Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un soldado ucraniano de la 48va brigada separada lanza un dron de reconocimiento en la región de Járkiv, Ucrania, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Andrii Marienko)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranians in Australia react with flags and political signs outside the stadium ahead of the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and Iran in Robina, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea imposed a travel ban on all of Iran amid rising security concerns linked to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 160 pre-teen students and teachers on the first day of the US-Israeli regime-change operation resembles satanic rituals allegedly enabled by pedophile American financier Jeffrey Epstein, an Iranian diplomat has claimed.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Ukrainian soldier of the 48th separate brigade launches a reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey says it is closely monitoring the activities of the Kurdish militant group PJAK, warning that its operations risk undermining Iran’s security and wider regional stability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy plans to provide air defence support to Gulf countries as a result of the ongoing Israeli-US war on the Iran, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iraqi forces have shot down a drone that attempted to target a United States military base near Baghdad International Airport, local media have reported, as Iran continues to strike US assets in Arab countries, with the region plunging deeper into war after six days.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:41 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:41 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:34 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The economic ripples from the US-Israel attacks will soon become waves, engulfing everything from energy prices to food supplies
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [blockade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors have grown used to brushing off geopolitical threats, but turmoil in the Middle East poses a greater risk to the global economy
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Missiles and drones flying from Iran fell nearby the Nakhchivan International Airport, according to Reuters based on a source close to the Azerbaijani government.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon is rushing to expand intelligence operations as Washington prepares for a prolonged war on Iran launched alongside Israel, with military planning now stretching well into the autumn.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updates from the Matildas Group A game on the Gold Coast
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Matildas are facing Iran at Robina, seeking a win to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the Women's Asian Cup.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iran-backed Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah said that one of its commanders was killed in a strike in southern Iraq on Wednesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US will “bitterly regret the precedent it has set” after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship, Iran’s foreign minister warned Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:46 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Motoring groups accuse retailers of using conflict as an excuse to lift prices as Jim Chalmers asks ACCC to keep watch
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Energy analysts modelling a war involving Iran have long feared two developments: the Islamic Republic lashing out at its oil-rich neighbours and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of global seaborne crude and a fifth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transit daily.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The year 2026 has barely begun, but “nuclearization” is already a strong contender to be its top word. The European NATO members want more nukes, the US and Israel are bombing Iran for allegedly wanting some too, and the Doomsday Clock could soon run out of seconds left before midnight.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The year 2026 has barely begun, but “nuclearization” is already a strong contender to be its top word. The European NATO members want more nukes, the US and Israel are bombing Iran for allegedly wanting some too, and the Doomsday Clock could soon run out of seconds left before midnight.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s intelligence ministry says security forces have struck positions linked to “separatist groups” attempting to enter the country through its western frontier.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On the sixth day of the United States-Israeli offensive against Iran, the situation is escalating inside Iran while regional tensions are intensifying across the Gulf, Lebanon and Iraq.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:06 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 18:01 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian diaspora debates whether war can bring change to Iran’s political future
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq, as they also began their 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and United States assets in the Middle East on the sixth day of a regional war that has embroiled much of the region in the conflict.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In response to a US attack on an Iranian warship, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that Washington "perpetrated an atrocity at sea".
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Runners-up to China in 2022, the Koreans become first team to reach last eight and will vie with hosts Australia for status of group winners
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Armed Forces have denied firing any missile towards Turkish territory, insisting that Iran respects the sovereignty of Turkiye, they said in a statement carried by state media.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa visited the Iranian Embassy in Colombo yesterday (04) afternoon to meet with the Iranian Ambassador. During the meeting, he expressed his deep condolences for the lives lost due to the ongoing military conflicts affecting the Middle East, including Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Kuwait.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un hombre se dispone a colocar una bandera de Irán entre los escombros de una comisaría alcanzada por un ataque en la campaña de bombardeos de Estados Unidos e Israel, en Teherán, Irán, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Short-term travel costs could surge by as much as 80 per cent as rising fuel prices and a significant capacity gap due to the Iran war squeeze the aviation market, travel experts say.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stranded husband decides to save money, hassle by staying behind in conflict-hit city as wife flies out before region’s airports shut down
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 17:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Social media influencers in Dubai have been warned they face prison for posting material about the US-Israel conflict with Iran.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike in Lebanon killed a senior Hamas official early on Thursday, the public broadcaster National News Agency (NNA) reported, making him the first member of the Palestinian movement reported killed since the war on Iran began.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una empleada llena el depósito de un auto en una gasolinera de Yakarta, Indonesia, el martes de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Achmad Ibrahim)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korea’s Jeon Yu-gyeong, left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring her team’s first goal during the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between South Korea and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia — The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tracer rounds light the sky as people fire live rounds into the air during a televised speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran said it had targeted headquarters of Kurdish forces in Iraqi Kurdistan, state media reported.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran launched new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases following a threat to destroy military and economic infrastructure across the region, which came after the US and Israel intensified their bombardment of Iran and a US Navy submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-03-05 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.
--------------------------------------------------------------------