Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD/DUBAI — Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the Saudi defense ministry said on Saturday, as Islamabad hosted talks aimed at ending the Iran war.
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[2026-04-12 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El papa León XIV preside una vigilia por la paz en la Basílica de San Pedro, en el Vaticano, el sábado 11 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-12 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-04-12 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The price of diesel continues to soar, despite government measures to decrease the cost. (ABC News: Jasmine Hughes)
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[2026-04-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior White House official said in a brief statement on Saturday that face-to-face talks with Iran and Pakistan are “ongoing” in Islamabad late into the evening.
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[2026-04-12 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has put Gulf diplomacy front and centre of his foreign policy agenda, but the Iran war could throw a spanner in the works. (Getty: Majid Saeedi)
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[2026-04-12 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
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[2026-04-12 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States is working to restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East as talks continue in Pakistan with Iran. If the US can pull this off, then this will be a game-changer after a month and a half during which the Strait of Hormuz was closed.
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[2026-04-12 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Saturday night, addressing the Israeli public as United States-Iran ceasefire negotiations are ongoing in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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[2026-04-12 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The third session of peace negotiations with the United States will be held tonight, according to Iran’s state TV, citing its reporter in Islamabad.
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[2026-04-12 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will continue to fight “against Iran’s terrorist regime and its proxies”, in a statement he posted on X.
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[2026-04-12 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States is continuing with its “extravagant” demands during the ongoing peace negotiations in Pakistan as the last efforts are being made to close the gap in US-Iran talks, Iran state TV’s reporter in Islamabad said.
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[2026-04-12 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz at the start of an operation to clear the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday.
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[2026-04-12 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – More people in Iran are returning to work this week as a pause in fighting provides temporary respite from bombardment by the United States and Israel, but the economic outlook remains grim for most.
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[2026-04-12 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first phase of in-person talks in Islamabad has ended, sources close to the mediation told Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-12 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran has begun barricading the entrances to the Isfahan underground nuclear facility in an attempt to prevent the potential seizure of Iran’s enriched uranium, according to a report released by the Institute for Science and International Security on Thursday.
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[2026-04-12 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-12 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
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[2026-04-12 02:59 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speaker
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[2026-04-12 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Do not listen to the defeatists that gloomily dominate American and Israeli airwaves this weekend driving a double sourpuss narrative – that the war against Iran was politically vain and/or militarily futile. Both accusations are nasty. Neither is accurate.
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[2026-04-12 02:37 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three arrested by federal agents had family ties to Iranian military general, regime spokesperson or security chief
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[2026-04-12 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The most underreported story in Iran is the one its brutal regime is waging against its own people – the near total internet blackout that is shielding the world from witnessing hundreds of executions, an Iranian American told The Post.
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[2026-04-12 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAST week, United States President Donald Trump gave Iran 48 hours to have a “complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz” or face the obliteration of its “whole civilization.” Then, just before the deadline expired, Trump announced that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire, subject to Iran agreeing to his foremost condition.
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[2026-04-12 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-12 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Kuwait’s Centre for Government Communication has reported that the country has faced no “threats or risks affecting the airspace” in the past 24 hours, as peace talks in Islamabad aim to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-12 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is hosting peace talks between the US and Iran because of the strong relationship President Trump struck with the country’s military chief.
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[2026-04-12 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Prime Minister Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed support for the Iranian delegation currently beginning negotiations with the US in Islamabad, writing that they will defend the country’s interests “with courage” in a statement posted on X.
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[2026-04-12 01:17 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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[2026-04-12 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yanked the green cards of three more Iranian nationals tied to Tehran who were living it up in the US – a week after the arrest of the niece and grandniece of the late Iranian mastermind, Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
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[2026-04-12 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Navy ships reportedly crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday afternoon as US-Iran ceasefire negotiations kicked off in Pakistan, though Iran denied the reports and threatened to attack any unauthorized ships in the strait.
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[2026-04-12 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by OilPrice.com
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[2026-04-12 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran threatened to attack any US Navy ships that enter the Strait of Hormuz shortly after American vessels moved through the channel for the first time since the war broke out.
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[2026-04-12 00:05 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Following President Trump’s announcement of a cease-fire, US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Admiral Brad Cooper stated: “Iran has suffered a generational military defeat.”
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[2026-04-11 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said Iran's only threat now is "sea mines" in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-11 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Axios reporting that 'several' US Navy warships crossed the Hormuz Strait on Saturday without coordination with Tehran in a huge, surprising development.
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[2026-04-11 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Navy ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the start of the war with Iran, according to a report citing intelligence officials.
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[2026-04-11 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran are holding in-person talks in the Pakistani capital to end their six-week-old war.
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[2026-04-11 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian media said on Saturday that negotiations with the United States to end the Middle East war had begun in Islamabad, though the format of the talks remained unclear.
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[2026-04-11 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After six weeks of a war with Iran that has jolted energy markets and fueled worries about the global economy, Americans are confronting what the conflict means for their lives, even as a fragile ceasefire takes hold.
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[2026-04-11 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior officials from the United States and Iran commenced negotiations on Saturday in Islamabad, with the help of Pakistani intermediaries.
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[2026-04-11 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A fragile ceasefire has paused the fighting between the United States and Iran, but it has not resolved the issues that drove the war in the first place. The deal has quieted one front, yet the most volatile questions remain open: the status of Iran’s enriched uranium, the future of the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel’s continuing campaign in Lebanon.
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[2026-04-11 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A vile nurse who was fired after she went on an unhinged antisemitic rant in Times Square once traveled to Iran and bashed the US as the “most criminal, evil entity on the planet.”
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[2026-04-11 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said he "appreciated Iran's engagement" after meeting an Iranian delegation, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
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[2026-04-11 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US and Iranian officials held separate talks with Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday amid a ceasefire made fragile by deep disagreements and unabated fighting in Lebanon. International media reported that the two countries had also started direct talks in the afternoon.
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[2026-04-11 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran in the next few weeks, according to a report citing sources with knowledge of US intelligence.
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[2026-04-11 21:54 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran dropped explosives in the waterway erratically and may not have marked where it put all of them, US suggests
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[2026-04-11 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Pakistan’s defense minister deleted a sharply worded social media post about Israel on Wednesday after it triggered a diplomatic backlash at a sensitive moment for Islamabad, which has been trying to help facilitate indirect US-Iran contacts linked to a newly announced two-week ceasefire and broader regional tensions involving Lebanon.
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[2026-04-11 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, April 11. (Pool via Reuters)
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[2026-04-11 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents describe the constant disruption of life under fire and whether military action should wind down
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