Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-06 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that a US operation to rescue a downed airman may have been a cover to "steal enriched uranium" from the Islamic Republic. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said the US recovered a second crew member of an F-15E that went down over Iran on Friday, in what he called a "daring" search and rescue operation.
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[2026-04-06 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court allowed on Monday the publication of limited additional details from a sensitive security investigation involving several suspects alleged to have provided services to Iranian elements, in what appears to be the latest case in Israel’s widening wave of Iran-linked espionage affairs.
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[2026-04-06 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Soaring fuel costs due to US-Israel war on Iran have pushed the Egyptian government to issue a month-long early-closing order. Small businesses are scrambling to adapt.
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[2026-04-06 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former PLA personnel say Iranian success in shooting down military aircraft boosts morale and shows it remains a threat to US and Israel
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[2026-04-06 20:13 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former PLA personnel say Iranian success in shooting down military aircraft boosts morale and shows it remains a threat to US and Israel
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[2026-04-06 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-06 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tehran has rejected any immediate move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz despite the US deadline fast approaching.
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[2026-04-06 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Special envoys will also sail to Oman and Algeria to try to secure oil via other routes, said lawmaker Ahn Do-geol
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[2026-04-06 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Special envoys will also sail to Oman and Algeria to try to secure oil via other routes, said lawmaker Ahn Do-geol
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[2026-04-06 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: US-Israeli strikes kill six children in Tehran provinceIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Lebanon6 April 2026 10:43 BST People carry belongings from a building damaged in an Israeli strike on Sunday as the US-Israel war on Iran continues, in Bir Hassan, Beirut, Lebanon, 6 April 2026.
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[2026-04-06 19:40 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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[2026-04-06 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Kurdish Iranian opposition groups denied receiving arms from the US after a new report appeared on Fox News on April 5. This is the second time Kurds have been put in the spotlight since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28.
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[2026-04-06 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 2018, Emirati academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla published a book titled The Gulf Moment, arguing that states such as the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had eclipsed countries such as Egypt and Iraq - the historical core of the region - and were now projecting political, economic and cultural power on the world stage.
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[2026-04-06 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Sanaa, Yemen – Inside Yasser’s cramped 3-by-3-metre (10-by-10ft) ice cream shop, three refrigerators are stacked with frozen goods.
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[2026-04-06 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said the United States tried to covertly arm Iranian protesters through Kurdish intermediaries weeks before the current war was launched, even as Washington was engaged in talks with Tehran.
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[2026-04-06 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Inaction by the UN nuclear watchdog "emboldens aggression" against nuclear facilities such as the Bushehr power plant, Iran's atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said on Monday in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency's director.
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Infrastructure costs, supply chains and industry readiness could pose problems for wider adoption of biodiesel blends, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Infrastructure costs, supply chains and industry readiness could pose problems for wider adoption of biodiesel blends, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An AirAsia plane is seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on April 6. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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[2026-04-06 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: After the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, another crucial regional waterway, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, is now at risk of disruption.
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[2026-04-06 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death of Majid Khademi, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organisation, was announced on Monday by Iranian state media, without additional detail.
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[2026-04-06 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US forces on Kuwait's Bubiyan island were targeted by Iran, the spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a video statement shared by state media on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF announced on Monday that the Israel Air Force assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief, Majid Khademi.
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[2026-04-06 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least 34 people have been killed, including six children, as the United States and Israel carried out massive attacks across Iran, targeting a top university as well as residential areas, after US President Donald Trump set a Tuesday deadline for Tehran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and bridges.
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[2026-04-06 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia’s unique energy markets, power sourcing strategies and vast digital infrastructure requirements underpin the sector’s resilience
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[2026-04-06 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Vivian Balakrishnan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia’s unique energy markets, power sourcing strategies and vast digital infrastructure requirements underpin the sector’s resilience
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[2026-04-06 18:28 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington/Cairo: The United States and Iran have received a draft proposal calling for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources, a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to rain “hell” on Tehran if it did not make a deal.
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[2026-04-06 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US government has pressured satellite imaging company Planet Labs to stop publishing photos of the Middle East.
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[2026-04-06 18:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-04-06 18:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-06 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mediators propose framework of a plan to end hostilities as fresh aerial strikes are reported across the region
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[2026-04-06 18:18 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mediators propose framework of a plan to end hostilities as fresh aerial strikes are reported across the region
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[2026-04-06 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In the wake of the February 28 US and Israeli attacks on Iran, there has been an attempt by Tehran to widen the war throughout the region. One of the countries that has become a key frontline is Iraq. There, the Iranians back a group of Shi’ite militias that are called Hashd al-Sha’abi.
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[2026-04-06 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-06 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: MizarVision published images of the deployment of US air defence systems in the Middle East in the lead-up to the Iran war and after it began. (Supplied: MizarVision)
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[2026-04-06 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli rescue teams comb through debris after Iranian attack on Haifa
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[2026-04-06 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-04-06 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Libya’s oil production has increased to 1.43 million barrels per day, the highest level in more than a decade, which could prove crucial as supplies of oil to global markets through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-06 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India has begun buying oil and gas from Tehran after a seven‑year hiatus as it grapples with supply disruptions and elevated energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-04-06 17:39 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will never return to its former state, especially for the US and Israel,” according to a statement posted on social media. The IRGC added that it is in the final stages of operational preparations for what Iranian officials have described as a “new order” for the Gulf.
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[2026-04-06 17:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks closed higher Monday as investors awaited for Samsung Electronics' first-quarter earnings guidance this week, while they digested Washington's renewed threat on Iran. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-06 17:09 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: United Arab Emirates official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that a deal that fails to rein in Iran’s nuclear program and its missiles and drones would pave the way for "a more dangerous, more volatile Middle East."
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[2026-04-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sales of electric heavy-duty cargo trucks surged by 182 per cent in 2025, with more growth forecast as oil and gas prices soar
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[2026-04-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sales of electric heavy-duty cargo trucks surged by 182 per cent in 2025, with more growth forecast as oil and gas prices soar
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[2026-04-06 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.
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[2026-04-06 16:56 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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
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[2026-04-06 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Monday as investors awaited for Samsung Electronics' first-quarter earnings guidance this week, while they digested Washington's renewed threat on Iran. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-06 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The escalating confrontation with Iran is putting one of NATO’s core principles to the test: inter-alliance solidarity. While US President Donald Trump is leading a hardline approach, in cooperation with Israel, to curb Iran’s nuclear progress, key European countries are adopting a cautious, restrained, and critical stance.
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