[2026-03-25 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Some of Trump's Iran war objectives remain unfulfilled as he looks to wind down conflict

Snippet: President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-objectives-iran-war-f79f03a2f1b9383423b2c7fa1166262d

[2026-03-25 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: In Australia's most food insecure suburbs, lines for aid are doubling

Snippet: Cos We Care's Ann Cooper, in the centre holding a box, said people accessing food relief had doubled in six months. (Supplied)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/australians-struggling-food-insecurity-iran-war/106459392

[2026-03-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Putin urges oil and gas companies to use Iran war windfall to pay off bank loans - DailyNews

Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the billions of dollars Russian oil and gas companies are poised to reap from the war in Iran should be used to pay off their debts.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/world/972122/putin-urges-oil-and-gas-companies-to-use-iran-war-windfall-to-pay-off-bank-loans/

[2026-03-25 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Air strikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, diplomatic efforts gather pace

Snippet: US President Donald Trump says the United States is talking to "the right people" in Iran in an effort to end hostilities and claims the Iranians want to reach a deal very badly. Follow live.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/iran-war-live-updates/106493818

[2026-03-25 06:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: What do we know about Trump's 15-point plan for Iran?

Snippet: The New York Times has reported that Trump officials have sent a 15-point plan for peace to Iran. Source: Supplied / GB News

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/airstrikes-batter-iran-israel-and-gulf-states-as-diplomatic-efforts-gather-pace/3ijyiekps

[2026-03-25 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: United Airlines warns fares could jump 20% as oil surges in Iran war

Snippet: United Airlines’ top executive warned ticket prices could jump as much as 20% if oil stays elevated amid the Iran war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/united-airlines-warns-fares-could-jump-20-as-oil-surges-in-iran-war/

[2026-03-25 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: Frontline Lanka’s firm neutrality dodges complicity with warring West - DailyNews

Snippet: Largely out-gunned Iran burns from Western air attacks while over a million people are displaced in tiny Lebanon now being ruthlessly overwhelmed by Israel’s war machine. The billions of the world’s poor, the many small and weak Third World nations, are gripped in desperate anticipation of worse to come in geopolitical chaos – the current global energy crisis starkly the ominous harbinger of crippled economies and starvation.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/general-opinion/972294/frontline-lankas-firm-neutrality-dodges-complicity-with-warring-west/

[2026-03-25 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US says they’re talking, Iran says they’re not. Who’s telling the truth?

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump is insistent that “productive” negotiations have taken place with Iran to end the war he launched with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu almost a month ago. The major problem with that narrative is that Iran’s top officials have repeatedly denied it.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/us-says-theyre-talking-iran-says-theyre-not-whos-telling-the-truth

[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: Strait of Hormuz will be open soon, US and Iran will jointly control it - Trump - DailyNews

Snippet: President Donald Trump told CNN on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz will be “open very soon,” adding he’d like to see the vital shipping route under joint US and Iranian control.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/world/972134/strait-of-hormuz-will-be-open-soon-us-and-iran-will-jointly-control-it-trump/

[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Iran launches strikes against Israel, Gulf States after denying talks with US - DailyNews

Snippet: Iran launched a new wave of missiles against Israel early on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump hailed “very good” talks to end the war despite Tehran denying any dialogue had taken place.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/world/972146/iran-launches-strikes-against-israel-gulf-states-after-denying-talks-with-us/

[2026-03-25 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: World has 'never experienced' soaring refining margins like this, TotalEnergies CEO tells CNBC

Snippet: Roughly 15% of TotalEnergies' production is offline, as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark, but surging oil prices have more than made up for the lost barrels, chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné told CNBC in an exclusive interview.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/totalenergies-ceo-world-has-never-experienced-refining-margins-like-this-.html

[2026-03-25 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Lebanon's foreign ministry expels Iranian ambassador as relations deteriorate

Snippet: Lebanese army soldiers check the site where intercepted missiles fell in Sahel Alma, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-iran-war-israel-hezbollah-ambassador-a0891fa5736b710e990572aff3d73a81

[2026-03-25 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Israel's Lebanon plan could strengthen Hezbollah. Here's what you should know

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/iran-israel-war-daily-news-briefing/106477796

[2026-03-25 06:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A tangled web leads from Golders Green ambulance attack to Tehran

Snippet: British investigators are circumspect, but experts and security officials say incident has hallmarks of Iranian intelligence

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/a-tangled-web-leads-from-golders-green-ambulance-attack-to-tehran

[2026-03-25 06:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump says 'war is won' despite missiles still falling

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Wednesday, March 25.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-25-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/a5597d7f-50d1-40b8-94fa-0cfd43b6e879

[2026-03-25 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is ‘a little optimistic’ about the Iran war

Snippet: JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday he was “a little optimistic” about the long-term prospects for stability in the Middle East despite the short-term risks created by the war in the Gulf.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/jamie-dimon-says-he-is-a-little-optimistic-on-iran-war-heres-why/

[2026-03-25 05:52 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial

Snippet: Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-war-energy-markets-and-a-dangerous-illusion

[2026-03-25 05:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Plan by Pakistan to hold Iran war peace talks

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/plan-by-pakistan-to-hold-iran-war-peace-talks-20260325-p5wj3e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gulf states inching closer to joining Iran war after attacks on bases, energy facilities

Snippet: US allies in the Persian Gulf are reportedly looking to take an active role in the war against Iran in the wake of attacks on their military bases and energy facilities.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/gulf-states-inching-closer-to-joining-iran-war-after-attacks-on-bases-energy-facilities-report/

[2026-03-25 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump says he is 'talking to the right' people in Iran to make a deal

Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters that the US was talking to "the right people" in Iran in order to reach an agreement to end hostilities, adding that the Iranians want to “reach a deal very badly”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-he-talking-right-people-iran-make-deal

[2026-03-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first

Snippet: For 48 hours, the world was told to brace for fire.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-iran-why-trump-blinked-first

[2026-03-25 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to advance as markets swing on Middle East uncertainty

Snippet: The US stock market is swinging between losses and gains Tuesday as uncertainty continues about how long the war with Iran will last.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-advance-as-markets-swing-on-middle-east-uncertainty-20260325-p5wffq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: X yanks blue checkmark from Iran’s sanctioned Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Snippet: X has removed a blue checkmark from the account of Iran’s new supreme leader, who appeared to have paid for the perk in spite of US sanctions against him.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/x-yanks-blue-checkmark-from-irans-sanctioned-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei/

[2026-03-25 05:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: All households to suffer if 'central' industry buckles under soaring fuel costs

Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-prices-updates-iran-war-trucking-industry/13a5b797-8e31-40bf-8260-cc83f4f8601e

[2026-03-25 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Saudi Arabia diverged with Turkey and Pakistan on condemning Iran

Snippet: Turkey and Pakistan opposed the use of harsh language in a diplomatic statement condemning Iran at a meeting of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers in Riyadh last week, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-diverged-turkey-and-pakistan-condemning-iran

[2026-03-25 05:15 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: US-Iran war live updates: Pakistan’s PM offers to host talks to end war; Iran vows to fight until ‘complete victory’; number of service stations with no fuel grows nationwide

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-pakistan-s-pm-offers-to-host-talks-to-end-war-iran-vows-to-fight-until-complete-victory-number-of-service-stations-with-no-fuel-grows-nationwide-20260324-p5uly0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Gas prices soar as war in Iran impacts interest rates and inflation

Snippet: Dave Thomas purchases gasoline at a station Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-mortgage-rates-inflation-1d97fb310d3632130919199952a71ffc

[2026-03-25 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran names successor to security chief killed in US-Israeli attack

Snippet: Iran has named Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as the successor to Ali Larijani, head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike earlier this month.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/mohammad-bagher-zolghadr-succeeds-slain-larijani-as-iran-security-chief

[2026-03-25 05:06 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump’s approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, poll finds

Snippet: Americans’ views on Trump soured greatly with regard to the cost of living, an issue that was at the centre of his 2024 election campaign

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347768/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-poll-finds

[2026-03-25 05:02 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Israel says it will seize parts of southern Lebanon as ‘defensive buffer’

Snippet: Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopes

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/netanyahu-vows-further-strikes-iran-lebanon-missile-hits-tel-aviv-middle-east-crisis

[2026-03-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: There’s a reason Trump set his 48-hour deadline on a Saturday. It had nothing to do with Iran

Snippet: March 25, 2026 — 5:00am

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/there-s-a-reason-trump-set-his-48-hour-deadline-on-a-saturday-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-iran-20260324-p5uio7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Pentagon prepares 3,000 troops from Army’s elite 82nd Airborne for Iran war deployment

Snippet: The Department of War is gearing up to send thousands of troops from the Army’s 82nd Infantry Division to deploy to the Middle East, according to a source familiar with the plan.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/pentagon-prepares-3000-troops-from-elite-82nd-airborne-for-deployment-as-iran-war-continues/

[2026-03-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Oil prices jump as Trump's Iran claims raise doubts

Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as traders turned cautious over the prospect of a negotiated agreement between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/oil-prices-jump-as-trumps-iran-claims-raise-doubts/2306839

[2026-03-25 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US to send 3,000 airborne soldiers to Middle East

Snippet: The Pentagon is planning to deploy a brigade combat team of roughly 3,000 soldiers from the army’s elite 82nd airborne division to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, according to two US officials, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-send-3000-airborne-soldiers-middle-east

[2026-03-25 04:54 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump’s post on Iran

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/traders-placed-massive-bets-minutes-before-trumps-post-on-iran/

[2026-03-25 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rubio viajará a Francia para tratar de persuadir a un escéptico G7 sobre la guerra

Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump con el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 20 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/g7-iran-guerra-eeuu-trump-rubio-539301ef9009c6c303a98f8c07a1c831

[2026-03-25 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump's approval hits new 36 percent low, Reuters-Ipsos poll finds

Snippet: President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, with the US hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran on 28 February, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-reutersipsos-poll-finds

[2026-03-25 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: On the ground in Tehran: Civilian deaths from US-Israeli strikes (VIDEO)

Snippet: The civilian death toll is rising in Tehran after residential areas in the Iranian capital suffered heavy damage from US-Israeli overnight strikes, as emergency crews continue search and rescue operations.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636050-tehran-civilians-killed-bombing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-25 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Duran

Title: IRAN WAR peace talks or trickery. Military build up continues

Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Read full article: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran/episodes/IRAN-WAR-peace-talks-or-trickery--Military-build-up-continues-e3gtngj

[2026-03-25 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: What we know about Trump's 'talks' with Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has executed another spectacular about-turn, from threatening to escalate the Iran war to announcing "very good" talks to end it, which were denied by the Islamic republic.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/what-we-know-about-trumps-talks-with-iran/2306801

[2026-03-25 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: $580M oil trades made minutes before Trump’s key Iran announcement draw scrutiny

Snippet: Over half a billion dollars in oil bets were placed just 15 minutes before President Trump announced Monday he was pausing plans to attack Iranian infrastructure, sending prices plunging.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/580m-oil-trades-made-minutes-before-trumps-key-iran-announcement-draw-scrutiny/

[2026-03-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't return to normal for months, Kalshi bettors predict

Snippet: Prediction market bettors aren't confident that a key oil passageway in the Middle East will reopen in the next few weeks, despite some hope that the U.S. and Iran might find a way out of the war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/kalshi-polymarket-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-trump-iran.html

[2026-03-25 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hezbollah calls on Lebanon to 'immediately reverse' Iran ambassador's expulsion

Snippet: In a statement on Tuesday, Hezbollah called on Lebanon to "immediately reverse" Iran ambassador's expulsion and called the decision a "sin".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-calls-lebanon-immediately-reverse-iran-ambassadors-expulsion

[2026-03-25 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Pakistan offers to facilitate U.S.-Iran war talks as Trump, Tehran give mixed signals

Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his country would host talks between the U.S. and Iran in pursuit of a "comprehensive settlement" of the ongoing war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-pakistan-talks.html

[2026-03-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Jamie Dimon says Iran war makes Middle East peace prospects better in the long term

Snippet: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that while the war in Iran poses near-term risks, it may ultimately improve the prospects for lasting peace in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jamie-dimon-iran-war-middle-east-peace-prospects-long-term.html

[2026-03-25 03:19 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Should holders of US debt take Iran’s military threat literally?

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/should-holders-of-us-debt-take-irans-military-threat-literally/

[2026-03-25 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran parliament speaker: ‘No negotiations with the US’

Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, denied on Monday that Iran was negotiating with the US to end the war.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/iran-parliament-speaker-no-negotiations-with-the-us/

[2026-03-25 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: A most dire strait?

Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — Whenever tensions in the Middle East flare — particularly when Iran once again hints at closing the Strait of Hormuz — a familiar question resurfaces with almost ritual predictability: if this chokepoint is so dangerously critical, why not simply bypass it? Why not lay pipelines from the oil fields along the Persian Gulf that can run across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Oman, and deliver crude directly to the Arabian Sea for export?

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/a-most-dire-strait/2306706

[2026-03-25 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: How will the Iran war end?

Snippet: APROPOS my recent past column, “Oil, oil, oil – US defeat,” a colleague pointed out that the US action against Iran is essentially an undertaking of the United States military-industrial complex. Not having read up much on the subject, I have restricted myself from ever delving into the matter. The principle of accountability in journalism requires that you touch only on subject matter you have sufficient knowledge of.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/how-will-the-iran-war-end/2306657

[2026-03-25 02:29 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Jon Stewart on Donald Trump’s Iran lies: ‘Our Supreme Misleader’

Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s bluffing on Iran ‘talks’ and his callous reaction to Robert Mueller’s death

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/mar/24/jon-stewart-donald-trump-iran