[2026-04-09 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: These Iranians supported the US-Israeli war. Now they realise their mistake

Snippet: The cessation of US-Israeli strikes has brought relief to people in Iran. For those among them who began the conflict supportive of the assault, it also came with a kind of realisation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/these-iranians-supported-us-israeli-war-now-they-realise-their-mistake

[2026-04-09 22:23 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: If Putin feels need to send warship to escort tankers in Channel, UK policy ‘having an impact’, says Healey – UK politics live

Snippet: In his Q&A with journalists today, John Healey, the defence secretary, was asked about Russia sending a warship through the Channel escorting Russian ships subject to sanctions.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/09/iran-yvette-cooper-starmer-gulf-green-polanski-elections-housing-latest-news-updates

[2026-04-09 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon is 'inseparable part' of ceasefire: Iran parliament speaker

Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Lebanon is “an inseparable part of the ceasefire” between the US and Iran and warned of “strong responses” to violations of the deal in comments made on X on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-inseparable-part-ceasefire-iran-parliament-speaker

[2026-04-09 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Global energy crisis is ‘the mother of all crises’: Turkish energy minister

Snippet: Turkiye’s energy minister says the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, due to the United States and Israel’s war on Iran, indicates the importance of diversifying energy routes and will force the world to move towards forming a new energy structure.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/energy-crisis-is-the-mother-of-all-crises-turkish-energy-minister

[2026-04-09 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Stock Futures Slide As Doubts Over Ceasefire Send Oil Higher

Snippet: Stocks resumed their drop and oil erased about a third of its Wednesday drop as traders watched the fragile US-Iran ceasefire shatter by the hour, with both sides accusing the other of breaches while the Strait of Hormuz is still effectively closed and Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures fell 0.4% after Bloomberg strategists said a best-case scenario has already been priced in; Nasdaq futures dropped 0.3% with Mag7 stocks mostly lower.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stock-futures-slide-doubts-over-ceasefire-send-oil-higher

[2026-04-09 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian president says Israeli strikes violate US ceasefire deal

Snippet: Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said that Israeli strikes on Lebanon would violate the ceasefire agreement and render negotiations with the US meaningless.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-president-says-israeli-strikes-violate-us-ceasefire-deal

[2026-04-09 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: NATO's Mark Rutte faces Trump over US-Israel war on Iran

Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, is joined by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, for a photo opportunity at the State Department, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nato-iran-rutte-trump-hormuz-support-e43e774a64341e3ad8d1b73823f07298

[2026-04-09 22:06 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisis in charts

Snippet: How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in late February

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/09/australia-fuel-crisis-petrol-prices-tracker-shortage-diesel-reserves

[2026-04-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: How to defeat Trump every time | Robert Reich

Snippet: Iran, Minneapolis, Harvard and other Trump opponents have employed a similar strategy

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/09/how-to-beat-trump-iran-minneapolis-harvard

[2026-04-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why US-Iran truce may not end high airfares and flight disruptions

Snippet: According to airline bosses, it will still take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3349544/why-us-iran-truce-may-not-end-high-airfares-and-flight-disruptions?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Frankfurt] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why US-Iran truce may not end high airfares and flight disruptions

Snippet: According to airline bosses, it will still take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3349544/why-us-iran-truce-may-not-end-high-airfares-and-flight-disruptions

[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Why the Iran ceasefire leaves Israel facing harder questions than before - opinion

Snippet: After 39 days of fighting across multiple fronts, a two-week ceasefire went into effect, a ceasefire that, by all appearances, President Trump pushed for more than any other party involved.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-892459

[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran's nuclear enrichment cannot be stopped, US-Israel defeated, Tehran's nuke chief Eslami claims

Snippet: No law enforcement or person would be able to stop Iran's nuclear enrichment program, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami said, the state-run Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892450

[2026-04-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netanyahu's criminal trial to resume Sunday after wartime court freeze

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial is set to resume on Sunday after weeks in which Israel’s court system operated under emergency restrictions because of the war with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/benjamin-netanyahu/article-892469

[2026-04-09 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Iran's Tolling Regime On Hormuz Chokepoint Would Set "Dangerous Precedent," IMO Warns

Snippet: The ceasefire deal in the six-week US-Iran conflict remained in doubt by late week, as Israel intensified its bombardment of Beirut, Tehran kept the Hormuz chokepoint closed, and negotiators prepared to meet on Friday even as both sides declared victory.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/irans-tolling-regime-hormuz-chokepoint-would-set-dangerous-precedent-imo-warns

[2026-04-09 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: EU’s Kallas urges ‘heavy-handed’ Israel to end strikes in Lebanon

Snippet: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged Israel to halt its attacks in Lebanon, which she said went beyond self-defense against Hezbollah and endangered the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-kallas-urges-israel-end-strikes-lebanon/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-09 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Democrats talk about removing Trump from office after Iran threats

Snippet: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., attend an event marking the installation of a plaque commemorating Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-threats-democrats-impeachment-ea13fc589d1dd75e552de883f2e86e71

[2026-04-09 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Israel wiped out Hezbollah chief’s top secretary in fresh strikes on Lebanon that Iran says jeopardizes cease-fire deal

Snippet: Israel said it wiped out the Hezbollah chief’s top secretary in targeted strikes on Lebanon overnight — as it ramped up attacks Thursday despite the risk of throwing President Trump’s Iran war cease-fire into turmoil.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/world-news/israel-wiped-out-hezbollah-chiefs-top-secretary-in-fresh-strikes-on-lebanon-that-iran-says-jeopardizes-cease-fire-deal/

[2026-04-09 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid calls for UAE flag above every home and building | The National

Snippet: Live updates: US and Iran agree to conditional ceasefire

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/04/09/sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid-calls-for-uae-flag-above-every-home-and-building/

[2026-04-09 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian press review: Principlists call for the continuation of war

Snippet: Despite 40 days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s industries, infrastructure, schools, universities and hospitals, principlist groups in the country have opposed a two-week ceasefire and have been calling for the fighting to continue.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-press-review-principlists-call-continuation-war

[2026-04-09 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: US-Iran talks in Islamabad: What we know | The National

Snippet: Negotiations between the US and Iran around the 10-point peace plan put together by Tehran will take place on Saturday in Islamabad.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/09/us-iran-talks-in-islamabad-what-we-know/

[2026-04-09 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran rules out restrictions on enrichment programme, nuclear chief says

Snippet: The head of Iran's nuclear energy agency on Thursday ruled out any restrictions on the country's enrichment of uranium, saying the demand by the United States and Israel "will not come true".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-rules-out-restrictions-enrichment-programme-nuclear-chief-says

[2026-04-09 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: These Iranians supported the US-Israeli war. Now they realise their mistake

Snippet: The cessation of US-Israeli strikes has brought relief to people in Iran. For those among them who began the conflict supportive of the assault, it also came with a kind of realisation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/these-iranians-supported-us-israeli-war-now-they-realise-their-mistake

[2026-04-09 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul urges immediate departure of Korean nationals in Lebanon amid ongoing strikes

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Thursday urged Korean nationals in Lebanon to leave the country promptly, as airstrikes have continued in the Middle East despite a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409010700320

[2026-04-09 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian press review: Principlists call for the continuation of war

Snippet: Despite 40 days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s industries, infrastructure, schools, universities and hospitals, principlist groups in the country have opposed a two-week ceasefire and have been calling for the fighting to continue.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-press-review-principlists-call-continuation-war

[2026-04-09 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) FM says to send special envoy to Iran to address Middle East situation after U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with details from FMs' phone talks) By Kim Seung-yeon

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409009051315

[2026-04-09 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: EU slams Hormuz toll idea, urges unrestricted freedom of navigation

Snippet: The EU said Thursday that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be ensured with "no payment or toll whatsoever", after Iran suggested it could charge for letting ships through the vital Gulf waterway.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-slams-hormuz-toll-idea-urges-unrestricted-freedom-navigation

[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Why Israel’s attacks on Lebanon could cripple US-Iran ceasefire

Snippet: The Israeli army carried out a wave of air attacks on Lebanon, killing more than 250 people, on Wednesday – the bloodiest day since the US-Israel war on Iran began nearly six weeks ago.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/why-israels-attacks-on-lebanon-could-cripple-us-iran-ceasefire

[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Hungary must urgently explain itself over leaked call with Russian foreign minister, says EU – Europe live

Snippet: European Commission says call in which Hungary’s Péter Szijjártó appears to offer to share documents about Ukrainian accession is ‘alarming’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/09/nato-rutte-trump-iran-hungary-elections-vance-latest-news-updates

[2026-04-09 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Oil prices rise as concerns grow over ‘fragile’ US-Iran ceasefire

Snippet: Global oil prices have risen as concerns grow over whether a fragile US-Iran ceasefire will hold after Israel launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/09/breaking-news/980121/oil-prices-rise-as-concerns-grow-over-fragile-us-iran-ceasefire/

[2026-04-09 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran issues map to help ships avoid mines in Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a map outlining revised routes through the Strait of Hormuz to help vessels steer clear of naval mines, local media said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-issues-map-help-ships-avoid-mines-strait-hormuz

[2026-04-09 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: How Pakistan brokered the US-Iran fortnight ceasefire: 4 things to know

Snippet: Four key players in the Iran war's tentative truce, from left: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; U.S. President Donald Trump; and Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/how-pakistan-brokered-the-us-iran-fortnight-ceasefire-4-things-to-know

[2026-04-09 20:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: FM Cho expected to hold phone talks with Iranian counterpart following U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal

Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is expected to speak by phone with his Iranian counterpart later Thursday, officials said, with stranded South Korea-related vessels in the Strait of Hormuz likely to top the agenda following the US-Iran ceasefire.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713965

[2026-04-09 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: No let-up in Israeli attacks on Lebanon as US-Iran ceasefire teeters

Snippet: Israel’s relentless Lebanon strikes threaten to shatter the fragile truce as peace talks loom

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3349538/no-let-israeli-attacks-lebanon-us-iran-ceasefire-teeters?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 20:40 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: No let-up in Israeli attacks on Lebanon as US-Iran ceasefire teeters

Snippet: Israel’s relentless Lebanon strikes threaten to shatter the fragile truce as peace talks loom

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3349538/no-let-israeli-attacks-lebanon-us-iran-ceasefire-teeters

[2026-04-09 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) S. Korean FM to send special envoy to Iran to discuss Middle East situation, bilateral issues

Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409010400320

[2026-04-09 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Dr Sultan Al Jaber says Strait of Hormuz 'not open' with Iran's action amounting to coercion | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/04/09/dr-sultan-al-jaber-says-strait-of-hormuz-not-open-with-irans-action-amounting-to-coercion/

[2026-04-09 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: The Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Is this the end of the Iran-US ceasefire?

Snippet: Maybe not, analysts say, but much of what happens next rests on ‘wild card’ Israel

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349534/strait-hormuz-closed-again-end-iran-us-ceasefire?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Iranian Foreign Minister] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: The Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Is this the end of the Iran-US ceasefire?

Snippet: Maybe not, analysts say, but much of what happens next rests on ‘wild card’ Israel

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349534/strait-hormuz-closed-again-end-iran-us-ceasefire

[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US to remain key ally of Asean despite Iran war fallout: diplomat

Snippet: Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3349533/us-remain-key-ally-asean-despite-iran-war-fallout-diplomat?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US to remain key ally of Asean despite Iran war fallout: diplomat

Snippet: Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3349533/us-remain-key-ally-asean-despite-iran-war-fallout-diplomat

[2026-04-09 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Lebanon's civilian population caught in Israel-Hezbollah conflict with no exit - analysis

Snippet: For the Lebanese, the war is not over. While there is a ceasefire in Iran and many people in the region are seeking to return to a semblance of normality, Lebanon is being pounded with massive airstrikes.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892456

[2026-04-09 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Thousands of Iranians rally in memory of late supreme leader Khamenei

Snippet: Thousands of Iranians paid tribute on Thursday to the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly four decades until his killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/thousands-iranians-rally-memory-late-supreme-leader-khamenei

[2026-04-09 20:08 UTC+10:00] [Elections] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Hungary betrayed EU by revealing sanctions talk to Russia, says French top diplomat

Snippet: PARIS — Hungary’s talks with Russian officials about sanctions were “a betrayal of the solidarity that is required among members of the European Union,” France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/top-french-diplomat-jean-noel-barrot-says-hungarys-talks-with-russia-are-akin-to-treason/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-09 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers hold first call since start of Iran war | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/04/09/saudi-and-iranian-foreign-ministers-hold-first-call-since-start-of-iran-war/

[2026-04-09 20:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Govt. to keep price caps on fuel products unchanged for next 2 weeks

Snippet: The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713950

[2026-04-09 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: US must choose 'between war and ceasefire', Iranian minister tells BBC

Snippet: An Iranian minister has told the BBC that Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday constituted a "grave violation" of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp849k4j0y1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Gov't to keep price caps on fuel products unchanged for next 2 weeks

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409006700320

[2026-04-09 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: 'We are not broken': French nationals freed from Iran welcomed by President Macron

Snippet: Two French nationals who returned home on Wednesday after being held for almost four years in Iran said they had never given up hope and would speak out about the "daily horror" of their Iranian prison.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/09/we-are-not-broken-french-nationals-freed-from-iran-welcomed-by-president-macron/

[2026-04-09 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Israeli strikes kill at least 15 as Lebanon observes national day of mourning | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/09/israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-15-as-lebanon-observes-national-day-of-mourning/