Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-04 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AN escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could push Philippine inflation toward 4 percent in the coming months, an analyst said.
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[2026-03-04 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With 100 days to go until the tournament kicks off, appetite for tickets to the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada is reaching fever pitch, despite eye-watering prices that have fans crying foul amid global unrest following the U.S. attack on Iran.
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[2026-03-04 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Foreign Minister Penny Wong says six Australian crisis consular teams are being deployed to the Middle East to help stranded travellers.
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[2026-03-04 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is evacuating thousands of its citizens from countries in the Middle East with specialized emergency aircraft and dozens of commercial flights amid the conflict in Iran.
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[2026-03-04 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ON Monday, Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno issued an executive order directing the city government to immediately reduce its fuel use by 50 percent, in anticipation of higher fuel prices and constricted supplies due to the ongoing war by the United States and Israel against Iran. It was an eminently sensible decision on the part of Mayor Moreno, and one that should immediately be duplicated at every level of government across the Philippines.
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[2026-03-04 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PURE legalese would place America as acting in an unabashed, unimpeded impunity. In the space of just a month, it has caused the downfall of two heads of state. One, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, whom it kidnapped together with wife Cilia in early January; and two, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, whom it killed in missile attacks at the end of February.
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[2026-03-04 03:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-04 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Global energy markets have come under pressure as the Middle East conflict escalates, with fears mounting over potential disruptions to oil and gas supplies. US and Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted Tehran to retaliate with missile and drone attacks on Israel and US bases across the region. Iran has also targeted oil facilities in neighboring countries, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – the narrow gateway at the mouth of the Gulf — has largely ground to a
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[2026-03-04 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli and US strikes hit the building of a body tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader in the city of Qom, local media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-04 02:44 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Stockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal is
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[2026-03-04 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Israeli Air Force struck a top Iranian meeting on Tuesday where Tehran’s senior clerics had gathered to select a replacement for slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-03-04 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Keir Starmer has never had a bad word to say in public about Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-04 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldados chinos cerca de la bandera china en la Plaza Tiananmen durante una conferencia de prensa previa a la Conferencia Consultativa Política Popular en el Gran Salón del Pueblo en Beijing, China, el 3 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Andy Wong)
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[2026-03-04 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom warned Tuesday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran faces threats due to ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks across the country.
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[2026-03-04 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US and Israeli strikes on Iran could encourage the Islamic Republic and its Arab neighbours to acquire nuclear weapons, Russia’s Foreign Minister warned on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-04 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points on Tuesday after gasoline prices spiked overnight and oil rocketed above $83 a barrel as the widening conflict in Iran began to disrupt global energy supplies.
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[2026-03-04 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Palestine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is unlikely to abandon ‘balanced diplomacy’ in the region despite killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, analysts say
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[2026-03-04 01:57 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-04 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in Iran has suffered “some recent damage” as US-Israeli attacks on the country continue for a fourth day.
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[2026-03-04 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un logotipo de ExxonMobil en una pantalla en sede de la Bolsa de Nueva York, el 2 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-04 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: After more than three decades as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was assassinated in US and Israeli air strikes on Saturday morning.
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[2026-03-04 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-04 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los precios en una gasolinera de Fráncfort, Alemania, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (Andreas Arnold/dpa vía AP)
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[2026-03-04 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi say two drones hit US Embassy in Riyadh, causing a small fire and minor damage
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[2026-03-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday struck the building of the assembly tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader, according to Iranian media.
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[2026-03-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Operations at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran have been suspended due to US and Israeli airstrikes continuing in its vicinity, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has said. The company has been the key contractor at the plant, currently constructing its second and third power units.
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[2026-03-04 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El humo se eleva tras un ataque aéreo israelí en Dahiyeh, en el sur de Beirut, Líbano, el 3 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-03-04 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soldiers stand watch against the national flag on Tiananmen Square during a press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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[2026-03-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Twenty-three South Koreans staying in Iran safely evacuated to Turkmenistan on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said, as Seoul steps up efforts to assist Korean nationals amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is choking off China’s imports of methanol – a vital input for the country’s industrial sector
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[2026-03-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: When the United States and Israel began bombing Iran over the weekend they set in motion a war that has engulfed the region.
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[2026-03-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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[2026-03-04 00:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Twenty-three South Koreans have been evacuated from Iran by land amid the escalating conflict following U.S. and Israeli military strikes, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-03-04 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- In this Wednesday, June 8, 2011 file photo, sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
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[2026-03-04 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer look at each other as they shake hands during a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday Sept. 18, 2025. Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-03-04 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Moscow for decades has been Iran’s main international backer, shielding it from United Nations resolutions while trying to soften Western sanctions and selling weaponry worth billions of dollars to Tehran.
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[2026-03-04 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli intelligence hacked nearly all of Tehran’s traffic cameras to prepare the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Financial Times has reported, citing sources.
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[2026-03-04 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the war with Iran could last longer than initially projected, saying Washington has the capability to continue military operations well beyond the four-to-five-week timeframe first outlined.
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[2026-03-04 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A day before Texas voters choose their nominees in a key U.S. Senate race, they’re reacting to the U.S. military attacks on Iran (AP Video: Kendria LaFleur and Juan Lozano)
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[2026-03-04 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Sunday criticised the US-Israeli war on Iran, saying it opposed “external designs” on the country.
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[2026-03-04 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una pantalla que muestra vuelos cancelados en el Aeropuerto Internacional Henri Coanda en Otopeni, Rumania, el 3 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Vadim Ghirda)
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[2026-03-04 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: On Saturday morning, February 28, 2026, dozens of girls gathered at the “Shajareh Tayyebeh” (The Good Tree) school in the city of Minab in southern Iran when Israel and the United States began initial strikes on the country.
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[2026-03-04 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When Israel and the US launched their operation against Iran, the core expectation was rapid regime change in Tehran.
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[2026-03-04 00:11 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justification
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[2026-03-04 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s second term in office has been defined by the abduction of Venezuela’s left-wing President Nicolas Maduro, joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among hundreds, and new threats against other leaders from Latin America to even Europe.
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[2026-03-04 00:05 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKfar Tibnit, Lebanon Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment on the southern Lebanese area of Kfar Tibnit. Israel has ordered the military to take control of more positions in Lebanon, where the army pulled back some of its forces after Hezbollah attacked Israeli bases in support of its backer, IranPhotograph: Rabih Daher/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBeirut, Lebanon Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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[2026-03-04 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – As the US and Israeli militaries expand their strikes on Iran, the administration of US President Donald Trump has alternated its justification for the war between preventing immediate attacks and countering the long-term existential threat of a nuclear Tehran.
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[2026-03-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Sun Degang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The focus is on economics and the five-year plan but the turmoil could prompt a rethink in some areas, analysts say
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[2026-03-03 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israeli spies spent years hacking nearly every traffic camera in Tehran so they could monitor Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei before he was eventually wiped out, according to a report.
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