[2026-03-04 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: With 100 days to go, World Cup faces new challenges with Iran war and Mexico violence

Snippet: A worker paints a column of the Azteca Stadium 100 days before the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA soccer World Cup in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-iran-us-mexico-canada-c5a3ea55d97e69729b314d9d67623f25

[2026-03-04 09:29 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trump sprays Starmer, says Iran decimated after strikes

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/trump-sprays-starmer-says-iran-decimated-after-strikes-20260304-p5o7ar.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-04 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: The Trump administration can't align on a reason for going to war with Iran

Snippet: The Trump administration's rationale for the US-Israeli war on Iran has been inconsistent at best, and incoherent at worst.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-administration-cant-align-on-a-reason-going-war-iran

[2026-03-04 09:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Lawmakers demand answers on Trump administration's Iran war strategy

Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters as he arrives for an intelligence briefing with top lawmakers on Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-marco-rubio-middle-east-9b9dfac9c40c8cf171e229e0a0a6980f

[2026-03-04 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Qatar announces arrest of Iran’s IRGC sleeper cells

Snippet: Qatar has announced the arrest of what it called two cells operating for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/qatar-announces-arrest-of-iranian-irgc-sleeper-cells

[2026-03-04 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: US will ‘unleash Chang’ on Iran, Marco Rubio says — a nod to sword gifted by mentor Jeb Bush

Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the US was preparing to “unleash Chang” on Iran — making an obscure reference to a mythical conservative warrior whose sword Jeb Bush gifted him 20 years ago.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/us-will-unleash-chang-on-iran-marco-rubio-says-a-nod-to-gift-from-mentor-jeb-bush/

[2026-03-04 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Spain baulks at Trump’s threat to cut off all trade over NATO, Iran stance

Snippet: Spain has said the US should be mindful of international law and bilateral trade agreements with the European Union, after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off all trade with the country for refusing to let the US military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/spain-baulks-at-trumps-threat-to-cut-off-all-trade-over-nato-iran-stance

[2026-03-04 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Columbia U. can’t punish anti-Israel students who took over Hamilton Hall: court

Snippet: Nearly two dozen anti-Israel students arrested for violently occupying a Columbia University building in 2024 just dodged the sanctions slapped on them by the school thanks to a new court ruling.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/columbia-u-cant-punish-anti-israel-students-who-took-over-hamilton-hall-court/

[2026-03-04 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Players flee court at UAE tennis event after security alert amid Middle East war

Snippet: Players and officials ran from the court due to the security alert. (X: ATP)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/middle-east-war-iran-us-israel-uae-atp-tennis-tournament/106412742

[2026-03-04 08:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump weighs in on who he'd like to run lead Iran after the war

Snippet: President Donald Trump said the “worst case” scenario in Iran would be if the nation’s next leader is “as bad” as the late Ayatollah Khamenei. He said it might be best if “someone from within” the Iranian regime took power, but most of those he had in mind” are dead.”

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-regime-change-merz-87bfc28fa0498dff198895bac31f75c7

[2026-03-04 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bring on the Golden Dome — with Iran war, the age of missile defense is here

Snippet: We officially live in the age of missile defense.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/opinion/bring-on-the-golden-dome-the-age-of-missile-defense-is-here/

[2026-03-04 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ayatollah Khamenei’s oldest son elected to supreme leader to replace his dad: report

Snippet: The son of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was selected to replace him as supreme leader, according to a report in Iranian opposition media.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/world-news/ayatollah-khameneis-oldest-son-elected-to-supreme-leader-to-replace-his-dad-report/

[2026-03-04 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trial seeks to tie Iranian paramilitary to alleged assassination plot

Snippet: This image provided by the Justice Department, contained in the complaint supporting the arrest warrant, shows Asif Merchant. (Justice Department via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/assassinations-plot-trial-pakistani-iran-asif-merchant-f4bd4d3c1406a67791cbb9fc4b53bec2

[2026-03-04 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Oman renews push for diplomacy, says ‘off-ramps available’ in Iran war

Snippet: Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the US-Iran talks before the war, has said that diplomatic options are still “available” to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/oman-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-says-off-ramps

[2026-03-04 08:21 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

Snippet: Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric

[2026-03-04 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 3/3/2026

Snippet: A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-ea8b8e9d74843765797031bd7a6f2d58

[2026-03-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: France sending aircraft carrier to Mediterranean to secure maritime traffic

Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending its aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, to the Mediterranean and working to build a coalition that would help secure maritime traffic imperilled by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-sending-aircraft-carrier-secure-mediterrean-maritime-traffic

[2026-03-04 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Top photos of the day by The Associated Press

Snippet: An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station struck Monday during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/associated-press-top-photos-march-3-2026-ab80edc4e87fae1d862b4d22f74d188c

[2026-03-04 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Rubio walks back claim Israel forced Trump’s timing for Iran war

Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted Tuesday that he was misunderstood one day prior when he said the US attacked Iran on Saturday because “we knew that there was going to be an Israeli action” that would “precipitate an attack against American forces.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/rubio-walks-back-claim-israel-forced-trumps-timing-for-iran-war/

[2026-03-04 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Democrats against Trump’s Iran attack: Letters to the Editor — March 4, 2026

Snippet: The Issue: Mayor Mamdani, AOC and other Democrats’ criticism of the US-Israel strikes on Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/opinion/democrats-against-trumps-iran-attack-letters/

[2026-03-04 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Anxious travelers scramble as Iran war strands tens of thousands across the Middle East

Snippet: Frustrated and anxious travelers clamored Tuesday for ways out of the Middle East and beyond as the widening Iran war constrained commercial flights through the region for a fourth day, stranding tens of thousands of people.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/04/world/anxious-travelers-scramble-as-iran-war-strands-tens-of-thousands-across-the-middle-east/2292650

[2026-03-04 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Trump hits out at UK and Spain as he talks up Iran strikes

Snippet: Donald Trump says Iran's navy, air force and air detection systems have been "knocked out", as Israeli and US forces keep pounding targets across the country.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/donald-trump-says-everything-knocked-out-in-iran-strikes/106412642

[2026-03-04 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Fort Campbell military families weigh Iran war after toll of Iraq and Afghanistan

Snippet: Military veterans and families of service members reacted to the news that the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and what that means for American troops. (AP video/Kristin M. Hall and Allen G. Breed)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-fort-campbell-trump-639c13a3e3fa93c0df52acc028b39123

[2026-03-04 07:58 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: 'Absolutely horrific': UN calls for probe into deadly strike on girls' school in Iran

Snippet: Mourners gathered for a funeral ceremony for children who lost their lives after a primary school in Iran was struck on Saturday. Source: Getty / Stringer

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/un-calls-for-probe-into-deadly-strikes-on-girls-school-in-iran/4kxnwj19w

[2026-03-04 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Thousands gather in Iran to mourn schoolgirls killed during US-Israeli strikes

Snippet: Thousands of mourners have filled the streets of the southern Iranian city of Minab for the funeral of 168 schoolgirls and staff killed in an attack on an elementary school on the opening day of the US-Israeli strikes.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633653-iran-minab-schoolgirls-funeral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-04 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Turkey says it’s working with all sides to end Iran war and for diplomacy

Snippet: ANKARA, March 3 (Reuters) – Turkey is engaging with all parties to find a way to end the war in Iran and return to negotiations, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, adding that Ankara ​was also in talks with Oman on the matter as the Gulf nation works ‌for the same goal.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/world-news/turkey-says-its-working-with-all-sides-to-end-iran-war-and-for-diplomacy/

[2026-03-04 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: ‘Worst-case scenario’: Trump weighs replacing Khamenei as leader of Iran

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has publicly mused about the leadership he would like to see in Iran following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/worst-case-scenario-trump-weighs-replacing-khamenei-as-leader-of-iran

[2026-03-04 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Macron ordena despliegue de portaaviones francés en el Mediterráneo

Snippet: El portaaviones francés Charles de Gaulle, en el puerto de Subic Bay, una antigua base naval estadounidense al noroeste de Manila, Filipinas, el 23 de febrero de 2025. (AP Foto/Joeal Calupitan/Archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-eeuu-israel-francia-guerra-portaaviones-ad3df044b5afeee92c75fa43693b4104

[2026-03-04 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US midterm primary season kicks off in shadow of Iran war

Snippet: The 2026 primary season, in which voters in the United States determine which candidates will represent the major Republican and Democratic political parties in the November midterm elections, has begun in earnest with votes in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/us-midterm-primary-season-kicks-off-in-shadow-of-iran-war

[2026-03-04 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US sends charter flights to help Americans leave Mideast war area

Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States said Tuesday that it had arranged charter flights to help Americans leave the Middle East after Washington joined Israel in attacking Iran.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/04/world/us-sends-charter-flights-to-help-americans-leave-mideast-war-area/2292636

[2026-03-04 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US will provide insurance for ships in Gulf amid Iranian attacks: Trump

Snippet: President Donald Trump has announced that the United States government will offer insurance to ships in the Persian Gulf after Iran largely succeeded in shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/us-will-provide-insurance-for-ships-in-gulf-amid-iranian-attacks-trump

[2026-03-04 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump amenaza con cortar lazos comerciales con España

Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla en una reunión con el canciller alemán Friedrich Merz en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, el martes 3 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/espana-trump-iran-ataques-eeuu-israel-22ea8e3ef81ed6967927d3941f6b8d96

[2026-03-04 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UK, France send warships, air defence assets to Cyprus after drone attack

Snippet: The United Kingdom is deploying a warship and helicopters to Cyprus, the British government has said, as global concern continues to mount over the fallout from deadly US-Israel attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian strikes across the region.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/uk-sending-warship-helicopters-to-cyprus-after-drone-attack

[2026-03-04 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Aumenta amenaza de inflación debido a guerra de Irán

Snippet: Los precios en una gasolinera de Fráncfort, Alemania, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (Andreas Arnold/dpa vía AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-finanzas-economia-iran-inflacion-guerra-israel-petroleo-gasolina-tasas-de-interes-42c2611faf8ebb4ad868368d3a7754f9

[2026-03-04 07:17 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump rebukes Starmer again for not letting US attack Iran from UK bases

Snippet: US president criticises prime minister for third time 24 hours, describing him as ‘not Churchill’ over initial refusal

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/03/trump-rebukes-starmer-again-for-not-letting-us-attack-iran-from-uk-bases

[2026-03-04 07:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran has largely halted oil and gas exports through strait of Hormuz

Snippet: At least four tankers have been struck by drones and maritime traffic has dropped by 80%, reports say

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/iran-has-largely-halted-oil-and-gas-exports-through-strait-of-hormuz

[2026-03-04 07:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Albanese talks to UAE president about Australians stuck in Middle East

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/federal-politics-live-blog-albanese-iran-wong/106411680

[2026-03-04 07:13 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: The reality of being an Aussie stuck in Dubai during the Middle East crisis

Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-strike-iran-australian-in-dubai-the-reality-of-being-caught-during-middle-east-war/f24cef0b-6d70-4d5c-8255-5bcdee133a9a

[2026-03-04 07:09 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Hezbollah says it's ready for 'open war' as Israel launches 'broad wave' of strikes on Iran

Snippet: Lebanon is being pulled deeper into the war in Iran as Hezbollah trades blows with Israel. Source: Getty / Marwan Naamani

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/israel-deploys-troops-in-lebanon-as-us-israeli-strikes-continue-in-iran/lhb810g0a

[2026-03-04 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: RT News

Title: How Germany became Israel’s enabler-in-chief

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

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633676-germany-israel-iran-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-04 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Hundreds killed as Middle East conflict enters fourth day - DailyNews

Snippet: The US and Israel’s war on Iran has raged into a fourth day, with hundreds killed and thousands forced to flee as the conflict continues to spread across the Middle East.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/04/breaking-news/961023/hundreds-killed-as-middle-east-conflict-enters-fourth-day/

[2026-03-04 06:55 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Eight-year-old Australian girl dies at Japan ski resort

Snippet: An Australian who died at a ski resort in Japan on Saturday has been identified as eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast.Japanese media reported Chloe's death after a snowmobile she and her mother were riding overturned near the ski resort town of Hakuba, north-west of Tokyo.She suffered serious head injuries and was flown to a hospital in Matsumoto City, where she later died.LIVE: Iran made chilling nuclear threat US claims; Trump furious with alliesChloe is being remembered for "the

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-girl-chloe-jeffries-killed-at-japanese-ski-resort/937a08fa-025e-4a1b-84eb-18c973716597

[2026-03-04 06:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump administration has still not settled on reasons for going to war with Iran

Snippet: The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/trump-administration-reasons-for-going-to-war-with-iran

[2026-03-04 06:51 UTC+10:00] [Dubai] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Dubai influencers’ lives of luxury interrupted by Iran strikes: ‘The image of safety has been shattered’

Snippet: Contradicting images of parties and war flooded feeds after Iran targeted Gulf states in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/dubai-influencers-iran-war-strikes

[2026-03-04 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump May Come to Regret This - DailyNews

Snippet: Authoritarian politics and military aggression are a dangerous mix. As President Trump announced his war on Iran wearing a baseball cap in a video released in the early hours Saturday morning while he was at Mar-a-Lago, that lesson hung heavily over the proceedings. This was a decision made by one man with no legal basis, little public support and no coherent explanation of an endgame.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/04/general-opinion/960879/trump-may-come-to-regret-this/

[2026-03-04 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Sajith nudges Government to denounce ME attacks - DailyNews

Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa urged the Government to publicly condemn the recent attack carried out on Iran and emphasised that the Government should not hesitate to denounce the act of aggression by Israel, which he described as a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/04/breaking-news/961055/sajith-nudges-government-to-denounce-me-attacks/

[2026-03-04 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group — faction source

Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, a source from the armed faction said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/04/world/air-strike-hits-iraq-base-housing-pro-iran-group-faction-source/2292625

[2026-03-04 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump says Iran navy, air force destroyed, Germany ‘helping out’

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said his administration’s war against Iran “successfully knocked out” the country’s air force and navy.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/trump-says-iran-navy-air-force-destroyed-germany-helping-out

[2026-03-04 06:38 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran

Snippet: Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/03/shadow-of-iraq-war-lies-over-westminster-as-mps-consider-us-israeli-attack-on-iran

[2026-03-04 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran's footballers playing on at Women's Asian Cup, amid war in Middle East

Snippet: Iran players line up for the national anthem but don't sing it, ahead of their opening Women's Asian Cup group game. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/womens-asian-cup-iran-women-football-war-middle-east/106365788