Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrived in Iran on Thursday to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and is expected to focus on regional security issues, trade, and energy supplies, according to Iraqi media.
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[2026-07-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov on Thursday in Manila, on the margins of a summit of Southeast Asian nations, Moscow’s war on Ukraine was officially the top agenda item.
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[2026-07-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IRAN — Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could bypass the strait.
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[2026-07-23 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-23 23:37 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Benchmark rises sharply over fears Houthi militia could strangle Saudi exports as US-Iran fighting intensifies
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[2026-07-23 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian-backed Houthis have escalated their threats and attacks on Saudi Arabia throughout July, parallel to growing US-Iran tensions.
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[2026-07-23 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is refraining from striking Israel partially due to fears of Hezbollah's collapse in Lebanon if fighting resumes with Israel, according to retired military Lt.-Col. (res.) Or Horowitz, a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) and former head of the military intelligence Hezbollah desk.
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[2026-07-23 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump warned Thursday that Iran and the Iran-aligned Houthi militia will face "major military punishment" if the Houthis fire at ships in the Red Sea again.
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[2026-07-23 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos hombres caminan en las aguas del estrecho de Ormuz con barcos fondeados más lejos, cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el domingo 12 de julio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-23 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The European Central Bank voted on Thursday to leave its main interest rate unchanged at 2.25%, in a move that fell broadly in line with market expectations.
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[2026-07-23 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Iran is "begging for a deal" and "they need to come to their senses," adding that Tehran will "pay a very heavy price for the things they are doing."
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[2026-07-23 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump allowed emergency declaration to expire because ‘circumstances had changed’, US secretary of state says
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[2026-07-23 22:49 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump allowed emergency declaration to expire because ‘circumstances had changed’, US secretary of state says
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[2026-07-23 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US will inflict "punishment" on Iran over any future Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, President Donald Trump announced.
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[2026-07-23 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The head of the Gulf Co-operation Council has condemned Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels for threatening to close the Bab Al Mandeb strait, warning it would endanger global trade, energy supplies and regional security.
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[2026-07-23 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has said that it will pursue “an eye for an eye” defence doctrine, as the US attacked Iranian territory for a 12th consecutive day and President Donald Trump threatened further bombardment of civilian infrastructure.
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[2026-07-23 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Euro sculpture stands in front of the former headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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[2026-07-23 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has relented on objections from member states, granting what one diplomat has described as an “outrageous exemption,” to issue a watered-down sanctions package targeting Russia. Greece successfully lobbied to allow EU companies to continue transporting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third countries, media reports claimed on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU has relented on objections from member states, granting what one diplomat has described as an “outrageous exemption,” to issue a watered-down sanctions package targeting Russia. Greece successfully lobbied to allow EU companies to continue transporting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third countries, media reports claimed on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic Republic’s plan to increase truck trade with Pakistan to 2,000 vehicles per day will “ease the squeeze” of the United States’ blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “without coming close to neutralizing it,” counterterrorism analyst Roger Macmillan told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-23 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bab el-Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is the gateway to the Red Sea through which around 12% of the world’s trade usually passes. A fourth of global container trade transits through the 32-kilometer (20-mile)-wide strait to and from the Suez Canal. The Houthis earlier demonstrated their ability to disrupt shipping there when they targeted ships for months over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with over 100 vessels attacked.
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[2026-07-23 21:28 UTC+10:00] [Dubai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents eligible for dining and hotel packages if they can persuade family and friends to city spurned by visitors amid Iran war
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[2026-07-23 21:08 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran without first seeking congressional approval has sparked further controversy over the National Defense Authorization Act
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[2026-07-23 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: As US strikes against Iran continue, the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb Straits appear again closed to traffic.
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[2026-07-23 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.
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[2026-07-23 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi arrived in Iran on Thursday as part of a regional tour aimed at boosting economic and political ties, paying his first visit to Tehran since taking office in May.
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[2026-07-23 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has offered a bit more detail on the new package of sanctions, saying they are “the largest round in four years,” and will “hit Putin where it hurts most.”
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[2026-07-23 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is beginning to conclude that it may not be able to force Iran’s surrender through diplomacy alone, bringing the possibility of toppling the Islamic Republic back into discussions in Washington, the Financial Times' Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator Gideon Rachman assessed on Monday, citing unnamed parts of the Trump administration
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[2026-07-23 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran is privately pressing Washington for a deal to end the war but Tehran is not yet “ready” to accept one,
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[2026-07-23 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday claimed Iran has repeatedly indicated interest in discussions with Washington but remains unprepared to reach a credible agreement.
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[2026-07-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Angel Rampersad, Michael Swinton, Isabella Gonzales and Tyler Feehan were among 18 US troops killed in the war
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[2026-07-23 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Tehran5:47 p.m. July 23
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[2026-07-23 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ramat Gan opened all its public bomb shelters after a municipal assessment found that the risk of Iranian missile fire over the weekend had increased and was no longer negligible, Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen announced on Facebook on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
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[2026-07-23 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s threat against all infrastructure in the region is a “dangerous escalation in rhetoric,” Bahraini analyst Ahmed Alkhuzaie warned The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The agreement offers the Saudis the same options Trump has sworn Iran will never have
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[2026-07-23 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: European Union countries agreed Thursday to a watered-down 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, freezing the Russian crude oil price cap following weeks of intense negotiations.
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[2026-07-23 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the price for Iran’s recent escalation in violence will increase every night until leadership in Tehran “come to their senses,” while speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum on Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Multiple explosions were heard in the Iranian city of Konarak in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-07-23 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers in the waterway, Riyadh's state media said Thursday, signaling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict.
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[2026-07-23 18:24 UTC+10:00] [easyJet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Budget airline, which has two US investment firms vying to buy it, also affected by passengers booking later
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[2026-07-23 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y el secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, saludan mientras un equipo militar estadounidense carga un féretro de transporte con los restos de la soldado Isabella Gonzales de Carrollton, Texas, el miércoles 22 de julio de 2026, en la Base Aérea de Dover, Delaware.
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[2026-07-23 17:32 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU countries reached a deal Thursday on a sweeping 21st sanctions package against Russia.
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[2026-07-23 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-07-23 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region.
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[2026-07-23 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the World Cup was unfolding, Israel was continuing its uninterrupted murder and land theft across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, having also triggered the megalomaniacal US President Donald Trump to join its war on Iran.
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[2026-07-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping.
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[2026-07-23 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 4:52pm
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[2026-07-23 16:49 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iran-backed Houthi militants said on Thursday they had struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second choke point on global oil supplies alongside Iran’s near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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