Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Vice President Kamala Harris was mocked by critics after she rebuked President Trump’s address to the nation on Iran Wednesday evening — which she refused to watch.
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[2026-04-03 11:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up pressure on Iran to make a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war "before it is too late," a day after he warned that the US will hit the Islamic Republic "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
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[2026-04-03 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside energy and civilian infrastructure — with the month-long war on Friday showing little sign of easing.
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[2026-04-03 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Friday, after news that Iran and Oman were drafting a protocol to "monitor transit" through the Strait of Hormuz raised hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen.
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[2026-04-03 10:34 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Smartraveller urged Australians not to travel to locations associated with Israeli or US interests and to avoid oil production facilities. Source: AAP / Hadi Mizban
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[2026-04-03 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NASA’s Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-B Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
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[2026-04-03 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: According to President Trump’s critics, there is no reason why America is involved in a war against the terrorist regime in Iran. According to America’s enemies, the US is, in fact, losing the war.
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[2026-04-03 09:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron's increasingly tested relationship with US counterpart Donald Trump has taken another blow as the European leader issued a stern rebuke over the Strait of Hormuz.Macron also expressed disgust at comments Trump made at a private event mocking Macron's relationship with his wife Brigitte.Trump has indicated recently that the US does not consider itself responsible for opening the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping passage that Iran has effectively closed off following the recent attacks by
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[2026-04-03 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército, general Randy George, pronuncia un discurso durante la ceremonia del Día Nacional de Reconocimiento a los Prisioneros de Guerra y Desaparecidos en Combate en el Pentágono, el 19 de septiembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, archivo)
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[2026-04-03 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump warned Iran to make a deal now “before it is too late” on Thursday after US-Israeli airstrikes took out Iran’s tallest bridge.
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[2026-04-03 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As the US lifts sanctions, Venezuelans are remaining optimistic for the future, but are still fighting corruption, repression of free speech and hyperinflation.
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[2026-04-03 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11. More than 70% of Japan’s imported naphtha comes from the Middle East. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A coalition of 40 nations on Thursday huddled on how to meet President Trump’s demand to reclaim the Strait of Hormuz — and opened the door to military escorts if Iran eases off ambushing commercial ships.
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[2026-04-03 08:23 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief of Staff Randy George has been asked to take early retirement, in the latest of over a dozen firings of top generals and admirals
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[2026-04-03 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Army Chief of Staff Randy George has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and take immediate retirement, two US defense officials and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU is facing a looming energy crisis and the only way to survive is to lift sanctions on Russian oil and gas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on X on Thursday.
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[2026-04-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran appears to have shot down a Chinese Wing Loong II drone in the southern region of Shiraz, sparking questions among open-source intelligence analysts about whether Gulf states like Saudi Arabia or the UAE had joined offensive operations against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will need secret codes and to pay up to $2 million in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrencies to avoid being attacked by Iran, according to a new report.
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[2026-04-03 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)
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[2026-04-03 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks overcame early losses to finish with slim gains and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 07:38 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump posted footage on social media appearing to show a strike on a major Iranian bridge. Source: AAP / AP / Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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[2026-04-03 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has reiterated that Washington is open to diplomacy with Tehran as the US-Israel war on Iran drags on – and as US President Donald Trump renews his threats to destroy the country’s civilian infrastructure.
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[2026-04-03 07:11 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Families celebrate the last day of the Persian new year holidays, even as the US president vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi has criticised Iran's regime for its use of "state terrorism" and warned that it will eventually fall.
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[2026-04-03 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has told the nation in a televised speech that the US military has nearly completed its goals in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-03 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. y Eric Trump escuchan mientras su padre, el presidente Donald Trump, pronuncia su discurso del Estado de la Unión en el Congreso en Washington, el 24 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gold prices fell sharply yesterday (April 02), snapping a four-day winning streak, after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled an escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran, dampening investor sentiment and triggering a broader market pullback.
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[2026-04-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-04-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and reaction in Australia for this Good Friday, April 3.
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[2026-04-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Passage through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted to an average of seven ships a day — just 5% of its regular traffic prior to the Iran war — as Tehran exerts full control over the critical waterway.
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[2026-04-03 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Foto del 2023 entregada por Mehraveh Khandan, que muestra, de izq a der: Nima Khandan, Mehraveh Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh y Reza Khandan en su hogar en Teherán. (Foto cortesía de Mehraveh Khandan via AP)
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[2026-04-03 06:23 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eight people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half
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[2026-04-03 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Thursday the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed, hours after threatening to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages."
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[2026-04-03 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese's language has shifted on the war in the Middle East. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-04-03 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The price of oil could continue to rise. (Reuters: Edgar Su)
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[2026-04-03 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN Security Council is set to vote today on a Bahraini resolution addressing Iran's “unlawful and unjustified” attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz, as part of a broader diplomatic push to reopen the vital trade waterway.
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[2026-04-03 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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[2026-04-03 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A few days ago, according to a leaked exchange, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told an Iranian military counterpart that their nation’s economy will face collapse in three more weeks without an immediate cease-fire.
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[2026-04-03 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Many Iranian families picnicked outdoors during daylight hours on Thursday for Sizdah Bedar, which marks Nature Day in the Persian calendar, despite the ongoing bombardment by the United States and Israel.
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[2026-04-03 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This 2023 photo provided by Mehraveh Khandan shows, from left, Nima Khandan, Mehraveh Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh and Reza Khandan in their home in Tehran. (Courtesy Mehraveh Khandan via AP, File)
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[2026-04-03 05:31 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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[2026-04-03 05:29 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president couldn’t give a single coherent reason for why this aggressive war of choice must still be prosecuted
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[2026-04-03 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Videos circulating from the area showed repeated blasts and a large fire, while reports indicated the attack struck close to strategic and industrial infrastructure. The latest bombardment came after earlier strikes this week on Esfahan, a key transport and industrial hub, underlining the sustained pressure on central parts of the country as the conflict entered a second month.
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[2026-04-03 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto proporcionada por el Servicio de Prensa Presidencial de Azerbaiyán, el azerbaiyano Ilham Aliyev, presidente de Azerbaiyán, escribe un mensaje en un libro de condolencias por el fallecido líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, en la embajada de Irán en Bakú, Azerbaiyán, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026.
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[2026-04-03 05:16 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world’s economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-03 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The fanatical Iranian regime is turning children as young as 12 into cannon fodder as part of a desperate war recruitment drive, human rights groups have warned.
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[2026-04-03 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has doubled down on the U.S. war against Iran, spiking oil prices Thursday as traders prepare for a longer conflict that will exacerbate the already deep disruption to global energy supplies.
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