Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US and Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sixteen new and refiled applications, led by hard-tech firms, point to a deepening pipeline as investor appetite returns
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[2026-04-01 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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[2026-04-01 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran hit a tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait International Airport early Wednesday as Tehran remained unrelenting in its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors, while acknowledging for the first time that Washington had been in direct contact about a possible ceasefire.
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[2026-04-01 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: January feels an age away for Iranians. The dangers of the authorities’ crackdown on anti-government protests have been replaced with a month of incessant US and Israeli strikes and the threat of a looming ground invasion.
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[2026-04-01 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With most eyes still on the Middle East, and growing US frustrations with European Nato allies' over their decisions to deny the use of their bases for offensive operations in Iran, there is often much less focus on Ukraine.
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[2026-04-01 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT has looked into how Iran has used cheap, AI-generated clips to mock US President Donald Trump and the American military, countering the multibillion-dollar US media machine during the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-01 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: RT has looked into how Iran has used cheap, AI-generated clips to mock US President Donald Trump and the American military, countering the multibillion-dollar US media machine during the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-01 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian-American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday by a suspected Iran-backed armed group.
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[2026-04-01 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato after allies failed to back US military action against Iran, according to an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph.
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[2026-04-01 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump said he’s strongly considering pulling the US out of NATO after the alliance failed to get behind Washington’s operation in Iran as he branded the defense pact a “paper tiger.”
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[2026-04-01 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NICOSIA, Cyprus — Skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won't return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow, the European Union's energy commissioner warned Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NICOSIA, Cyprus — Skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won't return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow, the European Union's energy commissioner warned Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 20:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Keir Starmer is speaking now.
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[2026-04-01 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as the prospect of a resolution to the Iran conflict lifted investor sentiment.
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[2026-04-01 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned the economic shocks of the war in the Middle East would be felt for months and encouraged citizens to take public transport in a rare address to the nation on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-01 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bipartisan panel argues sanctions have concentrated discounted oil in Beijing's hands – charges the Chinese government denies
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[2026-04-01 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened attacks on a swath of U.S. tech companies with operations in the Middle East, including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Google.
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[2026-04-01 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Damascus will stay out of the Israeli-US war on Iran unless his country comes under attack, during a visit to London on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The prime minister's address came with a reassuring message and a warning shot. (Supplied)
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[2026-04-01 19:41 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-01 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Afghan workers injured after US-Israeli attack on Bushehr meteorological facility, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-04-01 19:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president’s claim that conflict is nearing end prompts 15% drop in Brent crude and stock market climb in Asia
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[2026-04-01 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed direct contact with United States President Donald Trump’s top envoy Steve Witkoff amid the ongoing war, but downplayed talks of negotiations in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-01 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-04-01 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-01 19:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Iran war has entered a prolonged phase, reshaping strategic debates far beyond the Middle East. It is no longer a regional conflict but a reference point for broader security discussions. As the Iran war drags on, a growing wave of analysis seeks to draw parallels between Tehran and Pyongyang.
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[2026-04-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US drivers face soaring petrol costs and budget strain, with a customer saying ‘we are paying the price’ of the war
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[2026-04-01 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: January feels an age away for Iranians. The dangers of the authorities’ crackdown on anti-government protests have been replaced with a month of incessant US and Israeli strikes and the threat of a looming ground invasion.
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[2026-04-01 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This satellite image provided by Vantor shows the Natanz nuclear complex in Iran on March 7, 2026, with no new damage seen at the facility or the tunnels. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP, file)
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[2026-04-01 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: ‘Large fire’ at Kuwait airport after ‘brazen attack’ on fuel tanks
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[2026-04-01 18:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks surged Wednesday, led by gains in chipmakers and other big-cap tech shares, as hopes grew for a possible end to the US-Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-01 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Malaysia has several ships waiting in a queue to transit the Strait of Hormuz, and they have been allowed to pass without having to pay any tolls to Iran, a spokesperson for the government said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-01 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar was targeted by three cruise missiles launched from Iran, one of which struck an oil tanker, Qatar’s defence ministry said.
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[2026-04-01 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Women mourn the death of a family member following an attack by gunmen in Gari Ya Waye community in Jos North Nigeria, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Omale, File)
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[2026-04-01 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos hombres en moto, pasan junto a escombros calcinados tras un ataque israelí en Beirut, Líbano, el 1 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-04-01 18:35 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump is about to give the American people an update on the war in Iran as the US president and his administration flag that hostilities between the two countries could soon be over.
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[2026-04-01 18:22 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both Australia and Japan are heavily reliant on Chinese jet fuel, but shipments have plunged in recent weeks amid the Iran war
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[2026-04-01 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said Tehran does not have to make a deal for him to end the war, adding that the conflict could end in two to three weeks, but Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he has no faith in talks with Washington.
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[2026-04-01 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance (izquierda), y el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, asisten a una reunión en la Oficina Oval, en la Casa Blanca, el 3 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, archivo)
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[2026-04-01 17:44 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prices for ingredients and packaging have risen by as much as 30 per cent since the start of the Iran war
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[2026-04-01 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two men ride scooters past charred debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-04-01 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In an interview with Fox News, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Iran is led by “radical Shia clerics” who, he said, believe they have a “calling” to “usher in the end of the world”.
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[2026-04-01 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares listed in Europe are set to kick off the new trading month with a strong rebound, after notching their worst month since 2008 in March.
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[2026-04-01 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air strikes continued in and around Tehran in recent hours, with residential areas and key infrastructure reported to have been hit across the capital, Iranian state media reported.
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[2026-04-01 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the United States "is going to have to reexamine" its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran has concluded.
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[2026-04-01 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An American freelance journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad by a suspected Iraqi armed group, the United States said, as regional security deteriorates following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
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[2026-04-01 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Smith speaks with Reged Ahmad about how the Iran war is testing Donald Trump’s ability to bend the world to his will
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[2026-04-01 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Large Japanese manufacturers indicated their highest level of business optimism in over four years, despite uncertainties brought about from the Iran war.
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[2026-04-01 16:21 UTC+10:00] [Hudson Institute] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If Islamabad can successfully carry off the talks, it stands a chance of bringing in much-needed investments and weapon sales, analysts say
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[2026-04-01 16:19 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 1, 2026 16:19 | News
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