Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar called for an “immediate” end to the US-Israeli war on Iran, becoming the first major Gulf energy producer to explicitly call for a halt to the conflict without conditions.
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[2026-03-20 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump may use a White House meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday to press for help in the war on Iran, placing her in an awkward position as Tokyo weighs how much support it can provide.
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[2026-03-20 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE presidency of Barack Obama was supposed to improve relations by signaling American willingness to engage Iran. Ahmadinejad, however, took advantage of the opportunity to air a laundry list of grievances against the United States. According to an NPR (National Public Radio) news report in 2009:
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[2026-03-20 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A sharp drop in Iranian gas flows to Turkey following Israel's strike on the South Pars gas field and Tehran's retaliatory attacks across the Gulf has raised energy security concerns. But analysts say Ankara will likely be able to cushion the blow.
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[2026-03-20 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's sovereign bonds are facing "a perfect storm" after new inflation fears sparked by the Iran conflict forced the region's central banks to signal a new course for interest rates on Thursday, sending yields soaring.
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[2026-03-20 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hackers targeted an Orthodox Jewish news publication after US officials warned of Iran-aligned cyber-attacks when the war in the Mideast country got underway last month.
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[2026-03-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-20 02:58 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attacks on facilities by both sides in the conflict this week threaten grave consequences for the global economy
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[2026-03-20 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians inspect the damage at a beauty salon after a deadly Iranian strike in the West Bank village of Beit Awa, near Hebron, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-03-20 02:50 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign minister claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on Iran
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[2026-03-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has been drawn by Israel into an “unlawful war” against Iran and needs help to disengage, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi has said.
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[2026-03-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: There are reports of fire and falling debris in Haifa following a strike by an Iranian missile on an oil refinery, according to Israeli media.
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[2026-03-20 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon is seeking an additional $200bn from Congress to fund the United States-Israel war with Iran, a conflict Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns has no “timeframe” for ending.
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[2026-03-20 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and United Kingdom have issued a joint statement condemning Iran’s overnight attacks on its Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-20 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed has urged for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the region and said “trust must be restored” in a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
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[2026-03-20 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium.
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[2026-03-20 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: （德國之聲中文網）一名伊朗議員表示，德黑蘭領導人正在考慮對途經霍爾木茲海峽的船隻徵收通行費。伊朗新任最高領袖穆傑塔巴‧哈梅內伊(Mojtaba Khamenei)的一名發言人也說，徵收通行費實際上可以起到制裁西方的作用。哈梅內伊的顧問穆赫貝爾(Mohammad Mokhber)說：「在當前這場強加於伊朗的戰爭結束後，隨著霍爾木茲海峽新秩序的建立，伊朗將從一個受制裁的國家轉變為該地區乃至世界範圍內日益強大的力量。我們將制裁那些企圖利用霍爾木茲海峽進行霸權擴張、阻撓其船隻通行的傲慢勢力。」
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[2026-03-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-03-20 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Major international airlines are continuing to suspend flights to Israel amid the country’s ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-20 02:02 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US defense secretary suggests Thursday will be ‘largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above’
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[2026-03-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Gianni Infantino] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mehdi Taj says his country ‘will be preparing for the World Cup’, with Mexico’s leader saying her country was prepared to host Iran’s matches
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[2026-03-20 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed the confirmation hearing for Trump’s new homeland security pick, the about-face by Republicans on Iran and the war’s sticker-shock for ordinary Americans
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[2026-03-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-20 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the intelligence committee during a hearing on Thursday that America and Israel do not share the same war aims in Iran.
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[2026-03-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned this week in protest over the US-Israeli war on Iran, is under FBI investigation, according to Semafor.
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[2026-03-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned this week in protest over the US-Israeli war on Iran, is under FBI investigation, according to Semafor.
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[2026-03-20 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fuel retailers put on notice as watchdog promises to come down hard on those doing the wrong thing
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Global economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says
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[2026-03-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As confidence in America’s defence guarantee erodes, Gulf states are now weighing a more multifaceted strategy, analysts say
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[2026-03-20 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The European Central Bank is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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[2026-03-20 00:52 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The men are accused of spying on targets given to them by Iran, including the Israeli embassy and Britain’s oldest synagogue
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[2026-03-20 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The price of gas has increased significantly since Iran’s attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex, which disrupted around 20 percent of global natural gas flows.
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[2026-03-20 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa estadounidense Pete Hegseth en conferencia de prensa en el Pentágono en Washington, el 19 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-03-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Capital Economics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With worries over the Iran war driving down stock prices, the People’s Bank of China has named market stability as a ‘major task’ in 2026
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[2026-03-20 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The FBI has opened an investigation into a senior US counterterrorism official who recently quit in protest at the war on Iran, for allegedly leaking classified information.
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[2026-03-20 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An elderly man ties a gas cylinder to his scooter after collecting it from a depot in New Delhi, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-03-20 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-03-20 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DOHA, Qatar — A silence has fallen over the manicured campuses of Doha's Education City, broken periodically by the boom of intercepted missiles overhead.
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[2026-03-19 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US and Israeli strikes have killed several people, including four taekwondo athletes, this morning in the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported.
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[2026-03-19 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Unidentified drones have been spotted above a US military base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth live, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing sources. The report comes as Tehran has vowed retaliation to continued US-Israel strikes on Iran, many of which have targeted senior officials.
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[2026-03-19 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the Pentagon's reported $200 billion budget request for Iran war funding "could move."
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[2026-03-19 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned "in the strongest terms" Iranian strikes on Qatar's main gas hub, the world's largest liquefied natural gas facility.
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[2026-03-19 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Marco Rubio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US actions threaten China’s energy security, expose supply chokepoints and raise nuclear proliferation risks in its neighbourhood
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[2026-03-19 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the United States' objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on 28 February.
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[2026-03-19 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conflict has also hit global fertiliser supplies, prompting Manila to seek assurances that Beijing would continue exports
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[2026-03-19 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China said on Thursday that peaceful reunification with Taiwan would help ease the island’s energy supply risks stemming from the Israeli-US war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-03-19 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran has effectively acknowledged Ukraine as a legitimate military target. Ibrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, made this statement in a post on X. The next day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of involvement in the conflict. In diplomatic terms, this indicates that Tehran aligns Kiev’s actions with those of the aggressors: the US and Israel.
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