Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-09 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military on Sunday announced that a service member in Saudi Arabia had died after being wounded in an Iranian attack, the seventh American combat death since the war began.
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[2026-03-09 06:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Plumes of smoke rise over the oil depot tanks hit by joint Israel-US overnight in a station in Tehran. Source: Getty / Kaveh Kazemi
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[2026-03-09 06:50 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: About 1,000 people being sheltered in evacuation centres in Darwin, Katherine and Mataranka amid flooding. Follow the latest updates live
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[2026-03-09 06:47 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Deadly attack near Ramallah is third in territory in a week as Israeli violence surges with global attention on Iran war
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[2026-03-09 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised on state television Saturday for missile strikes that hit Gulf countries in recent days, only to retract the remarks hours later – exposing signs of division within Tehran’s leadership as the war with the United States and Israel enters its second week.
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[2026-03-09 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The clerical body that will choose Iran’s next supreme leader, following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reached a majority consensus, according to Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri.
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[2026-03-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A Pakistani man was convicted on Friday of planning to kill President Donald Trump and other prominent U.S. politicians two years ago at the behest of Iran, the Department of Justice said.
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[2026-03-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh has urged a diplomatic resolution to the escalating conflict involving Iran and the wider Middle East, stressing dialogue over confrontation as regional tensions intensify. After a meeting at the Secretariat, Adviser Humayun Kabir said Dhaka prioritises the safety of its citizens across the Gulf and continues close coordination with foreign missions in host countries.
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[2026-03-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tehran was engulfed in flames once again overnight after the latest round of US-Israeli strikes, with the Iranian Red Crescent warning residents of “dangerous” and “highly acidic” rain as a result.
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[2026-03-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The crucial Strait of Hormuz global shipping corridor marking the entrance to the Persian Gulf, is essentially closed due to the threat of strikes from Iran and elsewhere.
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[2026-03-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States-Israeli war on Iran could leave consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fuel prices even if the conflict, which is now in its eighth day, ends quickly, as suppliers grapple with damaged facilities, disrupted logistics, and elevated risks to shipping.
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[2026-03-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli offensive, saying any such move lacks public support.
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[2026-03-09 06:20 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Regime lines up Khamenei’s son for the top job in a country reeling from the US-Israeli onslaught and virtually at war with its Gulf neighbours
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[2026-03-09 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-09 06:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-09 06:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French president Emmanuel Macron has spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, calling on Iran to halt strikes against other countries in the region and to end the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Macron said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-09 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday, said Mohamed Abu Selmia, head of the Al Shifa Hospital, the deadliest incident in Gaza since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran a week ago.
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[2026-03-09 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Israeli strikes have targeted fuel storage facilities in Tehran, causing thick black smoke to hang over the city. (Reuters: Majid Asgaripour/WANA)
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[2026-03-09 05:58 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-09 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has again promised to exert influence over who is selected as Iran’s next Supreme Leader, saying that, without Washington’s approval, whoever is picked for the role is “not going to last long”.
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[2026-03-09 05:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, this Monday March 9.
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[2026-03-09 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel says it killed five people, including three commanders with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, in a strike on a hotel.
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[2026-03-09 05:47 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ella Baron on Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran – cartoon
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[2026-03-09 05:40 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape
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[2026-03-09 05:39 UTC+10:00] [Abolqasem Babaian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump said Washington should have a say in the selection, insisting the supreme leader ‘will not last long’ if he does not get US approval
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[2026-03-09 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran on Sunday indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba as his successor, after Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran overnight and the conflict widened after Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants.
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[2026-03-09 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the US job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.
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[2026-03-09 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The global economy is facing its biggest shock since the depths of the pandemic after oil prices soared to $US116 a barrel and $80 billion was wiped from the Australian sharemarket with fears the war against Iran could plunge the United States into recession.
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[2026-03-09 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump issued a stark warning Sunday to Iran’s next supreme leader — as the country’s Assembly of Experts was said to have chosen the successor to slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-09 05:13 UTC+10:00] [Gas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: National Gas insists storage broadly in line with levels for time of year despite disruption for tankers carrying LNG
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[2026-03-09 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Jugadoras de Irán posa antes del partido ante Filipinas en el encuentro de la Copa Asiática femenina el domingo 8 de marzo del 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-03-09 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British forces successfully engaged a one-way drone fired from Iran towards Iraq last night, the UK Ministry of Defence said in an X post on Sunday.
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[2026-03-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-03-09 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Investors seem calm, relying on Donald Trump's reputation as a deal maker, but the reality is this conflict could be long and destabilising. (AP: Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-09 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iraq’s Kurds are against joining the US attacks on Iran, and have voiced concerns about being left facing Iranian retaliation with no ground or air defense support, Axios reported on Saturday.
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[2026-03-09 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraqi oil production from its main southern oilfields has fallen by 70% to just 1.3 million barrels per day as the country is unable to export oil via the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war, 3 industry sources said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-09 03:41 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leaders discuss military cooperation day after Trump hit out at PM over lack of immediate backing for attacks
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[2026-03-09 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gas prices will dip below $3 a gallon “again before too long,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright promised Sunday — as he denied the US was targeting energy infrastructure in Iran.
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[2026-03-09 03:28 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chris Wright says price increase would last weeks, not months, and that US would not target Iran’s energy industry
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[2026-03-09 03:23 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-09 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump blamed Iran for the deadly strike on a girls’ elementary school in the country following reports saying the US was responsible.
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[2026-03-09 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The US/Israel strike against Iran aims at regime change to dominate its energy resources and decapitate its leadership. It will disrupt energy markets and penalize economic prospects worldwide — particularly in the Philippines.
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[2026-03-09 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A majority of Americans oppose President Trump’s migrant raids — as well as the early US strikes against Iran — while supporting the White House on issues such as sanctuary cities, according to a new poll.
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[2026-03-09 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian ex-defence minister says conflict provides simultaneous ‘risks and opportunities’
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[2026-03-09 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-09 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States will not attack Iran's energy infrastructure, as oil prices continue to surge.
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[2026-03-09 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting the country’s next supreme leader, have said they have reached a decision but did not disclose the chosen candidate.
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[2026-03-09 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials have denied Israeli media reports that Abu Dhabi took part in an air strike on an Iranian water desalination plant.
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[2026-03-09 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian media have shared a Lego-style video touting Tehran’s purported retaliation against the US and Israel, depicting the American and Israeli leadership in a panic.
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[2026-03-09 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian media have shared a Lego-style video touting Tehran’s purported retaliation against the US and Israel, depicting the American and Israeli leadership in a panic.
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