Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-15 12:58 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: News of black rain falling on Tehran felt all too familiar to Nejat Rahmanian as he scrolled through alerts on social media feeds and tried to contact relatives on March 8.
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[2026-03-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The head of the USA's federal communication agency has accused several broadcasters of "hoaxes and news distortions", threatening to revoke their broadcasting licences if their coverage of the Middle East conflict doesn't change.Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr delivered the ultimatum after referencing a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump, who slammed reporting by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal on US tanker planes that were hit in Saudi Arabia."Their terrible reporting is the
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[2026-03-15 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In week two, the war against Iran and Hezbollah came home to America.
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[2026-03-15 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters accused the United States and Israel of carrying out drone attacks across the region and falsely attributing them to Iranian forces, according to a statement carried by IRIB.
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[2026-03-15 12:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS, France (AFP) -- Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports.
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[2026-03-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 15, 2026 12:00 | News
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[2026-03-15 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday, as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.
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[2026-03-15 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran urged people Saturday to evacuate the Middle East's busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighboring country's non-US assets for the first time as its war with the United States and Israel entered a third week.
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[2026-03-15 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Saturday said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war, but he’s holding off because the terms of the proposed deal “aren’t good enough.”
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[2026-03-15 11:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that "hopefully" South Korea and other countries, affected by Iran's attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, will send ships to keep the crucial oil shipping route "open and safe," amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping along the waterway.
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[2026-03-15 10:51 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In comments to NBC News, US presidents also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’
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[2026-03-15 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Grupos de personas participan en una manifestación nacional contra la guerra en Irán y el referéndum del 22 de marzo sobre el sistema de justicia italiano, en Roma, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-15 10:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The recent conflict in Iran and across the Middle East is yet again exposing news audiences to atrocities and human suffering on a large scale. Credit: SBS
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[2026-03-15 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US senator has raised the alarm that the United States and Israel have pushed the Middle East into a rapidly escalating crisis after launching a war on Iran, saying President Donald Trump has “lost control” of the conflict.
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[2026-03-15 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three of the six Iranian women’s soccer players who accepted asylum in Australia are returning to Iran, according to Tina Kordrostami, a councilor for the Australian City of Ryde.
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[2026-03-15 09:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US Central Command says crash followed unspecified incident, and second refueling tanker landed safely in Israel
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[2026-03-15 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's political action committee this week sent a fundraising email promising donors "private national security briefings" by the president himself and featuring a photo from the dignified transfer for U.S. service members killed in Kuwait.
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[2026-03-15 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Formula One says the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April because of the ongoing war in the region.
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[2026-03-15 09:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has called on several other countries to send ships to the Middle East to open the Strait of Hormuz and ease the global oil supply disruptions brought on by his war in Iran.The Strait of Hormuz is a critical but narrow waterway in the Gulf region through which ships carrying one-fifth of the world's oil supply pass.
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[2026-03-15 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro de Exteriores de Turquía, Hakan Fidan, habla en entrevista con The Associated Press, en Ankara, Turquía, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
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[2026-03-15 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three members of Iran’s women’s football team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to withdraw their request and return to Iran, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.
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[2026-03-15 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain crosses the finish line and wins the Sprint Race of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, China, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)
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[2026-03-15 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro de Asuntos Internos de Australia, Tony Burke, habla ante los medios durante una conferencia de prensa en la Casa del Parlamento en Canberra, Australia, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image vía AP)
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[2026-03-15 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Reem Al Hashimy is a well-known figure in Gulf politics and a senior UAE minister. (Reuters: Ciro De Luca)
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[2026-03-15 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US security umbrella promised to American allies in the Middle East has proven to be “full of holes,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, after President Donald Trump called for a broad international response to Tehran’s retaliatory attacks.
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[2026-03-15 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has slammed NATO members and partner nations for not joining the American-Israeli war on Iran, after a number of allies refused to heed his call to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. He accused them of doing nothing for the US “in time of need,” while enjoying American military aid and protection.
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[2026-03-15 08:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump on Saturday urged allied nations to work together to keep oil safely flowing through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran said the critical global trade route was off limits to the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-15 08:28 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Minns government introducing legislation to significantly increase penalties. Follow the day’s updates live
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[2026-03-15 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAPImage via AP)/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-03-15 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fuel shortages are having a ripple effect throughout Western Australia. (ABC News: Mark Bennett)
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[2026-03-15 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People take part in a national demonstration against the war in Iran and the March 22 referendum on the Italian justice system, in Rome, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-03-15 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has warned the United States that it is running dangerously low on ballistic missile interceptors as the war with Iran continues, according to a report by Semafor.
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[2026-03-15 07:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The number of Iranian women’s soccer players remaining in Australia is rapidly diminishing, after three more team members who sought asylum changed their minds and decided to return to Iran.
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[2026-03-15 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration that the Iran war has stalled his own country’s peace talks — and that President Trump wasn’t putting more pressure on Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin to end the four-year bloodbath.
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[2026-03-15 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Two more Iranian female footballers and a member of their support staff have reportedly withdrawn requests for asylum in Australia, which were granted over fears they might be punished upon their return home after the team refused to sing Iran’s national anthem at the Asian Cup tournament.
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[2026-03-15 07:32 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three squad members to remain in Australia on specially granted protection visas
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[2026-03-15 07:29 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Follow the latest news at sbs.com.au/news
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[2026-03-15 07:28 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-03-15 07:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-03-15 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Donald Trump's administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.
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[2026-03-15 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Palestinian group Hamas has condemned the US-Israeli war on Iran, describing the assault as a violation of international law and urging countries across the region to work together to halt the fighting.
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[2026-03-15 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New Yorkers are getting a crash at the gas pump.
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[2026-03-15 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran played three games on the Gold Coast at the Women's Asian Cup.
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[2026-03-15 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union has voted to renew sanctions against individuals and entities supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine, as Russian forces continued to target Ukrainian energy infrastructure, killing six people in the Zaporizhia and Kyiv regions.
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[2026-03-15 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The administration of President Donald Trump has warned that news outlets could have their broadcasting licenses revoked over critical reporting on the war against Iran, accusing the media of “distortions”.
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[2026-03-15 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The exiled crown prince of Iran said he is ready to lead a transition in Tehran “as soon as the Islamic Republic falls.”
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[2026-03-15 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this Jan. 28, 2026 photo, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Aaron Slupski, a crew chief with the 121st Maintenance Group, prepares to marshal a KC-135 Stratotanker at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday that three of six crew members of an American KC-135 refueling plane were killed when it crashed in Iraq were from his state and had deployed with the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing.
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[2026-03-15 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has issued an evacuation warning for areas around several major ports in the United Arab Emirates, saying that US forces used facilities there to launch strikes on Iran’s oil infrastructure.
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[2026-03-15 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran’s attacks on its Mideast neighbors is too much for even one of its fiercest terror allies.
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[2026-03-15 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fans hold the lion and sun flag at a Women's Asian Cup game. It is a symbol of resistance against the Islamic Republic regime. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
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