Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week, Syrian and Israeli officials resumed talks in Jordan, brokered by the US, with the twin objectives of ending Israeli strikes inside Syria and reviving negotiations towards a bilateral security agreement.
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[2026-08-25 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Chris Murphy has criticised the White House’s new sanctions on Iran, warning that American citizens are "paying a huge, huge cost" for the decision.
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[2026-08-25 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran tried to kill one of his sons, but gave no details on when or where the alleged plot took place or which of his sons was targeted.
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[2026-08-25 12:41 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Israeli officials have accused Hamas of planning renewed attacks on its territory using kites and balloons, and gave the Iran-backed militant group until Wednesday to rein in their use or face reprisals.
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[2026-08-25 12:35 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to steadily continue Japan’s sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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[2026-08-25 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-25 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Asim Munir, Pakistan's army commander, held "constructive consultations" on Monday with senior Iranian officials regarding regional peace and how to resolve escalating tensions, Iranian state media reported.
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[2026-08-25 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-08-25 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israeli leader gives no details on which son was targeted, though elder son Yair has lived under state protection in Miami
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[2026-08-25 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Ali Khamenei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israeli leader gives no details on which son was targeted, though elder son Yair has lived under state protection in Miami
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[2026-08-25 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-25 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and warning of dire consequences for countries that do not join the campaign.
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[2026-08-25 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US State Department implemented sanctions against Iranian military activities, cyber threats, and illicit oil trade, according to a statement from US State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Monday evening.
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[2026-08-25 09:57 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Burnham’s comments came on his first international trip since becoming PM, after chairing a meeting of Ukraine’s allies with Zelensky in Kyiv
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[2026-08-25 09:56 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: TRUMP. US President Donald Trump gestures as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, March 20, 2026.
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[2026-08-25 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US left out a major player as Washington opened a new front in its maximum-pressure campaign against Iran's economy: China.
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[2026-08-25 08:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fighters of armed defectors from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) celebrate, as they are believed to be surrendering to the Sudanese army, in the west of Omdurman, just outside Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohnd Blal)
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[2026-08-25 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered on Monday to facilitate the transit of fertiliser through the Strait of Hormuz which has been disrupted as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-08-25 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Scott Bessent says the US is aiming to "sever every economic lifeline that sustains" the Iranian regime. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
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[2026-08-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Fresh on the heels of President Trump controversially ordering scaled-down US-South Korea military drills last week, there are emerging reports of more canceled plans for joint exercises.
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[2026-08-25 07:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 07:40 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 25 August 2026 7:40am
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[2026-08-25 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Support in the United States for the war on Iran has fallen as President Donald Trump’s approval remains at a record low, a Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests.
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[2026-08-25 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US public approval of the war with Iran fell to its lowest level since the conflict's early days, helping to hold President Donald Trump's popularity at a record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.
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[2026-08-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that US President Donald Trump's administration was not ruling out using military force against Iran, even as Washington unveiled an "economic D-Day" against Tehran.
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[2026-08-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-08-25 06:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-25 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-25 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move could test Huawei and ZTE’s long-standing foothold as Washington extends its China reach from oil to another strategic sector
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[2026-08-25 06:23 UTC+10:00] [Huawei] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move could test Huawei and ZTE’s long-standing foothold as Washington extends its China reach from oil to another strategic sector
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[2026-08-25 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-25 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People carrying shopping bags walk through Tehran’s Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-08-25 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a new wave of sanctions against Iran and its "enablers", towards what he described as an "asphyxiation of this regime" amid the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update(1900ET): While it was largely Israeli media's Ch.14 which first called attention to the "Where to kill Barron Trump" clip, the short video does appear to be a creation of Iranian state media. It is indeed authentic.
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[2026-08-25 04:57 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it will apply measures to China
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[2026-08-25 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Iran, and threatened to boot any country dealing financially with Tehran out of the US dollar system, in a bid to make Iran an “economic outcast.”
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[2026-08-25 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Iran, and threatened to boot any country dealing financially with Tehran out of the US dollar system, in a bid to make Iran an “economic outcast.”
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[2026-08-25 04:36 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The US is issuing deadlines to countries to cease all financial dealings with Iran as part of a new “Operation Economic Outcast” aimed at isolating the Islamic regime in Tehran from the rest of the world.
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[2026-08-25 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that the US is not in an economic position to continue restricting its relations with other countries as the US Treasury announced "unprecedented" sanctions on Iran.
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[2026-08-25 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington warns Iran-linked entities face removal from US dollar system as Trump presses world leaders to cut financial ties
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[2026-08-25 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington warns Iran-linked entities face removal from US dollar system as Trump presses world leaders to cut financial ties
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[2026-08-25 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States will target digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping for anti-Iran secondary sanctions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, declaring an economic onslaught "to sever every economic lifeline" that maintains the regime in Tehran.
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[2026-08-25 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out what he described as an "unprecedented" US sanctions campaign against Iran on Monday, warning that every country has a "finite timeline" to shut down activities identified by Washington or face action from the Treasury.
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[2026-08-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US threats to impose "the toughest sanctions in history" to force Iran to buckle to its demands after nearly six months of war have raised the prospect of a new round of escalation in the Gulf.
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[2026-08-25 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, visited Iran on Monday as Islamabad seeks to revive talks between Tehran and Washington.
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[2026-08-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to isolate Iran's economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions on the "enablers" that allow the Islamic Republic to stay in business.
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