Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-01 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed at his office while “performing his assigned duties” in the early hours of Saturday morning, Fars news agency reported.
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[2026-03-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, hours after the US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on the country.
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[2026-03-01 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: High-definition satellite imagery shows the massive destruction caused by the bombing of the compound of Iran's supreme leader in the heart of Tehran.
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[2026-03-01 12:55 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-01 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iranian government has declared 40 days of public mourning in the wake of Khamenei’s killing, Fars News Agency has reported.
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[2026-03-01 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Multiple members of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s family — including his daughter and grandchild — were killed when the US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday morning.
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[2026-03-01 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)
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[2026-03-01 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lawmakers from the Democratic Party have condemned the US attacks on Iran as a “dangerous” and “unnecessary” escalation, and called on the Senate to immediately vote on legislation that would block the president’s ability to take further military action without congressional approval.
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[2026-03-01 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country, US President Donald Trump has announced.
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[2026-03-01 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: This is a defining moment for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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[2026-03-01 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine embassies in the Middle East are on full alert and have advised Filipinos in the region to refrain from unnecessary travel in their respective host countries amid the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States.
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[2026-03-01 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media announced the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after contradictory reports of the killing. Iranian officials had earlier called the reports of Khamenei's death part of “psychological warfare” conducted by Iran’s enemies.
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[2026-03-01 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday after the US and Israel launched massive aerial strikes on the capital Tehran.
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[2026-03-01 12:40 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-01 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iranian state TV confirms the Supreme Leader's death... as well as the deaths of his daughter, son-in-law, grandson, and daughter-in-law.
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[2026-03-01 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the ongoing joint US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-03-01 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state media announced the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after contradictory reports of the killing.
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[2026-03-01 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-01 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s risk tolerance evolved dramatically, leading to strikes on Iran’s clerical leadership, as talks dragged on
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[2026-03-01 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East
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[2026-03-01 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — The United States and Israel launched waves of strikes Saturday against targets in Iran, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic.
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[2026-03-01 12:14 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran’s Fars news agency says Khamenei’s daughter, grandson killed
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[2026-03-01 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-01 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two explosions were heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Mehr news agency has reported.
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[2026-03-01 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian supreme leader’s daughter, son-in-law and grandson have been killed in a strike, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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[2026-03-01 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australian foreign affairs minister says Israel and US should explain ‘the legal basis for the attacks’ on Iran and won’t say if Pine Gap used during strikes
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[2026-03-01 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: League of Arab States representative to the UN, Maged Abdelaziz, on Saturday, said that through escalation against Iran, Israel is seeking to evade ending its occupation of Palestine and to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
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[2026-03-01 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Tl;dr: Bloomberg macro strategist, Michael Ball, warned that President Trump’s urging of Iranians to overthrow the government gives Saturday’s US and Israeli strikes on Iran the potential to usher in a more prolonged higher-volatility era rather than being a one-off tradeable shock.
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[2026-03-01 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Combinación de fotos de figuras políticas y religiosas iraníes. Arriba, izquierda a derecha, ayatolá Alí Jamenei; presidente Masoud Pezeshkian; canciller Abbas Araghchi; asesor de Política Pública de Jamenei, Ali Larijani; presidente del Tribunal Supremo, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi; jefe de expertos de Asamblea, Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani; secretario del Consejo de Guardianes, Ahmad Jannati.
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[2026-03-01 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump holds up a fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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[2026-03-01 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The head of public relations for the Office of the Supreme Leader on Saturday posted on social media that these reports are part of “psychological warfare” conducted by Iran’s enemies.
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[2026-03-01 11:09 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chaos as key transit hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha close, and more than 1,000 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines cancelled
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[2026-03-01 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
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[2026-03-01 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
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[2026-03-01 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch strikes against Iran has met a mixed response in Congress, as lawmakers are split over the issue, mostly along party lines. Democrats are now seeking to stop the campaign under the 1973 War Powers Act.
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[2026-03-01 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was brief, I am told, and was instigated by the White House.
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[2026-03-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Fariba Willison said she is feeling a "mixed bag of emotions".
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[2026-03-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have said the Israeli-US strikes were aimed at ending a security threat and ensuring Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon. Source: AAP / Yi Yin
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[2026-03-01 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: American and Israeli forces have carried out strikes on cities across Iran, in what US President Donald Trump has described as "major combat operations".
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[2026-03-01 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Figures from across the United States political spectrum have reacted to President Donald Trump’s joint attack with Israel on Iran, with Republicans largely expressing support and Democrats failing to offer a robust and unified response.
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[2026-03-01 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Demonstrators gather in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
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[2026-03-01 10:49 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war
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[2026-03-01 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel’s Air Force says it carried out strikes on missile arrays and air defence systems in central Iran.
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[2026-03-01 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un submarine israelí en la bahía de Haifa, en el norte de Israel, el sábado 28 de febrero de 2026, después de que Israel emitiera una alerta nacional tras sus ataques contra Irán. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)
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[2026-03-01 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Emergency alert interrupts Al Jazeera broadcast before attack in Qatar
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[2026-03-01 10:19 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once
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[2026-03-01 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-01 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused the United States and Israel of committing a “war crime”, telling an emergency Security Council meeting that their strikes hit civilian sites and killed more than 100 children at a school.
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[2026-03-01 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2023. (Reuters: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA)
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[2026-03-01 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Defence Council and close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly been killed in Israeli and US strikes on Iran.
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