Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-06 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Terrifying bodycam footage of Sunday’s mass shooting at a bar in downtown Austin shows cops take down pro-Iran terrorist Ndiaga Diagne after a fierce gun battle.
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[2026-03-06 05:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: As Iran has descended into war this week, some are worried that the situation of those inside country's prison cells.
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[2026-03-06 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Citizens of China, Iran, and Russia made close to 30,000 trips to sensitive American research facilities during the Biden administration, new data show.
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[2026-03-06 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council has approved transferring key leadership powers to the country’s interim three-member leadership council, including authority over senior military and security appointments and decisions on war or peace, spokesperson Mohsen Dehnavi said on X.
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[2026-03-06 05:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street on Thursday, as oil prices rise further because of the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-06 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump endorsed reported plans by Kurdish groups to launch an incursion into Iran in hopes of fomenting a broader popular uprising against the Tehran regime and potentially earning their own state.
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[2026-03-06 05:10 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Thank you for joining our ongoing coverage of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-06 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-06 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, in this May 16, 2025, photo. (Sgt. Brent Newton/U.S. Army via AP)
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[2026-03-06 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, republicano de Luisiana, habla sobre la guerra contra Irán, durante una rueda de prensa en el Capitolio de Washington, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-06 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war
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[2026-03-06 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Judith Wilson of Walnut Creek, California, had been stranded in Dubai for the last few days on a business trip while her husband, Doug, prepared for emergency heart surgery back home.
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[2026-03-06 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Prediction market Kalshi has drawn outrage for refusing to pay out winnings on a $54 million trade related to the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-06 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de gobierno de España Pedro Sánchez en Madrid, el 9 de julio del 2025. (AP foto/Bernat Armangue)
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[2026-03-06 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It is near impossible to make sense – at least from the justifications on offer – of what US President Donald Trump really hopes to achieve with his and Israel's blatantly illegal war of aggression on Iran.
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[2026-03-06 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Maryam’s life stopped last Saturday. Since then, every minute of every day has been divided between getting updates from her family in Iran when they can communicate with her, and the hours between, when she’s left guessing what their fate might be.
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[2026-03-06 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thousands of cruise ship passengers remain stranded in the Gulf as a result of the war on Iran.
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[2026-03-06 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly 25,000 of the roughly 44,000 flights scheduled to operate in and out of the Middle East between Saturday and Thursday were canceled, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Dubai International Airport, one of the region’s main hubs, saw the highest number of disruptions.
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[2026-03-06 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly 25,000 of the roughly 44,000 flights scheduled to operate in and out of the Middle East between Saturday and Thursday were cancelled, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Dubai International Airport, one of the region’s main hubs, saw the highest number of disruptions.
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[2026-03-06 03:45 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Is the Islamic Republic a messianic theocracy or a brittle dictatorship? It’s neither – as those attacking it are finding out
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[2026-03-06 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wall Street’s main indexes edged lower on Thursday as the Middle East conflict entered its sixth day, raising concerns of fresh inflation pressures that could complicate the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.
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[2026-03-06 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Elisabeth Hasselbeck grilled Sunny Hostin on The View about her views on the United States’ recent attacks on Iran, marking yet another tense moment between the co-hosts in Hasselbeck’s week-long stint on the ABC show.
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[2026-03-06 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Israeli and US attacks on Iran continue, Iranian political and military leaders are preparing for the possibility of a civil war, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-06 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Israeli and US attacks on Iran intensify and the conflict spreads across the Middle East, Israelis celebrated Purim this week by drawing historical parallels with the holiday's story, which tells of the attempt to wipe out the Jews of the Persian empire.
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[2026-03-06 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Israeli and US attacks on Iran intensify and the conflict spreads across the Middle East, Israelis celebrated Purim this week by drawing parallels with the holiday's story, which tells of the attempt to wipe out the Jews of the Persian empire.
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[2026-03-06 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Israeli and US bombs continue to pummel Iran, the friends and families of political prisoners in the Islamic Republic have grown increasingly fearful for their safety.
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[2026-03-06 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Local authorities in western Iran have firmly denied reports that armed Kurdish groups had crossed into the country from Iraq’s Kurdistan region, insisting the border is under complete control. Meanwhile, Tehran has reportedly carried out “preemptive strikes” on opposition bases in northern Iraq.
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[2026-03-06 03:18 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-06 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The second commercial flight arrived in Sydney overnight from Dubai since the war began on Saturday.
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[2026-03-06 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the US would “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship. Tehran’s expanding retaliatory strikes came even as Israel and the US hammered Iran for a sixth day.
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[2026-03-06 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHEN I was a graduate student at the Department of International Relations of the Catholic University of Korea from 2009 to 2011, one of the topics that our American professor enthusiastically discussed in class was Operation Ajax, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-backed plot to oust the democratically elected Iranian prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, in 1953.
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[2026-03-06 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Israel on Thursday launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the war in the Middle East spread throughout the region and beyond.
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[2026-03-06 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A billboard showing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, looms over an empty square in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-06 02:56 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Welcome to our coverage of US politics today as the conflict as Iran continues to dominate the agenda.
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[2026-03-06 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: European Union leaders have expressed support for Arab countries in the Gulf as Iran continues to launch missile and drone strikes on targets across the region in response to attacks by the United States and Israel.
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[2026-03-06 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reward came from heaven.
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[2026-03-06 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US expects to wage war on Iran for at least another 100 days, or even through September, Politico has claimed.
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[2026-03-06 02:43 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Asif Merchant testified that Revolutionary Guard coerced him into scheme by threatening his family in Tehran
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[2026-03-06 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump went on a rampage against unhelpful allies in a call with The Post on Thursday, blasting Spain as a “loser” and asserting United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer should be supporting the US campaign against Iran “without question.”
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[2026-03-06 02:30 UTC+10:00] [America de Cali] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CAS says the seven footballers who played for Malaysia using falsified documents can resume training with their clubs during the 12-month ban
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[2026-03-06 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los daños en una escuela a raíz de lo que según Azerbaiyán fue un ataque de dron desde Irán, en Julfa, Nakhchivan, Azerbaiyán, el 5 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto)
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[2026-03-06 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a session of parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
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[2026-03-06 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father last week and despite the fact he has never been elected or appointed to a government position.
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[2026-03-06 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores sacan de un vehículo los restos de marineros iraníes muertos por el hundimiento de su barco, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP foto/Eranga Jayawardena)
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[2026-03-06 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan on Thursday accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory that injured four civilians, and it vowed to retaliate in a sign that the war in the Middle East was spreading.
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[2026-03-06 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom said on Thursday it was "temporarily" withdrawing some staff and their dependants from its Bahrain embassy as Iran presses on with its retaliation campaign in the Gulf.
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[2026-03-06 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pasajeros varados por el cierre del Aeropuerto Internacional de Dubái esperan asistencia en el aparcamiento del aeropuerto de Dubái, el 1 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The chief executive of German defense firm Renk said the escalating war in the Middle East could boost its business in the region.
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[2026-03-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has launched operations targeting Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in neighbouring Iraq as the regional war ignited by the United States and Israel entered its sixth day, with more than 1,000 people killed across the country.
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[2026-03-06 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Oil prices held near multi-month highs on Thursday as attacks on tankers and the escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.
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