Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-03 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Israeli army has issued new evacuation warnings across Lebanon, including in parts of southern Beirut, as tensions sharply escalate between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
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[2026-03-03 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The new round of coordinated military attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran marks a dramatic escalation in an already volatile confrontation.
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[2026-03-03 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Tensions in the Middle East will have no effect on US military support to the Philippines despite ithe US' ongoing war against Iran, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-03 19:56 UTC+10:00] [Keir Starmer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president doubles down on criticism of the prime minister, saying ‘he has not been helpful’
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[2026-03-03 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on March 3, 2026 tags as unfounded concerns that Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites around the country are potential targets for Iran’s retaliatory attacks because the Philippines is a military ally of the United States. The United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on Feb.
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[2026-03-03 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran held a mass funeral ceremony for 165 schoolgirls and staff killed on Saturday in what Iran has described as a United States-Israeli attack on a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab.
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[2026-03-03 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude struck near the city of Gerash in southern Iran on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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[2026-03-03 19:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Iranian regime has installed an interim leadership team to fill the void left by the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and almost all the senior members of the regime.
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[2026-03-03 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices have risen sharply again after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday said it would fire on any ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-03 19:36 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 3, 2026 — 7:30pm
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[2026-03-03 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Drones struck Oman’s commercial port of Duqm on Tuesday, hitting a fuel tank as the Israeli-US war on Iran expands across the Gulf region.
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[2026-03-03 19:18 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases
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[2026-03-03 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: （德國之聲中文網）美國和以色列襲擊伊朗，擊斃了伊朗最高領袖哈梅內伊（Ayatollah Ali Khamenei）；伊朗政府隨即反擊，波及周邊各國，中東局勢繼續升級。據美國總統川普週一（3月2日）在白宮記者會的說法，這波軍事行動可能還會持續4週以上；不過，他接下來就要出訪中國，外界關注他此與中國國家主席習近平的「川習會」是否會受影響。
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[2026-03-03 19:07 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: US and Israeli forces have hammered Iran with new strikes against missile and drone launch sites, aiming to wipe out its capacity to hit regional military and civilian targets amid conflicting signals about the goals and duration of the war.
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[2026-03-03 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China has reiterated its support for Iran’s “legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy” while calling for an end to US war and a return to negotiations.
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[2026-03-03 18:57 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Energy minister says ‘there is no need to rush to the service station and fill up’ as treasurer urges consumer watchdog to monitor for price gouging
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[2026-03-03 18:47 UTC+10:00] [Britain's Royal Air Force] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UAE, Qatar and others had a plan for staying out of a US-Iran war. It relied on the assumption that Iran would leave them out of it too
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[2026-03-03 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Nicolas Maduro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s strong but restrained reaction aligns with a long-standing strategy of diplomatic backing without direct military engagement
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[2026-03-03 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Rwanda's defence forces and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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[2026-03-03 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices continued to rise for a third consecutive session on Tuesday as the expanding US-Israeli war with Iran and mounting threats to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz intensified concerns over supply disruptions from the Middle East.
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[2026-03-03 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday disputed the Trump administration’s assertion that US strikes on Iran were justified by an imminent threat to the United States, arguing that any immediate danger was directed at Israel, not Washington.
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[2026-03-03 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has said its forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command and control facilities and air defence installations as heavy US-Israel attacks on Iran continued for a fourth day and Tehran retaliated across the region.
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[2026-03-03 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s military and four of its top officials for “direct operational support” of the M23 rebel group that has seized large swaths of territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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[2026-03-03 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian missiles, interceptions seen over Israel
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[2026-03-03 17:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea’s sharply worded condemnation of recent US strikes on Iran has fueled debate over whether its leader Kim Jong-un feels unsettled by the dramatic downfalls of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-03 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened ships seeking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. (ABC News Graphics)
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[2026-03-03 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has bombed Lebanon’s capital Beirut for the second consecutive day as Hezbollah claimed an attack on an air base in northern Israel, as another front in the regional war sparked by United States-Israel attacks on Iran ignites.
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[2026-03-03 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-03 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-03-03 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s air force is continuing operations against Iran’s air defence systems, targeting radar installations, missile launchers and personnel operating them, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-03 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — US President Donald Trump warned that his attack on Iran could run longer than a month, as Tehran retaliated to ongoing strikes by targeting US allies in the Gulf and drones hit the US embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined
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[2026-03-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US power
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[2026-03-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts urge EU to accelerate green energy transition and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports
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[2026-03-03 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Travel and Tourism
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[2026-03-03 16:56 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US secretary of state Marco Rubio says Saturday’s strikes on Iran were a pre-emptive action; Benjamin Netanyahu says it will not be ‘an endless war’
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[2026-03-03 16:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As US-Israeli strikes on Iran raise fears of a broader regional conflict, South Korean companies are moving quickly to safeguard employees, relocating staff from high-risk areas and activating emergency protocols across the Middle East.
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[2026-03-03 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The new round of coordinated military attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran marks a dramatic escalation in an already volatile confrontation.
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[2026-03-03 16:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign selloff deepens losses as Middle East tensions rattle global markets
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[2026-03-03 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El humo envuelve una calle tras un ataque en Teherán, Irán, el 2 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Mohsen Ganji)
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[2026-03-03 16:32 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-03 16:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Conflict-related betting on prediction markets hit a record last week as traders piled into wagers on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, while blockchain analysts flagged suspicious activity and US lawmakers called for a crackdown.
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[2026-03-03 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has tried to defend Washington’s latest war on Iran by claiming there was an “imminent threat” because officials believed Iran would retaliate against the United States if it were attacked "by someone else", prompting the US to strike first.
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[2026-03-03 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, de Luisiana, habla con reporteros tras un Comité de Inteligencia del Senado y la Cámara sobre la guerra en Irán en el Capitolio, Washington, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-03-03 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday said that it carried out a “massive drone and missile attack” on a US air base in the Sheikh Isa area of Bahrain, adding that it deployed 20 drones and three missiles in the operation.
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[2026-03-03 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As its joint attack with the United States on Iran continues, Israel sees its task as the culmination of a longstanding policy on: ushering in regime change from within.
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[2026-03-03 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, greets supporters during a campaign stop, in Waco, Texas, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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[2026-03-03 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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[2026-03-03 16:01 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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