a barrel, and bond yields and rate hike odds - which track the price of oil one to one - halted their ascent. As of 6:00am ET, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, with the index still on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since the early stages of the Iran war.
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[2026-07-24 21:14 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The region is heavily reliant on oil imports and has been severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-24 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-07-24 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China is striking back at European companies with export curbs in the wake of EU sanctions. © Reuters
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[2026-07-24 20:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, along with three other individuals and three entities that provided material support to Hamas terrorists, OFAC confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn the region cannot fully insulate itself from an extended conflict if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted
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[2026-07-24 20:31 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn the region cannot fully insulate itself from an extended conflict if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted
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[2026-07-24 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A crane loads a shipping container into a truck at an automated container port in Tianjin, China, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
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[2026-07-24 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices dropped by around 3% early on Friday, but remained on track for a weekly jump of 10% as the U.S.-Iran war continued to escalate.
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[2026-07-24 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-07-24 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Footage from Saint Petersburg shows a vast plume of grey smoke rising above the warehouse as firefighters battle the blaze. Emergency crews were deployed after the strike, which officials in the Leningrad region said had hit civilian infrastructure. Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said three people were injured and that Russian air defences intercepted 33 Ukrainian drones over the region overnight.
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[2026-07-24 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran5:16 p.m. July 24
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[2026-07-24 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to seize frozen Iranian assets to cover “any and all damages” to ships and cargo damaged due to the conflict in the Middle East. Iran has hit back, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning that the move sets an “incendiary precedent” that could have global ramifications.
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[2026-07-24 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to seize frozen Iranian assets to cover “any and all damages” to ships and cargo damaged due to the conflict in the Middle East. Iran has hit back, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning that the move sets an “incendiary precedent” that could have global ramifications.
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[2026-07-24 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — The US military launched the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran, targeting key military and commercial sites as clashes continued to escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.
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[2026-07-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: How the Houthi Red Sea blockade will impact the world
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[2026-07-24 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea.
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[2026-07-24 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for aluminium cans, has forced Coca-Cola to source some from Southeast Asia
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[2026-07-24 17:51 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for aluminium cans, has forced Coca-Cola to source some from Southeast Asia
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[2026-07-24 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — New US sanctions announced on Thursday targeted Cuba's decades-old international medical missions program, which sends doctors to dozens of countries and earns the island billions in revenue.
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[2026-07-24 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has pledged to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for any damage to ships and cargo in the Strait of Hormuz, garnering strong condemnation from Tehran.
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[2026-07-24 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: What is there left to sanction and what is its effectiveness? Europe is boasting of no less that its 21st package of sanctions against Russia, approved by the EU on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 16:27 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-07-24 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-24 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space of a day, after the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the count, according to the defense casualty analysis system.
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[2026-07-24 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has reportedly rejected a ceasefire proposal delivered by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi during his first visit to Tehran. This comes as US President Donald Trump considers conducting a “massive attack” against Iran.
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[2026-07-24 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas observan desde la orilla mientras un buque de mercancías parece fondeado en el estrecho de Ormuz, ante la costa de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el 30 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-24 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. military announced the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.
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[2026-07-24 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-24 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran rejected on Thursday a ceasefire proposal from US President Donald Trump carried to Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing Iranian and Iraqi officials.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Middle East chokepoints for supply of oil and gas and other trade volumes are in focus, as conflict between the US and Iran intensifies and shipping activity remains disrupted in the region.
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[2026-07-24 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Heavy explosions were reported in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Friday local time as the US carried out strikes for the 13th consecutive night.
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[2026-07-24 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: HOUTHIS. Newly recruited Houthi fighters shout slogans during a ceremony at the end of their training in Sanaa, Yemen January 11, 2024.
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[2026-07-24 11:32 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU unveils largest package in four years of measures against Russian individuals and interests; Laura Loomer shows up in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,612
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[2026-07-24 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sirens sounded in Kuwait on Thursday evening, according to reports from the state news agency, KUNA.
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[2026-07-24 11:02 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New York Times reports that list of those killed changed from 18 on Wednesday to 14 on Thursday
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[2026-07-24 10:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened lower Friday as investors attempted to cash in recent gains amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-07-24 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's air defence was reportedly activated in its capital of Tehran to counter "hostile" threat, the Nour News agency reported.
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[2026-07-24 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened lower Friday as investors attempted to cash in recent gains amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-07-24 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-24 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures topped $100 a barrel (Read RBC note) as disruption at the Strait of Hormuz spread to Bab el-Mandeb in the southern Red Sea. Combined with intensifying Black Sea fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the widening chokepoint crisis has put the energy complex and broader global commodities market on edge.
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[2026-07-24 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is fully prepared for a return to combat with Iran, IDF Arabic language spokesperson Lt. Col. Ella Waweya said in an interview on Thursday night, N12 reported.
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[2026-07-24 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An explosion was heard near Mesen, a village located on the southern coast of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Friday.
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[2026-07-24 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-24 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-24 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he may launch the largest strikes on Iran yet after Tehran carried out another wave of retaliatory attacks on US allies in the Gulf, including hitting a telecommunications tower in Kuwait.
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[2026-07-24 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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