Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-28 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, center, walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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[2026-08-28 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-28 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: New Zealand proved steadier down the stretch while relying on a solid defensive effort to nip a tough Iran quintet in overtime, 93-91, in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Friday.
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[2026-08-28 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Six months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz has yet to recover even a quarter of the roughly 20 million barrels a day of crude it carried before the war.
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[2026-08-28 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of the biggest concerns during any escalation with Iran is damage to critical infrastructure in general and energy assets in particular. Consequently, Israel has been working in recent years to promote the interconnector project to link up its electricity grid to Cyprus and Greece and from there to the rest of mainland Europe.
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[2026-08-28 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on 28 February and Tehran retaliated on targets across the Gulf, a quieter contest was taking shape over who could access satellite imagery of the war.
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[2026-08-28 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, hace un gesto mientras camina para subir al Marine One en la Ellipse, el viernes 14 de agosto de 2026, cerca de la Casa Blanca en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-08-28 17:54 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: In response to the Trump administration’s Aug. 18 announcement that it would impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and others, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Aug. 25 that the move was “not consistent with Japan’s position” and that Japan viewed it “with great concern.” But she rejected criticism that her government’s response was “weak-kneed.”
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[2026-08-28 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told its mediators and regional partners that it is uninterested in returning to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding outlined in June, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that continuing diplomacy efforts with the US is not impossible, but it relies on Washington "understanding that pressure does not work".
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[2026-08-28 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Mark Kelly said that Donald Trump is facing difficulty in finding an exit from the war on Iran.
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[2026-08-28 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Speculation has abounded over the nature of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's surprise Tuesday trip to Moscow and what was conveyed to top Kremlin intelligence officials.
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[2026-08-28 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Six months have passed since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran. It was a conflict that Trump expected to last "four to five" weeks, but six months later, there's no end in sight. Recently, Trump said that the war "will continue for as long as necessary" and that there's no timetable to resume peace talks with Tehran.
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[2026-08-28 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been accused by a prominent ultraconservative figure of going soft over his support for negotiations with the US. The public rift highlights growing divisions in Iran over how to approach the next phase of the war.
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[2026-08-28 16:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From the first US and Israeli strikes six months ago to the battle for Hormuz, this timeline plots how Trump’s war on Iran quickly became a regional conflict with global economic consequences
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[2026-08-28 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reportedly disfigured in air strikes, Mojtaba Khamenei is said to delegate daily authority while holding final say
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[2026-08-28 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Qom] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reportedly disfigured in air strikes, Mojtaba Khamenei is said to delegate daily authority while holding final say
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[2026-08-28 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Analysts broadly agree the United States and Israel’s war on Iran will not see regime collapse in Tehran or a definite victory for Washington, but rather a dragged-out affair of stagnation and attrition.
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[2026-08-28 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Friday marks six months since the U.S. and Israel launched "major combat operations" in Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes on targets across the Gulf and sparking a new war in the Middle East.
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[2026-08-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tehran is likely to stick to its guns in the hopes that the US midterms will bring about a Republican defeat, analysts say
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[2026-08-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Oman] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tehran is likely to stick to its guns in the hopes that the US midterms will bring about a Republican defeat, analysts say
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[2026-08-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-08-28 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Marine One on the Ellipse, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-08-28 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will step up efforts to isolate Iran economically as he hosts G20 counterparts next week, a US official said Thursday, in a gathering clouded by war and trade tensions.
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[2026-08-28 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-28 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sun Theary, miembro de un equipo de desactivación de explosivos, recoge un proyectil de mortero de 60 mm, el jueves 2 de julio de 2026, en Siem Reap, Camboya. (AP Foto/Anton L. Delgado)
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[2026-08-28 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran has set out its conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying that ending the wars in the Middle East was among them.
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[2026-08-28 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — As the U.S. ramped up pressure this week on China with secondary Iran sanctions, the world's two largest economies have still managed to stay focused on ways to cooperate.
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[2026-08-28 11:32 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-08-28 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump hopes new sanctions could force Iran to the negotiating table. (Reuters: Evan Vucci)
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[2026-08-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump addressed Iran’s situation on Thursday evening, saying that “Iran right now is not paying its soldiers. They are in deep trouble. They have very little capability left.”
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[2026-08-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military has cleared Iranian sea mines from internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in an operational update on Thursday evening.
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[2026-08-28 10:27 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: CRISIS. US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.
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[2026-08-28 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Gilas Pilipinas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SQUAD. June Mar Fajardo (15), Scottie Thompson (9), and Dwight Ramos (24) in action for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.
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[2026-08-28 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest salvo from US president adds pressure to already fragile US-China ties before expected bilateral summit in Washington
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[2026-08-28 08:44 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest salvo from US president adds pressure to already fragile US-China ties before expected bilateral summit in Washington
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[2026-08-28 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Iran considers Lebanon’s security to be part of the security of the wider West Asian region in an interview with Al-Manar network on Thursday, according to Iran’s IRNA news.
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[2026-08-28 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amid ongoing global oil supply disruptions due to the Iran war and Hormuz Strait crisis, and also as Ukraine's war on Russian oil refineries and export terminals heats up, the Trump administration has been scrambling to tap new reliable and long-term energy sources.
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[2026-08-28 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US war on Iran has caused a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors, especially Patriots, which have been used to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, a Nato official and US official told the Associated Press (AP) in a report published on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, said on Thursday that Tehran is preparing a list for mediators of its conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz, including ending the war in the region.
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[2026-08-28 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-28 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US war on Iran has caused a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors, especially Patriots, which have been used to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, a Nato official and US official told the Associated Press (AP) in a report published on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf has slammed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on Iran’s economy in a post on X on Thursday.
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[2026-08-28 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office that Washington is "in control" of the Strait of Hormuz and continues its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran is in "deep trouble" and is "not paying their troops".
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[2026-08-28 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar’s prime minister has held meetings in the Iranian capital, discussing key issues including the future of the Strait of Hormuz, amid international hopes that dialogue between the United States and Iran on ending the war will resume.
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[2026-08-28 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On Wednesday, the US State Department announced that it is designating the Italy-based extremist group Autistici/Inventati (“A/I Collective”) for its role in providing digital infrastructure for Antifa cells and other radical left-wing networks in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere across the world. At the same time, the Department also announced a ban on the transnational group Masar Badil and UK-founded Palestine Action.
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[2026-08-28 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's regime will fall through a mix of operations, economic pressure, and protests by its own people, recently retired Mossad chief David Barnea said in his first speech since stepping down on June 1.
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[2026-08-28 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited Tehran on Thursday for talks aimed at easing tensions between Iran and the United States.
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[2026-08-28 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una nube de humo sobre un almacén industrial en Ciudad Sharjah, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 1 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-08-28 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Kuwait and Pakistan on Thursday signed a defence and military co-operation deal, in the latest move to reshape regional alliances in the shadow of the Iran war.
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