Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-03 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran said it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, as it conducted live fire exercises in the vital waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes.
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[2026-03-03 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israeli conflict with Iran escalated across the region on Monday, with Iranian strikes prompting Saudi Arabia and Qatar to halt production at major oil and gas facilities, and bombing spreading to Lebanon too.
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[2026-03-03 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, en route Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-03 04:30 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello, and welcome to our continuing coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-03 04:29 UTC+10:00] [Dubai] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American president vows US will press on with strikes, warning of more casualties as Iran conflict widens and energy markets reel
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[2026-03-03 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos Pete Hegseth en el Pentágono en Washington el 2 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-03-03 04:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: People drive to Oman and Saudi in hope of a flight, while most tourists stay stuck in hotels and on cruise ships
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[2026-03-03 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Sunny Hostin and Elisabeth Hasselbeck shared a tense moment on The View when Hostin slammed President Trump for ordering the United States to attack Iran, despite running on an anti-war platform during the 2024 election.
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[2026-03-03 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told CNN on Monday that his military is "knocking the crap" out of Iran and that the "big wave" is yet to come.
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[2026-03-03 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A grim new photo shows the body of Austin mass shooter Ndiaga Diagne wearing an Iran t-shirt under his “Property of Allah” hoodie.
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[2026-03-03 03:56 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military also says three US fighter jets were shot down over in ‘friendly fire’ incident, all six crew members survived
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[2026-03-03 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un caza se prepara para aterrizar en la base aérea RAF Akrotiri, Reino Unido, tras ser alcanzado por un ataque con dron cerca de Limassol, Chipre, lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-03-03 03:34 UTC+10:00] [International law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operation
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[2026-03-03 03:32 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has learned lessons from Iraq on need for ‘thought-through plan’
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[2026-03-03 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar shot down two SU24 aircraft coming from Iran, the Qatari defence ministry said on Monday. It did not provide further details on the incident, Reuters reported.
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[2026-03-03 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
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[2026-03-03 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar says its air force has “successfully shot down” two Iranian fighter aircraft, as the fallout from United States-Israel attacks on Iran and Iranian retaliation continues across the wider Middle East.
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[2026-03-03 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali Larijani, the top Iranian official who has emerged as a key powerbroker in the wake of the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has said that Iran, "unlike the United States, has prepared itself for a long war."
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[2026-03-03 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Authorities in Tehran have called for international action and solidarity after several hospitals and schools were impacted by United States and Israeli air strikes on the country as Iran continues to fire missiles and drones across the region.
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[2026-03-03 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said the "big wave" of joint US and Israeli attacks on Iran is yet to come, as the Middle East conflict continues unabated.
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[2026-03-03 03:15 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary refuses to establish timeline for how long operation will continue in first public remarks since strikes
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[2026-03-03 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United States is trying to persuade leaders of Middle Eastern states to wage a direct war against Iran, an Iranian source familiar with the matter told TASS.
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[2026-03-03 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has targeted over 500 US and Israeli sites.
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[2026-03-03 03:04 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meeting of six-country cooperation council says option to respond to attacks by Tehran remains on the table
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[2026-03-03 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ON Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated missile attacks on Iran’s Islamic regime. There is a confluence of events that built up leading to this decisive confrontation.
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[2026-03-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-03 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-03 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian missile strikes since Friday have killed two Bangladeshi nationals and wounded several others across the Gulf, as aerial attacks in the war that began on Saturday put migrant communities at risk.
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[2026-03-03 02:53 UTC+10:00] [Texas] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Officials continue to investigate Sunday shooting in Texas amid fears of further attacks following US airstrikes on Iran
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[2026-03-03 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Columnas de humo se elevan desde edificios en Teherán el 2 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mohsen Ganji)
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[2026-03-03 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EL CAIRO (AP) — Tres aviones de combate estadounidenses fueron derribados por error el lunes por fuego amigo kuwaití durante un asalto aéreo iraní, informó el ejército de Estados Unidos.
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[2026-03-03 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said US President Donald Trump had "expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes" on Iran.
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[2026-03-03 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The past 48 hours in Tel Aviv have been unlike anything seen before, a leading security analyst has said, as sirens blared amid missile threats following Operation Epic Fury and U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran.
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[2026-03-03 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-03-03 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks plunged Monday morning as oil prices spiked and investor uncertainty shook markets amid US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, while defense stocks like Lockheed Martin jumped.
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[2026-03-03 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In retaliation against the US and Israel's war, Iran is striking targets far and wide.
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[2026-03-03 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — Dubai Airports said "limited" flights would resume on Monday evening, three days after they were cancelled as Iran began striking targets in the Gulf, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports.
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[2026-03-03 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto de archivo del 18 de diciembre de 2015, Hassan Jomeini, nieto del ayatolá Ali Jomeini, habla en la sede del Ministerio del Interior en Teherán, Irán. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi, Archivo)
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[2026-03-03 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Monday that he’s not ruling out sending US ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary” — adding that Operation Epic Fury was “way ahead of schedule” by taking out dozens of Tehran’s top officials.
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[2026-03-03 02:16 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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[2026-03-03 02:05 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US stock market has opened, with a bump!
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[2026-03-03 02:03 UTC+10:00] [missiles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran and its neighbours come under fire amid missile and drone strikes across the Middle East
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[2026-03-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump recibe el Premio de la Paz de la FIFA de manos de Gianni Infantino, el presidente de la FIFA, durante el sorteo de la Copa Mundial, el 5 de diciembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci,)
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[2026-03-03 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A traveler checks departure times as many flights are cancelled at Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as many airlines canceled flights due to the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-03-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A crew member has been killed in an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, local media reported on Monday, citing the Defense Ministry. The vessel is the third to be targeted in the region since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
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[2026-03-03 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La sede de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York el 23 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-03-03 01:52 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Refusal to allow use of bases in Rota and Morón follows Pedro Sánchez’s condemnation of US-Israeli action
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[2026-03-03 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three United States fighter jets were “mistakenly” shot down over Kuwait, the US military has said, amid Washington’s joint offensive with the Israeli military against Iran.
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[2026-03-03 01:46 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US allies in Gulf states come under attack from Iranian missiles and drones as three US fighter jets mistakenly shot down by Kuwait
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[2026-03-03 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened an extraordinary session in Vienna following a sharp escalation of tensions after joint Israeli–US strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory missile attacks. Iran’s representative to the Vienna-based agency accused Washington of using “weapons of mass deception” to justify the attacks, citing historical precedent.
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