Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-23 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted his 20-month legacy in the White House with wholesale generalisations about his foreign policy, relying on unsubstantiated figures, debunked allegations, and a demand that United Nations member states withdraw their membership from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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[2026-09-23 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more remarks in 11th para)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-09-23 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump repeated a threat to "annihilate" Iran but said he believed a deal would be made after November's midterm elections. (Reuters: Mike Segar)
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[2026-09-23 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken no steps to withdraw arrest warrants or related applications concerning Israeli officials, despite mounting pressure and sanctions from the United States, Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan has said.
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[2026-09-23 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan said in a joint statement on Tuesday that they affirmed Riyadh's right to defend itself in line with international law and stressed the need to maintain the safety of navigation in the region, amid escalating attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.
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[2026-09-23 03:05 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president threatens to ‘annihilate’ Tehran and dismisses threat from AI as a ‘hoax’ in bellicose address
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[2026-09-23 03:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
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[2026-09-23 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country, in a bombastic speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American voters.
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[2026-09-23 02:45 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: Donald Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that he was weighing whether to annihilate Iran to end the war, but predicted the two countries would reach a peace deal after the US midterm elections in November.
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[2026-09-23 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump made no mention of North Korea or other Korean Peninsula issues during his high-profile address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, though he has expressed his intention to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year.
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[2026-09-23 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: EU envoys agreed to drop two billionaires from its Russian sanctions list and to roll over the remaining 3,000 individuals and entities for three years after Latvia dropped its veto, EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-23 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANDAUE CITY — Sanctions were slapped against a canyoneering guide in Badian, Cebu, after a video of his interaction with an American tourist circulated online.
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[2026-09-23 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Hossein Mohebi told AFP on Tuesday that Tehran had hardened its conditions for ending the war with the US, following the collapse of the June MoU aimed at ending hostilities.
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[2026-09-23 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has described the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab Al Mandeb strait due to the Iran war as “a very big concern”, adding that “every country on the planet is affected by [their] closure”.
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[2026-09-23 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he is deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran or make a deal to end the war.
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[2026-09-23 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-23 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-23 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU’s 27 member states have agreed to remove Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from their sanctions blacklist, ending an impasse that threatened the very foundation of the bloc’s anti-Russian penalty regime.
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[2026-09-23 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The EU’s 27 member states have agreed to remove Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from their sanctions blacklist, ending an impasse that threatened the very foundation of the bloc’s anti-Russian penalty regime.
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[2026-09-23 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president casts domestic policies as a global success while addressing conflicts, China and the prospect of renewed Iran talks
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[2026-09-23 01:06 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president casts domestic policies as a global success while addressing conflicts, China and the prospect of renewed Iran talks
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[2026-09-23 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken no steps to withdraw arrest warrants or related applications concerning Israeli officials, despite mounting pressure and sanctions from the United States, Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan has said.
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[2026-09-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [Banking] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Two of Russia’s wealthiest men could soon be free to operate inside the EU after the bloc moved to remove restrictions on them and their empires as part of a high-stakes diplomatic play.
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[2026-09-23 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Operation Epic Fury helped improve coordination among US partners and allies in the region on air defenses and other areas. A recent Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, which covers operations of Epic Fury from April to June, provided new details on the types of cooperation. Although the report is general, it sheds light on an important trend in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-23 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has opened a new “channel of communication” with mediators in an effort to arrange a meeting with US officials in New York and “break the deadlock” in the war, a source close to the Iranian delegation told The National on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-23 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is set to address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, a year after he blasted the world body for being ineffective and perpetrating what he described as a "con job" over climate change.
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[2026-09-23 00:02 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Meanwhile, Trump is arriving at the UN HQ right now.
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[2026-09-23 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yuen Long councillor Sei Chun-hing faces sentencing after conviction for sex with a 13-year-old girl as committee considers disciplinary sanctions
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[2026-09-23 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yuen Long councillor Sei Chun-hing faces sentencing after conviction for sex with a 13-year-old girl as committee considers disciplinary sanctions
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[2026-09-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A security vacuum in south Lebanon, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, appears increasingly likely in the coming months as a UN mission prepares to withdraw with no replacement agreed, sources have told The National.
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[2026-09-22 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic Republic is responsible for gross human rights violations committed in January in response to the widespread outbreak of protests, the United Nations’ Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran concluded in a report published Monday, which also condemned the United States and Israel for attacks against the regime.
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[2026-09-22 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the US is open to speaking with Iranians at the UN General Assembly, but no meeting is currently scheduled.
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[2026-09-22 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump is set to deliver a highly anticipated speech to the United Nations General Assembly today, set for 9:55 Eastern Time, or around 10am. He's expected to address the Iran war and the "importance of ensuring that Iran never has a nuclear weapon" - according to UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, along with a other foreign policy issues like his 20-point peace plan in Gaza, as well as recent US actions closer to home in the Western Hemisphere.
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[2026-09-22 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his team are heading to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where they are expected to express grievances about the United States’ war on Iran, but also look at ways of resolving it.
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[2026-09-22 22:59 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: TALKS. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks before departing for New York, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran, on September 22, 2026.
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[2026-09-22 22:58 UTC+10:00] [伊朗] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: （德國之聲中文網）據伊朗國家通訊社（IRNA）報導，伊朗國家航空公司「伊朗航空」（Iran Air）周二在一份聲明中表示，尚未收到土耳其、亞塞拜然、伊拉克民航部門「關於停止或暫停其飛往伊斯坦堡、巴庫和納傑夫航班的任何通知或正式指令」。
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[2026-09-22 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are flat, having recoverd a modest drop after the European open, following yesterday’s strong, positive performance despite energy prices and yields being lower for a second consecutive day. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures are fractionally in the green after an advance in tech giants and chipmakers drove the index to a one-month high.
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[2026-09-22 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Iran-backed Houthis are battling Yemen's pro-government forces for control of the strategic Kahboub mountain range in the country's south-west, which would give the rebels a major tactical advantage if they succeed.
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[2026-09-22 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: UAE cybersecurity officials have urged organisations to stay vigilant as cyberattacks remain high amid the US-Iran conflict.
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[2026-09-22 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While the contents of his speech are unknown, Trump last year caused a stir with a combative address; president also due to meet with 11 world leaders
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[2026-09-22 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kyodo and Reuters published positive diplomatic headlines early Tuesday morning that sent Brent crude futures tumbling below $100 a barrel, but Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency denied them.
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[2026-09-22 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As Donald Trump's war on Iran nears the seven-month mark, the economic damage is reverberating all over the world, and all across the United States. Among the Americans who are feeling the most pain from a war their federal legislators never declared are the nation's farmers, who are growing increasingly desperate under the weight of rising costs for diesel, fertilizer and equipment.
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[2026-09-22 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States faked the rescue of the American pilot who was shot down over Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi claimed during an interview with the official news agency IRNA on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-22 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-22 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are set to meet United States President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, as the US-Israel war on Iran nears seven months.
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[2026-09-22 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General Assembly (UN)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump is set to meet with officials from the Persian Gulf on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, as the Iran war and the conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia roil the region with little sign of an imminent resolution.
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[2026-09-22 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Foreign flights operated by Iranian airlines will continue as scheduled from the beginning of October, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation said, according to ISNA.
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[2026-09-22 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: New Zealand has lifted its official guidance warning against non-essential travel to the UAE, delivering a boost to the tourism sector as it seeks to rebound from the challenges of the Iran war.
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[2026-09-22 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Children under the age of 15 will soon be offered training to join the Islamic Republic’s Janfada (self-sacrifice) campaign, the campaign’s spokesperson, Sasan Zare, confirmed to the Iranian Labour News Agency last week.
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