Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US War Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing accusations of violating domestic and international laws prohibiting war crimes by declaring that “no quarter” or mercy would be given to Iranian forces.
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[2026-03-17 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed on Sunday, on “Face the Nation,” that President Donald Trump launched attacks against Iran “because it is fun,” accusing the United States of starting what he called an “illegal war” during an interview with CBS host Margaret Brennan.
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[2026-03-17 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fears over the scarcity of fuel and the war on Iran's uncertain future has forced Sri Lanka to declare a shorter work week.
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[2026-03-17 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European allies have pushed back on a US request to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, with Germany stating outright that the conflict with Iran was "not Nato's war".
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[2026-03-17 02:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warships
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[2026-03-17 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-17 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities are organising street-level events across the country over the coming days to maintain security control and send more messages of defiance to the leaders of the United States and Israel in the third week of their war.
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[2026-03-17 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A much-anticipated summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be postponed due to logistical snarls stemming from the ongoing war in Iran, according to White House officials.
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[2026-03-17 01:47 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-17 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European leaders have rejected demands by United States President Donald Trump to help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as foreign ministers from the European Union gathered in Brussels to discuss skyrocketing oil prices during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-17 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-17 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-17 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the US-Israeli strikes for the deaths of "hundreds" of Iranian civilians, including "over 200 children" in a social media post.
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[2026-03-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Questions over who bears responsibility for the killing of over 160 schoolgirls in an airstrike in Iran are irrelevant, former CENTCOM commander Admiral William Fallon has suggested in a heated exchange with Afshin Rattansi on Going Underground.
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[2026-03-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Questions over who bears responsibility for the killing of over 160 schoolgirls in an airstrike in Iran are irrelevant, former CENTCOM commander Admiral William Fallon has suggested in a heated exchange with Afshin Rattansi on Going Underground.
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[2026-03-17 01:28 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President made contradictory comment to reporters on Air Force One after pleading with allies to help US secure Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-03-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's health system is holding up despite the evacuation of six hospitals across the country, a World Health Organisation official has told Reuters.
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[2026-03-17 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States government had told Turkey through official channels that the war on Iran would only take four days, Asli Aydintasbas, a Washington-based Turkey expert, said during an interview on Sunday.
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[2026-03-17 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Joint attacks by the United States and Israel have severely reduced Iran’s capacity to fire missiles and drones, experts say, but Iran retains enough capabilities to inflict significant damage.
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[2026-03-17 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar has called on Iran to immediately stop attacks on Gulf countries so a diplomatic solution could be sought to end the war with the United States and Israel, which has triggered a global energy crisis.
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[2026-03-17 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the UK is working on a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after speaking to US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-17 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La selección de Irán previo al partido contra Corea del Norte en las eliminatorias de la Copa Mundial, el 10 de junio de 2025, en Teherán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-17 00:38 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenMecca, Saudi Arabia Muslims perform late-night prayers on Laylat al-Qadr (night of power) on the 27th night of the holy month of Ramadan, in the Grand Mosque in MeccaPhotograph: Saudi Press Agency/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenAbu Dhabi, UAE Women pray at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on Laylat al-Qadr, one of the holiest nights during the Muslim fasting month of RamadanPhotograph: Ryan Lim/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenTehran, Iran Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on
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[2026-03-17 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Wang Ting-yu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expensive missiles cannot stop large waves of rockets and drones in an armed conflict, officials on the self-ruled island warn
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[2026-03-17 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the UK is working on a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after speaking to US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-16 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force said Monday that it had destroyed a plane belonging to Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that the Jewish state claimed was used to convey messages and coordinate with the Islamic Republic’s terror proxies.
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[2026-03-16 23:34 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cousin of Tech Sgt Tyler Simmons, whose military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, says: ‘We didn’t need to be in this war’
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[2026-03-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: More than 50 cultural heritage sites across Iran were damaged during two weeks of strikes by the United States and Israel, according to Iran’s cultural heritage ministry.
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[2026-03-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president’s threat to delay summit with Xi adds uncertainty to Paris negotiations, analysts say
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[2026-03-16 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: German defence minister Boris Pistorius on Monday rejected demands by US President Donald Trump for military support in the war against Iran and downplayed threats that such a stance by allies would hurt Nato.
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[2026-03-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sports minister said it was impossible for the players to participate in the tournament after the US launched air strikes alongside Israel
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[2026-03-16 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping could be delayed for logistical reasons during an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
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[2026-03-16 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: It may seem like the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US and Israel is happening far away, but it’s already starting to affect life in Spain, including the property market.
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[2026-03-16 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is a military strategy with vast consequences for the global economy, not just in the form of higher oil prices, but with disruptions in supply chains involving metals and manufacturing, and farming and food prices. And at some point in the future, supply chain experts say, Iran's attempt to choke of the strait will also hit American medicine cabinets.
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[2026-03-16 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A non-Iranian oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz with its automatic transponder system activated, despite major disruption to shipping in the crucial waterway from the Middle East war, monitor Marine Traffic said Monday.
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[2026-03-16 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Unesco sites] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since the US and Israeli strikes, Unesco is tracking damage to protected landmarks in Iran, as well as heritage sites in Lebanon and Israel
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[2026-03-16 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US-Israel war on Iran has rattled global energy markets, as countries scramble to secure fuel, conserve supplies and rethink exports.
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[2026-03-16 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Prime minister Keir Starmer said Monday Britain was working with allies to come up with a "viable" plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil transport conduit effectively shut by Iran in the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeffrey Epstein] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Advocates say 24/7 coverage of US attacks will not last for ever – and spotlight will return to Epstein and his crimes
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[2026-03-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump was stunned to learn last week that US intelligence indicates new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay — and that his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, feared his suitability to rule the Islamic Republic for that reason, The Post can reveal.
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[2026-03-16 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The European Union on Monday announced 458 million euros ($525 million) in humanitarian aid for the Middle East, in response to the conflicts in the region such as the US-Israeli war with Iran and Israel's war in Lebanon.
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[2026-03-16 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Senior French officials reportedly met last week to discuss an escalating shortage of air-to-air missiles being rapidly expended to intercept Iranian kamikaze drones over the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-03-16 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Senior French officials reportedly met last week to discuss an escalating shortage of air-to-air missiles being rapidly expended to intercept Iranian kamikaze drones over the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-03-16 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Explosions echoed across Beirut early Monday as Israel struck the Lebanese capital.
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[2026-03-16 21:33 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two sides still ‘in communication’, foreign ministry says, after US leader hints he could postpone visit unless Beijing helps reopen Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-03-16 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said he is hopeful that talks with Iran are beginning to ease shipping disruptions for the country’s vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-16 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has not requested a ceasefire, foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday, according to the semi-official Students News Network, and wants to ensure that any end to the war with Israel and the US is definitive.
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[2026-03-16 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least 168 pupils, 26 teachers and four parents were killed in the attack in the southern city of Minab on February 28
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[2026-03-16 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump urged NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude that Iran has effectively closed, as major economic players began releasing oil reserves on Monday to ward off supply disruptions.
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[2026-03-16 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fears of a global energy crisis rose Monday as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel's bombardment of Lebanon. An Iranian drone strike temporarily shut Dubai’s airport, a crucial global travel hub, underscoring the threats to the world economy.
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