[2026-04-02 08:55 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: The Iran vs US-Israel war and the end of the unipolar moment

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/the-iran-vs-us-israel-war-and-the-end-of-the-unipolar-moment/

[2026-04-02 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Days of placating Trump are over as Europeans push back

Snippet: Sir Keir Starmer opted for a morning press conference to address the nation. (Reuters: Frank Augstein)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/trump-iran-war-actions-bringing-uk-closer-to-europe/106524174

[2026-04-02 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran president asks US people if Mideast war puts 'America First'

Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president asked the people of the United States if the Middle East conflict was truly putting "America First", accusing the US of war crimes and being influenced by Israel ahead of a much-anticipated address by Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/02/world/iran-president-asks-us-people-if-mideast-war-puts-america-first/2313012

[2026-04-02 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian leader says Israel will fight 'to last US tax dollar', as US weighs invasion

Snippet: Israel plans to fight Iran “to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar”, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote in an open letter released on Wednesday, hours before US President Donald Trump is set to deliver a primetime address on the war.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-leader-says-israel-will-fight-last-us-tax-dollar-us-weighs-invasion

[2026-04-02 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: ‘Which interests being served by war?’ Iran’s Pezeshkian asks US public

Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged people in the United States to look beyond “a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives” and ask whose interests are being served by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/which-interests-being-served-by-war-irans-pezeshkian-asks-us-public

[2026-04-02 07:38 UTC+10:00] [US President] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran’s president sends message to Americans in unusual open letter

Snippet: Some see the move as Tehran’s bid to convince the US public that the war is wrong and thus indirectly force a ceasefire

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3348721/irans-president-sends-message-americans-unusual-open-letter

[2026-04-02 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez

Snippet: Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, speaks next to the World Baseball Classic trophy a day after her team’s victory over the United States in the championship match, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-sanctions-maduro-d819e64fcdefa132c5b06c3ce0a81f88

[2026-04-02 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel says over 400 strikes carried out in Tehran in two days

Snippet: The Israeli military said it has carried out more than 400 air strikes in Tehran over the past two days.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-over-400-strikes-carried-out-tehran-two-days

[2026-04-02 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 4/1/2026

Snippet: Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon. That’s even though some of the signals investors saw as hopeful on Wednesday are already under dispute.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-9dcf631494ca1a1f3726c9c225c1549c

[2026-04-02 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Guerra en Irán obliga a JetBlue a aumentar hasta 9 dólares las tarifas de equipaje documentado

Snippet: ARCHIVO – Un avión de Jet Blue Airlines en una puerta del Aeropuerto Internacional de Pittsburgh International en Imperial, Pensilvania, el 13 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Gene J. Puskar, Archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/jetblue-tarifa-equpaje-aumento-guerra-iran-combustible-01ff7bede6f89ad07bff4ffe46e60cc0

[2026-04-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: National address created more confusion than confidence, opposition says

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/federal-politics-live-blog-national-address-albanese-iran-war/106523298

[2026-04-02 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: United Arab Emirates ready to help US open Strait of Hormuz by force: report

Snippet: The United Arab Emirates is reportedly preparing to help the US fight Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz by force after being repeatedly struck by Iranian drones and missiles since the war began, Arab officials said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/01/world-news/uae-ready-to-help-us-open-strait-of-hormuz-by-force-report/

[2026-04-02 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: Trump says war in the Middle East will end 'pretty quickly', considering NATO withdrawal

Snippet: US President Donald Trump is signalling the US could scale back its war on Iran while raising fresh doubts about its future role in NATO. Source: Getty / Alex Wong

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-says-war-in-the-middle-east-will-end-pretty-quickly-threatens-nato-withdrawal/w98qei3sl

[2026-04-02 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Stocks rally, oil plunges below $100 as Trump raises hopes of end to Iran war - DailyNews

Snippet: Stock markets surged and oil plunged below US$100 a barrel after President Donald Trump suggested the US would end its attack on Iran in two to three weeks.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/02/local/976521/stocks-rally-oil-plunges-below-100-as-trump-raises-hopes-of-end-to-iran-war/

[2026-04-02 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran’s president sends propaganda letter addressed to Americans, claiming nation is not a threat to them

Snippet: Iran’s president has sent propaganda letter to Americans claiming his country harbors no enmity to ordinary US citizens, according to state-owned outlets.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/01/world-news/irans-president-sends-propaganda-letter-addressed-to-americans-claiming-nation-is-not-a-threat-to-them/

[2026-04-02 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: WHAT’S THE NEWS? - DailyNews

Snippet: Of course, the news is sometimes contradictory. Trump claims Iran is virtually bombed to submission, while Iran carries on making strike after strike on American bases in the Gulf States and most successfully defending itself. It is left to us, the hapless viewers, to decode the news as best we can and wonder where we stand amidst all this turmoil.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/02/features/976538/whats-the-news/

[2026-04-02 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran briefing: Trump says Iran's 'new president' asked for truce but there isn't one

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/iran-israel-war-daily-news-briefing/106502928

[2026-04-02 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Presidente de Chile anuncia ayudas a pescadores y familias para aliviar fuerte alza de combustibles

Snippet: Una mujer vende tanques de gasolina portátiles mientras los conductores hacen fila para llenar sus tanques en Santiago de Chile, el martes 24 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Esteban Félix)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/chile-alza-combustibles-guerra-iran-kast-medidas-dee39fdc80d99ff6396b0e468ec65d50

[2026-04-02 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US will be leaving Iran ‘very soon’

Snippet: Live

Read full article: https://nypost.com/video/us-will-be-leaving-iran-very-soon/

[2026-04-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Oil Prices ease amidst de-escalation in Iran conflict - DailyNews

Snippet: According to international news sources oil prices fell in Asian trading on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains, after reports suggested a possible easing of tensions in the ongoing Iran conflict.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/02/business/976288/oil-prices-ease-amidst-de-escalation-in-iran-conflict/

[2026-04-02 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: A timely move - DailyNews

Snippet: The Government’s decision to implement strict energy conservation measures is a timely move, especially considering the many factors that mitigate against the uninterrupted provision of electricity to consumers. Such moves have been implemented even by some developed countries to conserve energy wherever possible given the serious energy crisis stemming from the Iran War.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/04/02/editorial/976510/a-timely-move-4/

[2026-04-02 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: IEA, IMF and World Bank form group to address war’s economic impact

Snippet: The heads of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said they will form a coordination group to respond to the economic and energy fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iea-imf-and-world-bank-form-group-address-wars-economic-impact

[2026-04-02 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump mulls Nato withdrawal, stopping weapons to Ukraine over Europe's response to Iran war

Snippet: US President Donald Trump plans to lambast Nato in his address at the White House on Wednesday night local time, in the latest sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing fissures in the West's premier alliance.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-mulls-nato-withdrawal-stopping-weapons-ukraine-support-iran-war

[2026-04-02 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: As gas prices rise, some states are still hesitant to cut taxes

Snippet: A sign shows the price of gas at a store, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Freeport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/gas-prices-state-taxes-war-iran-66d00b86639bd6d9b0fdbc0cadc42f80

[2026-04-02 06:01 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Israel hits Iran in waves of attacks and says it killed senior Hezbollah commander

Snippet: War shows little sign of easing despite Donald Trump claiming Iranian leadership ‘just asked’ for ceasefire

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/israel-hits-iran-attacks-killed-senior-hezbollah-commander

[2026-04-02 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Perú registra una inflación de 2,38% en marzo, la tasa mensual más alta en 32 años

Snippet: LIMA (AP) — La inflación de Perú se ubicó en 2,38% en marzo, la tasa mensual más alta en 32 años, por una conjunción de factores locales y externos, informaron el miércoles las autoridades.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/peru-inflacion-gasoducto-guerra-iran-gas-e8a4250c831d98d40ee4e8e964ea74d6

[2026-04-02 05:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Strait of Hormuz tensions may linger for months after US exit from Iran

Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, is a critical shipping route carrying about 20 per cent of global oil supply. Source: SBS News

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/strait-of-hormuz-tensions-us-exit-iran/onetnkx7g

[2026-04-02 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Attacks persist on Iran and across the Mideast as Trump threatens escalation

Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran kept up its attacks on Israel and Persian Gulf neighbors on Wednesday as airstrikes pounded Tehran and U.S. President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/02/world/attacks-persist-on-iran-and-across-the-mideast-as-trump-threatens-escalation/2312923

[2026-04-02 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Crisis mode: Western leaders demand more sacrifices from their people

Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636985-starmer-albanese-iran-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-02 05:21 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: US-Iran war live updates: Trump to deliver prime-time address; Iran denies it has asked for a ceasefire; Albanese pledges $1 billion for struggling businesses

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-to-deliver-prime-time-address-iran-denies-it-has-asked-for-a-ceasefire-albanese-pledges-1-billion-for-struggling-businesses-20260402-p5zkrv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-02 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: What Time Will Donald Trump Address The Nation? How To Watch The Trump Speech

Snippet: President Trump will be addressing the nation Wednesday evening about the ongoing Iran war, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/04/01/donald-trump-address-nation-watch/

[2026-04-02 05:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set for more gains as global stocks rally on hopes for an end to the war; Oil falls

Snippet: Stocks are rushing higher worldwide, and oil prices are easing as hopes build that the war with Iran could end soon. That’s even though some of the signals investors saw as hopeful are already under dispute, and several prior bouts of optimism in financial markets quickly got undercut by continued, fierce fighting in the war.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-for-more-gains-as-global-stocks-rally-on-hopes-for-an-end-to-the-war-oil-falls-20260402-p5zks5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-02 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Albanese will today try to defend his prime-time message

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/anthony-albanese-national-address-fuel-iran-national-press-club/106522330

[2026-04-02 04:54 UTC+10:00] [UK cost of living crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A third inflationary shock in less than a decade is coming: who will pay the price this time around? | Aditya Chakrabortty

Snippet: Brutal past experience has taught us that a cost of living crisis doesn’t affect us all the same, because we don’t all go into it with the same income or wealth

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/inflationary-shock-pay-the-price-uk-energy-crisis-us-iran-war

[2026-04-02 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump says Iran president requests ceasefire, Tehran says 'false'

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran's president had asked for a ceasefire, but ruled out any truce until the vital Strait of Hormuz was reopened for crucial energy shipments.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/02/world/trump-says-iran-president-requests-ceasefire-tehran-says-false/2312904

[2026-04-02 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Tehran’s friends are about to make life much more difficult for Iran and the US

Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636970-iran-friends-war-us-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-02 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli military says 10 soldiers killed, over 300 wounded in war

Snippet: The Israeli military said 10 soldiers have been killed and 309 others wounded since the outbreak of fighting with Lebanon and Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-says-10-soldiers-killed-over-300-wounded-war

[2026-04-02 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Democratic pollster: Benefit of defanging Iran far outweighs cost of war

Snippet: In the face of economic calamity, President Franklin Roosevelt said boldly, “we have nothing to fear, but fear itself,” highlighting how panicked markets feed on themselves.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/01/opinion/democratic-pollster-benefit-of-defanging-iran-far-outweighs-cost-of-war/

[2026-04-02 04:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran rejects Trump claim that it asked for a ceasefire (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Snippet: Welcome to RT’s live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran and the wider turmoil across the Middle East, which continues to be affected by missile and drone strikes from both sides.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636981-iran-war-us-israel-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-02 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran authorities await war ‘victory’ as supporters mark 1979 anniversary

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Government supporters have taken to the streets in Iran to celebrate the anniversary of a referendum nearly half a century ago that solidified the Islamic Republic’s hold on power, even as the United States and Israel continued their attacks on the country.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/iran-authorities-await-war-victory-as-supporters-mark-1979-anniversary

[2026-04-02 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran rejects Trump’s claim of cease-fire request, says Tehran determined to win war

Snippet: Top Iranian officials denied President Trump’s claim that the regime begged for a cease-fire deal on Wednesday, insisting that Tehran is committed to winning the war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/01/world-news/iran-rejects-trumps-claim-of-cease-fire-request-says-tehran-determined-to-win-war/

[2026-04-02 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Uganda, Egypt discuss Iran war impact on Africa's energy and food prices

Snippet: Uganda's state minister for foreign affairs has met with Egypt's foreign minister in Cairo to discuss how the ongoing war involving Iran is affecting Africa's energy security, inflation and food prices.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/01/uganda-egypt-discuss-iran-war-impact-on-africas-energy-and-food-prices/

[2026-04-02 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Netanyahu casts Iran war as modern Exodus in Passover address

Snippet: In a Passover eve address steeped in biblical imagery, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday framed Israel’s campaign against Iran and its proxies through the lens of the biblical Exodus, declaring that Israel had dealt its enemies “ten blows” echoing the Ten Plagues.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/01/world-news/netanyahu-casts-iran-war-as-modern-exodus-in-passover-address/

[2026-04-02 03:04 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato

Snippet: The president, a longtime critic of Nato, has stepped up criticism after allies refused to join the US-Israel war on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/trump-says-he-is-absolutely-considering-withdrawing-us-from-nato

[2026-04-02 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: IRGC says Hormuz under its control amid Trump ceasefire remarks

Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the Strait of Hormuz is “firmly and dominantly” under its control and will not be opened to what it described as US pressure.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-says-hormuz-firmly-under-its-control-amid-trump-ceasefire-remarks

[2026-04-02 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ​Beyond the brink: Why US-Israel strikes on Iran defy international law

Snippet: THE coordinated military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026 as part of “Operation Epic Fury” have plunged the Middle East into a “war without law.” While Washington and Tel Aviv frame these actions as a “preemptive” necessity to neutralize nuclear threats and “Axis of Resistance” proxies, a rigorous examination of international legal frameworks — specifically the United Nations Charter and landmark International Court of Justice (ICJ) precedents — reveals a starkly different reality:

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/02/opinion/columns/beyond-the-brink-why-us-israel-strikes-on-iran-defy-international-law/2312776

[2026-04-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Ungodly faith propels US-Israel war on Iran

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/02/opinion/columns/ungodly-faith-propels-us-israel-war-on-iran/2312778

[2026-04-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Asia's factory activity slows on cost pressure from Iran war

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/02/business/top-business/asias-factory-activity-slows-on-cost-pressure-from-iran-war/2312835

[2026-04-02 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: The United Kingdom will convene talks with dozens of countries on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced, as the US-Israeli war on Iran has effectively shuttered the critical Gulf waterway.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/uk-to-host-meeting-of-35-countries-on-reopening-strait-of-hormuz

[2026-04-02 02:41 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Trump’ll declare victory in Iran – will it be on April Fools’ day?

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/trumpll-declare-victory-in-iran-will-it-be-on-april-fools-day/