Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Apple] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jailed activist could face longer term after admitting that he urged foreign firms to avoid investing in mainland China, providing tech to local police
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[2026-09-02 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mike Johnson, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has suggested that lying is part of Iranians’ religion as he defended President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war on Iran.
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[2026-09-02 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two locations near the cities of Ahvaz and Aghajari in Iran’s south western Khuzestan province were targeted in missile strikes, state media reported citing the province’s deputy governor for security affairs.
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[2026-09-02 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they dealt with the fallout from the war in Iran.
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[2026-09-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced strikes on US facilities in Jordan in retaliation to Washington's attack on a wedding, which killed and wounded several civilians.
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[2026-09-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-09-02 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil rose Wednesday, as Mideast tensions continue to escalate after the U.S. carried out its latest round of attacks on Iran, while Tehran reportedly struck back at U.S. allies.
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[2026-09-02 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military struck two Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) tankers on Tuesday in the first direct retaliatory attack on Iranian ships since the beginning of the war, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.
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[2026-09-02 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran launched strikes on Wednesday targeting American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after vowing "severe punishment" in response to US attacks, including one that the Iranian Red Crescent said left four people dead at a wedding celebration.
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[2026-09-02 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has accused the United States of bombing a house during a wedding celebration in the southern county of Sirik, killing at least five people, including a child.
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[2026-09-02 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned that operations against the US will "continue as a lesson to them until they regret their crime".
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[2026-09-02 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. forces completed another wave of strikes against Iran late Tuesday stateside, hitting multiple sites across the country, in a renewed exchange of fire between the warring parties after a nearly month-long hiatus.
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[2026-09-02 10:37 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: France said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council will vote this month on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a potential showdown with Russia and China, which oppose the sanctions regime and oversight mechanisms.
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[2026-09-02 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: University of Chicago professor Robert Pape tore into Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's so-called "Economic D-Day" campaign against Iran, branding it a dangerous "escalation trap" that history shows will not force Tehran to fold, and may instead drag the United States deeper into war.
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[2026-09-02 10:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the United States and Iran continued exchanging military attacks, which pushed up oil prices.
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[2026-09-02 10:22 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ATTACK. Iranian missiles are launched, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, from a location given as Tehran, Iran, released June 10, 2026, in this still image taken from a video.
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[2026-09-02 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched attacks targeting US infrastructure in Iraq's Erbil, according to a statement published by the country's state media.
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[2026-09-02 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the United States and Iran continued exchanging military attacks, which pushed up oil prices.
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[2026-09-02 09:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-02 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Tuesday that Iran will respond "with firmness" to the lastest round of US strikes on the country, despite US President Donald Trump's warnings that Iran would be "totally wiped out" if it attempts to retaliate.
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[2026-09-02 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: No casualties or damage to airport infrastructure have been reported after US strikes targeting Jiroft Airport on Tuesday, according to the deputy governor of Iran's Kerman province.
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[2026-09-02 08:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-02 08:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-02 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-02 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-02 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-09-02 07:49 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Move from Washington quashes hopes that exchange of fire last weekend might not presage wider renewal of hostilities
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[2026-09-02 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-09-02 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US and Iran traded strikes on Tuesday, as concerns rose that the weeks-long lull in the war is at an end.
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[2026-09-02 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for “utmost urgency” to address the lack of access to Iran’s nuclear sites.
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[2026-09-02 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-09-02 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-02 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Alarm sirens have been activated in Jordan's Mafraq and Aqaba governorates, the country's state TV reported on Tuesday, as Iran announced it had launched attacks against US interests and bases in the region in retaliation against its strikes on Iran.
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[2026-09-02 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A total of four people, including a child, have been killed in a US attack on a home near the Iranian city of Sirik, Iran’s Fars news agency reported, citing the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s provincial branch.
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[2026-09-02 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
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[2026-09-02 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Miles Johnson, Max Seddon and Charles Clover in London
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[2026-09-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Miles Johnson, Max Seddon and Charles Clover in London
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[2026-09-02 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran “will no longer exercise restraint regarding Bahrain and Kuwait” in a post on X/Twitter shortly after the US launched renewed strikes against Iran on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A sweeping new oil production agreement between the US and Venezuela is a geopolitical opportunity for Washington to secure access to oilfields that have largely been under the influence of Chinese and Russian companies, a US official said on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar's comments came shortly after his British counterpart promised a "comprehensive reset" of policy on Israel
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[2026-09-02 05:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks fell and oil prices continued to climb following another round of US military strikes on Iran, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
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[2026-09-02 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris is ending his year-long appointment in Baghdad. He was appointed last August. Asharq al Awsat noted that “political circles expect former US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin to become Washington’s new chargé d’affaires in Baghdad. Many describe him as an expert on Iraq and the wider region, particularly Iran.”
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[2026-09-02 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be “totally wiped out as a country” if Tehran retaliates for renewed US strikes on Tuesday, during a phone call with Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst.
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[2026-09-02 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-09-02 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New explosions have been heard in Asaluyeh, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Tuscan bed and breakfast sent a message declaring support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and accusing Israel of committing genocide to an Israeli traveler planning a 30th birthday trip with her parents, informing her of their opposition to Israeli policies after learning her nationality.
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[2026-09-02 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Images emerging from Iran in recent days showing vehicles waiting in long lines to refuel are another indication of the severe economic crisis facing the country – one of the most serious Iran has experienced in decades.
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[2026-09-02 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Army's top civilian leader, Dan Driscoll, has submitted his resignation, the White House confirmed on Monday, following reports of tensions with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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[2026-09-02 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New explosions have been heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island on Tuesday, according to Iran’s IRIB news agency.
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