Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-07 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A synagogue in Tehran was destroyed following a US-Israeli strike that targeted a nearby residential building, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
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[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute survey was conducted across Southeast Asia between Jan. 5 and Feb. 20, before the outbreak of the war with Iran. © Reuters
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[2026-04-07 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks are set to open marginally higher on Tuesday as investors brace themselves ahead of President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Straight of Hormuz, due later in the day.
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[2026-04-07 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Traffic on the King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain has been suspended as a precaution over fears of attacks, the authority overseeing the bridge said.
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[2026-04-07 15:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sales of electric vehicles jumped 50 per cent in the month after the war against Iran began as motorists, scarred by soaring fuel prices, sought ways to escape pain at the petrol pump.
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[2026-04-07 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-04-07 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the Shi'ite holy city of Qom, according to The Times on Tuesday, citing a diplomatic memo said to be based on American and Israeli intelligence.
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[2026-04-07 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, is stepping into a critical role as fuel and fertiliser shortages ripple across the continent amid disruptions linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-07 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has delivered increasingly erratic language on the war in Iran. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-04-07 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Global oil prices rose on Tuesday afternoon in Asia ahead of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
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[2026-04-07 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, economic and planning adviser to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, says that while there is pressure on the energy system due to the Iran war, "there is no nationwide fuel supply collapse." (Photo by Faisal Mahmud)
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[2026-04-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Greenhouse gas emissions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables
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[2026-04-07 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zahra Arghavan, left, and Mehdi Alishir check one of the windows at their home in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-04-07 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-07 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — La Calzada del Rey Fahd, un puente clave que conecta Arabia Saudí con el reino insular de Baréin, cerró a primera hora del martes debido a amenazas de ataques iraníes.
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[2026-04-07 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic senator Chris Murphy warned that President Donald Trump’s threat to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran was “perhaps the most jarring and diabolical” of his presidency.
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[2026-04-07 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-04-07 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-07 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From how UAE is fighting Iran back to a series of murders in Bali, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-04-07 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Iranian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From how UAE is fighting Iran back to a series of murders in Bali, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-04-07 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he continued to threaten the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants if they don’t meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-07 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-04-07 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened to take out Iran “in one night” if it fails to make a deal before the deadline he set for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route.
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[2026-04-07 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli left-wing activists protested outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv on Monday, calling for an end to the ongoing war with Iran, news agency APF reported.
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[2026-04-07 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The events industry in the UAE is recalibrating as regional conflict disrupts airspace and touring schedules. The majority of organisers are moving dates rather than outright cancelling, as flight delays and shipping issues complicate plans for large-scale shows.
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[2026-04-07 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Iran war is affecting daily life in Japan, impacting local ferry services, food prices and public baths. (Source photos by Nankai Ferry/Kyodo and Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-04-07 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces have struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran during the war, according to a statement posted on social media.
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[2026-04-07 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Global stocks struggled while oil prices climbed as investors reacted to rising tensions ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-07 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-07 13:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US demands Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz while Tehran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal and insists it wants permanent end to conflict
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[2026-04-07 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Today is US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to decide whether it intends to move toward a serious agreement or continue a war it is not winning.
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[2026-04-07 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The person, believed to be the NHK’s Tehran bureau chief, is one of two Japanese nationals who had been detained in Iran
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[2026-04-07 13:02 UTC+10:00] [Japanese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The person, believed to be the NHK’s Tehran bureau chief, is one of two Japanese nationals who had been detained in Iran
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[2026-04-07 13:00 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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[2026-04-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: There is little doubt that the crisis caused by Iran’s threatening of civilian shipping the Strait of Hormuz is now a global one. However, the clamour surrounding energy shortages, market fluctuations and disrupted supply chains can obscure the price being paid by one of the most vulnerable communities in the eye of the storm – the estimated 20,000 seafarers trapped in the Gulf.
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[2026-04-07 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sought to extend Kyiv’s newly acquired clout in the Middle East during a visit to Syria, a strategically important country with a nascent military and a newfound alliance with the US that has replaced decades in the orbits of Russia and Iran.
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[2026-04-07 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares continued to trade higher late Tuesday morning despite paring some of the earlier gains, as retail and foreign investors turned to net selling and caution grew ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for a peace deal with Iran.
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[2026-04-07 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Several Cabinet officials and other stakeholders have been invited to the House of Representatives that will hold a joint hearing on Wednesday to fast-track measures that will ease fuel costs for Filipinos amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-07 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions were heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and surrounding areas as Israeli air defences intercepted missiles fired from Iran, Syrian state television reported.
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[2026-04-07 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen’s Houthi movement said it carried out a joint military operation with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, targeting sites in southern Israel.
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[2026-04-07 12:19 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A criminal lawyer has warned parents to stay vigilant during the school holidays as youth crime offences often spike during term breaks.Astor Legal principal lawyer Avinash Singh said the most common crimes included property damage, assault and retail theft."As criminal defence lawyers, we see a sharp rise in youth crime during school holidays," he said.LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump says Iran wants him to 'keep bombing'As the school holidays have begun, a criminal lawyer has warned parents to stay vigilant as
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[2026-04-07 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on Tuesday said that its aid workers are carrying out a “relief and rescue” mission in the Iranian capital after another US-Israeli air strike.
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[2026-04-07 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The gap between Washington and Tehran cannot be bridged before President Donald Trump’s deadline expires, The Wall Street Journal reported, quoting US officials.
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[2026-04-07 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS ― Europe’s mounting foreign policy failures, from struggling to fund Ukraine to its fragmented response to the Iran war, are fueling calls for a root-and-branch overhaul of how the bloc conducts diplomacy.
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[2026-04-07 12:00 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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[2026-04-07 11:55 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump claims Iranians welcome US strikes and lower court judges challenge Trump’s ‘war on rule of law’ – key US politics stories from Monday 6 April at a glance
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[2026-04-07 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for faster development of a new energy system to ensure energy security, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as global fuel prices surge following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
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[2026-04-07 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (Reuters) -- The Strait of Hormuz's closure and the resulting surge in global oil prices have handed financial windfalls to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia, while other states that lack alternative shipment routes have lost billions of dollars, a Reuters analysis found.
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[2026-04-07 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-07 11:37 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Former Special Air Services soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged war crimes.Roberts-Smith, 47, was arrested at Sydney Airport today.The Victoria Cross recipient served in multiple theatres overseas during his service with the armed forces, including Afghanistan.LIVE UPDATES: Trump takes shot at Australia as Iran openly mocks himBen Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney Airport.
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