Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-18 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel said it had killed Iran's inteligence minister, Esmail Khatib, warning that Israeli attacks would escalate.
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[2026-03-18 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Large crowds gathered in Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of senior Iranian officials and sailors killed during the Israel-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-18 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence has said NATO is sending another Patriot missile defence unit to its Incirlik Air Base, after several ballistic missiles Ankara says were fired by Iran were downed heading towards or in Turkish airspace.
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[2026-03-18 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Dezoito dias após os Estados Unidos e Israel lançarem ataques contra o Irã, matarem o então líder supremo do país, o aiatolá Ali Khamenei , já nas primeiras horas da guerra e eliminarem outras lideranças políticas e militares, seria razoável supor um enfraquecimento fatal do centro de poder da República Islâmica .
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[2026-03-18 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As United States President Donald Trump tries to build a coalition of navies willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some countries are negotiating safe passage directly with Iran, underscoring a new de facto reality, analysts say: Regardless of military results, Tehran is calling the shots on who gets to use the world’s most important energy waterway.
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[2026-03-18 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran launched a wave of strikes on Israel early Wednesday in revenge for the assassination of security chief Ali Larijani — killing an elderly Jewish couple as they tried to find safety in a bomb shelter.
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[2026-03-18 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia says it is considering redirecting its remaining energy supplies away from Europe as markets reel from the Israeli-US war on Iran.
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[2026-03-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Bank of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We’ve been here before with Covid and Ukraine. Making borrowing more expensive won’t work – only price controls, caps and public ownership can do that
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[2026-03-18 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib. Tehran has not commented on, nor confirmed the attack.
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[2026-03-18 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that an overnight Israeli attack killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib.
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[2026-03-18 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Somewhere along the way, we have seen the rationale for the existence of the state of Israel transition from reliance on western guilt and being a safe haven for Jews after the attempted destruction of Jewish communities in Europe, to the violent biblical rhetoric now deployed across the spectrum.
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[2026-03-18 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Emergency teams were seen evacuating wounded people and recovering personal belongings, including photos and toys, from the debris. Iran's Red Crescent said the site was hit during US-Israeli strikes, part of a broader campaign across Tehran. The footage emerged as Iran prepared funerals for senior figures killed on 17 March, including security chief Ali Larijani, according to state media Fars and Tasnim.
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[2026-03-18 21:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The man was accused of providing images and information about Iran’s sensitive locations to Israeli Mossad officers
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[2026-03-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the war affecting the outlook of Dubai’s medical hub, Malaysia could draw more patients from the Middle East
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[2026-03-18 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Austria’s government says it will temporarily cut fuel taxes and cap retailer margins to shield consumers from soaring oil prices linked to the Iran war.
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[2026-03-18 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Seven Iranian footballers sought asylum in Australia after the Asian Cup. Within days, five chose to return to Iran. While officials say it was their decision, human rights groups point to pressure on their families back home. Reporting by Nicholas Maher for ABC News Loop.
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[2026-03-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IAEA chief renews calls for restraint as strike raises specter of a radiological disaster
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[2026-03-18 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Seventeen days — that’s how long the latest leader of Iran lasted.
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[2026-03-18 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, marking the first such incident since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks.
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[2026-03-18 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, marking the first such incident since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks.
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[2026-03-18 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi travels to Washington for her first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump stateside, the Iran conflict will loom large over their meeting.
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[2026-03-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A red-flag alert has been issued by one genocide-prevention organisation. This is not the time for empty condemnations but sanctions and arms embargos
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[2026-03-18 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran claimed it has executed a man for allegedly spying for Israel in what is the first such killing since the regime’s war against the US and Israel began.
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[2026-03-18 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fund managers pile into cash at fastest pace since Covid-19 as geopolitical tensions, inflation replace AI as top concerns, bank finds
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[2026-03-18 19:34 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Comments build on Beijing’s recent tendency towards detailing economic and lifestyle benefits for island from reunification
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[2026-03-18 19:25 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-18 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Israeli army strike hits next to a tent camp after residents were given a warning to evacuate before the strike in Gaza City, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun, File)
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[2026-03-18 18:58 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-18 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A US-Israeli strike on the city of Dorud in Iran’s Lorestan province killed seven people and wounded 56, according to a provincial official cited by Tasnim news agency.
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[2026-03-18 18:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dubai/Tel Aviv: Iran has targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads, and Iranian state television has claimed the attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani.
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[2026-03-18 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has pledged “revenge” after Israeli strikes killed security chief Ali Larijani and commander of Basij paramilitary forces Gholamreza Soleimani, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran’s political system remains strong as the war entered its 19th day.
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[2026-03-18 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has fired deadly cluster missiles at central Israel in what it says is “revenge” for Israel’s assassination of its security chief Ali Larijani, as the war the United States and Israel triggered against Iran rages towards a third week.
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[2026-03-18 18:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics
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[2026-03-18 17:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China’s response to the Iran war has put a question mark over future supplies for the local aviation sector as spiralling prices cripple spot markets and cloud planning for airlines.
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[2026-03-18 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s health ministry on Wednesday said 192 people were injured over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of wounded since the start of the war to 3,727.
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[2026-03-18 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter, which brings you expert insights on the most critical business stories in Britain. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-18 17:36 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Other delivery and transport companies such as Uber, DoorDash and Australia Post are weighing whether to charge more
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[2026-03-18 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Somewhere along the way, we have seen the rationale for the existence of the state of Israel transition from reliance on western guilt and being a safe haven for Jews after the attempted destruction of Jewish communities in Europe, to the violent biblical rhetoric now deployed across the spectrum.
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[2026-03-18 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday as the market fallout of the Iran war remains in the spotlight ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy move.
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[2026-03-18 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville blasted Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., in a video published on Saturday, arguing his support for the war in Iran is part of a long history of wrong opinions.
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[2026-03-18 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A 2006 Guardian interview with Iran’s slain security chief now reads as a grim warning of the conflict that killed him
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[2026-03-18 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will "temporarily" pull into port after a fire on board, officials said, as the war with Iran entered its third week.
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[2026-03-18 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has fired missiles and drones at several Gulf Arab nations, which have sought to intercept them, in a now-daily fallout from the United States-Israel war launched on Iran nearly three weeks ago that has engulfed the Middle East with deaths, destruction, assassinations, and an energy crisis spreading far beyond the region.
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[2026-03-18 16:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-18 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas on Wednesday condemned the “treacherous” Israeli strike on Tehran that killed Iran's national security chief Ali Larijani, his son and several others.
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[2026-03-18 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ali Larijani, en el centro, jefe del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional iraní, hace un gesto a partidarios de Hezbollah, que arrojan arroz para darle la bienvenida ante el aeropuerto internacional Rafik Hariri en Beirut, Líbano, el miércoles 13 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Bilal Hussein, Archivo)
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[2026-03-18 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump appointed Joseph Kent as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in 2024. (AP: Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-18 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump has been calling on US allies to help end Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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[2026-03-18 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hedge funds are getting battered by the fallout from the escalating conflict with Iran, as a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unravel crowded trades.
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[2026-03-18 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Israeli airstrike has struck an apartment building in Bachoura, central Beirut. The Israeli army had warned residents in the building to evacuate about an hour before completely flattening it as day broke. (AP video by: Fadi Tawil; Production by: Sally Abou AlJoud)
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