Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-12 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Air defence systems in Gulf states and Jordan have shot down Iranian missiles and drones after a night of US air strikes on Iran.
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[2026-07-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Gulf’s dilemma today is not that it is living through a war, but that it no longer knows full peace. Mutual escalation between Washington and Tehran, tensions over maritime navigation, and the persistence of diplomatic channels all point to a region that is neither moving toward a stable settlement nor sliding into all-out conflict.
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[2026-07-12 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it.
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[2026-07-12 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Around 2,500 Filipino seafarers are stranded aboard commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf as renewed military hostilities between the United States and Iran continue to threaten one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors, maritime and government officials said.
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[2026-07-12 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US forces struck five cities in Iran’s Bushehr province, including Asaluyeh, Dir, Bushehr city, Dashti and Tangestan, IRNA reported.
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[2026-07-12 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted on Twitter/X Sunday morning, saying: "The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking."
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[2026-07-12 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-07-12 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacks on US military assets in the neighbouring Gulf countries, saying it had destroyed a fighter aircraft maintenance and repair centre, as well as a command-and-control centre, at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base using ballistic missiles.
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[2026-07-12 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accused the US of "imposing its will" on Oman's government by attempting to route several vessels through the Strait of Hormuz via what it described as "an illegal route" south of the waterway.
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[2026-07-12 13:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the US military to destroy Iran "at levels they've never seen before" if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
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[2026-07-12 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its aerospace force had targeted US military facilities at Jordan's Prince Hassan Air Base, according to Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB.
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[2026-07-12 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates defence ministry said Sunday that air defences were engaging missile and drone threats, while neighbouring Bahrain sounded air raid sirens after the United States struck Iran following an attack in the Hormuz strait.
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[2026-07-12 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un manifestante progubernamental ondea la bandera iraní durante una marcha para conmemorar al difunto líder supremo del país, ayatolá Ali Jamenei, el sábado 11 de julio de 2026, en Teherán, Irán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-07-12 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran " at levels they've never seen before " if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
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[2026-07-12 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE's air defences are currently engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran, the country's defence ministry said in a statement on X. The ministry confirmed that the sounds heard in scattered areas of the country "are the result of the UAE air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones".
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[2026-07-12 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A pro-government demonstrator waves an Iranian flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-07-12 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-12 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-12 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Strait of Hormuz still open but ships warned of 'severe' threat level
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[2026-07-12 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that killed his father at the end of February.
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[2026-07-12 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The crew of a Cyprus-flagged container ship that was damaged in a missile strike by the IRGC Navy in the Strait of Hormuz has abandoned the vessel and boarded a lifeboat, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
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[2026-07-12 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to avenge his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on his compound in Tehran on February 28.
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[2026-07-12 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US military’s Central Command has launched another round of strikes on Iran after Tehran declared it had closed the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice.”
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[2026-07-12 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali Safari, an adviser to the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, said the US strikes “will not go unanswered” and accused Washington of failing to implement its commitments under the MoU signed on June 16.
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[2026-07-12 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump ordered renewed airstrikes against Iran on Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said in a statement.
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[2026-07-12 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — The US military said Saturday it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, after Tehran "blatantly attacked" a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-12 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, reported that at least 12 explosions have been heard in different parts of Bushehr, including five in the port city of Bandar-e Deyr, four in Asaluyeh and three in the city of Bushehr.
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[2026-07-12 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: tehran4:49 a.m. July 12
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[2026-07-12 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran —Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz would be closed "until further notice" after they fired warning shots at a vessel they said used an unauthorised route, state media reported.
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[2026-07-12 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After the United States launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran early Sunday morning, Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in several coastal areas of the country.
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[2026-07-12 10:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-12 10:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US military said Saturday it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, after Tehran "blatantly attacked" a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-12 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After the US launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Sunday morning, Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, posted on X: "Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay."
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[2026-07-12 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-12 10:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to ‘degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners’
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[2026-07-12 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 12 Jul 2026 at 10:14am
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[2026-07-12 10:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz would be closed "until further notice" after they fired warning shots at a vessel they said used an unauthorised route, state media reported.
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US attacks came after the IRGC Navy said it had hit an ‘unauthorised’ vessel that was travelling on a non-approved route
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US attacks came after the IRGC Navy said it had hit an ‘unauthorised’ vessel that was travelling on a non-approved route
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[2026-07-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
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[2026-07-12 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has launched a third wave of strikes against Iran this week, shortly after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strategic Strait of Hormuz would remain closed to all shipping indefinitely.
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[2026-07-12 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States Central Command (Centcom) said early Sunday morning that its forces began launching a third round of strikes on Iran this week after Iran’s IRGC attacked a Cyprus-flagged container transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-12 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that a ship was targeted with a cruise missile after it ignored warnings to turn back from Iranian authorities.
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[2026-07-12 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian regime announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed again until further notice after striking a vessel attempting to move through an unapproved route on Saturday night.
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[2026-07-12 09:16 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-12 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice”, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran’s state broadcaster.
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[2026-07-12 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until the US ends what it called its “illegal” interference in the region.
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[2026-07-12 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed to Fox News on Saturday that Israel had warned the United States about a specific Iranian assassination plan against US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-07-12 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-12 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE boosted oil production to an all-time high last month, shaking off concerns about Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and capitalising on its departure from the Saudi-led energy alliance Opec.
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