Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 13:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away.
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[2026-04-15 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not only squeezing Iran but also ratcheting up pressure on two of its most consequential relationships in Asia — India and China.
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[2026-04-15 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
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[2026-04-15 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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[2026-04-15 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the US-Iran war is “very close” to ending, as hostilities ease under a two-week ceasefire agreement, in an interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-15 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US Vice-President JD Vance has taken issue with Pope Leo, after his public sparring with Donald Trump about the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A ‘retrograde’ toll proposal by Tehran risks similar charges in other vital waterways, warns global association for merchant shipowners and operators
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[2026-04-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A ‘retrograde’ toll proposal by Tehran risks similar charges in other vital waterways, warns global association for merchant shipowners and operators
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[2026-04-15 13:00 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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[2026-04-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares traded sharply higher late Wednesday morning amid renewed optimism over a second round of possible U.S.-Iran peace talks, with the benchmark index moving above the 6,000-point threshold.
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[2026-04-15 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rally on US-Iran dialogue hopes, falling oil prices and Wall Street gains
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[2026-04-15 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Hang Seng Index] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rally on US-Iran dialogue hopes, falling oil prices and Wall Street gains
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[2026-04-15 12:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-15 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ousted Viktor Orbán had previously blocked releasing funds; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Iran war means US ‘has no time for Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,512
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[2026-04-15 11:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi reclaimed the 6,100 mark in early trading Wednesday, backed by growing expectations that the US and Iran will resume ceasefire negotiations.
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[2026-04-15 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-04-15 11:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea that expires this week, and quietly let a similar waiver on sanctions on Russian oil expire over the weekend, two administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday, as the US imposes a blockade on shipments from Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-15 11:09 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: An 'eco-friendly' range of paper tubes and pouches touted by Yonwoo, a South Korean maker of packaging for cosmetics, has reaped unexpected benefit from the Iran war, which has disrupted supplies of the plastic needed to turn out single-use wrapping.
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[2026-04-15 11:08 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-15 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the resumption of peace talks with Iran this week.
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[2026-04-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Trump to impose a blockade on Iranian ports – key US politics stories from 14 April at a glance
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[2026-04-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aficionados iraníes ondean banderas nacionales durante el juego de la Liga de Campeones Élite de la AFC entre el Tractor FC de Irán y el Shabab Al Ahli de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos en el Estadio Príncipe Abdullah Al Faisal en Yeda, Arabia Saudita, el martes 14 de abril de 2026.
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[2026-04-15 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-04-15 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices extended declines after settling sharply lower Tuesday amid rising optimism that the Middle East conflict could see a diplomatic resolution.
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[2026-04-15 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A US destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump's blockade went into effect, and instructed them to turn around, a US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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[2026-04-15 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that there was a lot of mistrust between Washington and Tehran that could not be resolved overnight, but he added that Iranian negotiators wanted to make a deal and that he felt "very good about where we are."
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[2026-04-15 10:38 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir
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[2026-04-15 10:35 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with US President Donald Trump during his US state visit this month, as the British government hopes his “soft power” can heal a damaging rift between the allies caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-15 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in para 2; ADDS more info from para 6)
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[2026-04-15 10:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump wants a "grand bargain" with Iran rather than a "small deal" through negotiations with the Islamic Republic, Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday, amid speculation that peace talks between Washington and Tehran could resume in the coming days.
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[2026-04-15 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened sharply higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as hopes run high over a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-04-15 10:03 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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[2026-04-15 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-04-15 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump wants a "grand bargain" with Iran rather than a "small deal" through negotiations with the Islamic Republic, Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday, amid speculation that peace talks between Washington and Tehran could resume in the coming days.
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[2026-04-15 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has called on the United States to lift the suite of sanctions that have hammered the country’s economy.
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[2026-04-15 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains in U.S. stocks, as oil prices fell amid rising hopes of a diplomatic solution to the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-15 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A two-week Iran-US-Israel ceasefire is still in effect despite the collapse of last weekend's Islamabad talks, where the big hang up was fierce disagreement over Iran's nuclear development. The clock is ticking amid efforts to hold more direct talks by the end of this week.
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[2026-04-15 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in US President Donald Trump's war powers, and party leaders promised on Tuesday to keep bringing up such resolutions as long as the Iran war continues.
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[2026-04-15 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli and Lebanese officials have held their first direct negotiations since 1983, as Israel continues its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah.
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[2026-04-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand’s tourism industry as businesses suffer amid war in Iran
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[2026-04-15 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea that expires this week, and quietly let a similar waiver on sanctions on Russian oil expire over the weekend, two administration officials told Reuters on Tuesday, as the US imposes a blockade on shipments from Iranian ports.
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[2026-04-15 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: JP Morgan Chase, the biggest US lender by assets, said it expects strong consumer spending and artificial intelligence investment to contribute to a resilient economy, despite inflation risks associated with the Iran war.
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[2026-04-15 08:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-15 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US warned Tuesday it will unleash full “Economic Fury” on Iran, ending a reprieve on sanctions of Tehran oil at sea and threatening to move against foreign banks that back Iran’s terror activities.
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[2026-04-15 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian fans wave national flags during the AFC Champions League Elite match between Tractor FC of Iran and Shabab Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)
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[2026-04-15 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-04-15 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US-led talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II have stalled since the Iran war erupted on 28 February. Source: AAP / Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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[2026-04-15 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued sanctions against three individuals and two casinos for their alleged links to Mexico’s Northeast Cartel, one of several criminal groups designated last year as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-15 07:17 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-15 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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