Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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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
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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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[2026-07-12 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has warned that it will stop observing a memorandum of understanding with the United States if Washington continues to breach its commitments, state television reports.
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[2026-07-12 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The killing of Iran’s leader and top general and the capture of Venezuela’s president mark a new paradigm in international relations
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[2026-07-12 05:38 UTC+10:00] [Masoud Pezeshkian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The killing of Iran’s leader and top general and the capture of Venezuela’s president mark a new paradigm in international relations
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[2026-07-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the conflict started in February
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[2026-07-12 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El féretro del difunto líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Ali Jamenei, es cargado por encima de los dolientes que tratan de tocarlo, fuera del santuario del imán Hussein en Karbala, Irak, la mañana del jueves 9 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
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[2026-07-12 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oman and Iran have held talks in Muscat on securing safe and unrestricted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the Oman News Agency reports.
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[2026-07-12 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump threatened severe reprisals in the event of any attempt on his own life.
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[2026-07-12 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump demanded that Iran publicly acknowledge that it fired at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported on Friday.
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[2026-07-12 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has thrown Trump's ultimatum and Saturday deadline right back at Washington, saying that instead it is the United States that must first meet the agreed-upon conditions in order to normalize shipping and energy transit in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-12 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari officials have joined talks between Iran and Oman in Muscat over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports, citing a diplomatic source.
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[2026-07-12 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-12 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mourner carries a sign reading “We Will Kill Trump” as people make their way to the funeral procession of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-07-12 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Are the US and Iran at war again?
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[2026-07-12 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-07-12 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China announced a temporary export ban on helium on Friday, effective immediately, as the resumption of military conflict in the Middle East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.
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[2026-07-12 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Damascus, Syria – For many Syrians, the decades of rule by the al-Assad family – Hafez al-Assad from 1971 to 2000, then his son Bashar from 2000 to 2024 – were filled with oppression from the state and eventually more than a decade of civil war.
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[2026-07-12 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Hunter Biden] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation over claim that he sought bribe to lobby his father to free $8bn in Iran assets
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[2026-07-12 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has warned that it will no longer be bound by a deal with the US aimed at ending the war if Washington's violations of the agreement continue, Iranian state television reported.
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[2026-07-12 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, saying those responsible for his killing would be held accountable.
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[2026-07-12 00:22 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday swore that Iran would avenge the killing of his father, the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-07-12 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
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[2026-07-11 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.
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[2026-07-11 23:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, warned that Tehran could stop honouring the memorandum of understanding with Washington if US attacks continue, accusing the United States of a “flagrant violation” of the UN Charter.
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[2026-07-11 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Cuba suffered its second nationwide blackout in a matter of days late Friday, another sign that the communist-controlled island is sliding deeper into economic collapse amid tightening US sanctions and renewed pressure from the Trump administration.
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[2026-07-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)上週四(7月9日),伊朗民眾在已故最高領袖阿亞圖拉‧阿裡‧哈梅內伊(Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)的故鄉——東北部城市馬什哈德(Mashhad)為他舉行安葬儀式。 今年2月28日,美國和以色列對伊朗發動空襲,哈梅內伊在數小時後遭擊斃,其繼任者穆傑塔巴‧哈梅內伊也在美軍空襲中受重傷、容貌遭到毀損,至今不曾公開露面。
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[2026-07-11 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq, Syria and the US plan to revive a historic 500-mile pipeline to Syria's Mediterranean coast as part of efforts to reduce Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, senior Iraqi and regional officials have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-07-11 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran pledged to avenge the assassination of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a written statement attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday.
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[2026-07-11 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged to avenge the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, in his first public message since the late leader’s funeral.
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[2026-07-11 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said that the American military stood ready to “completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran” in response to threats to his life.
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[2026-07-11 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-11 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with overwhelming military retaliation after reports that Israeli intelligence had warned Washington of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate him.
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[2026-07-11 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US and Iranian negotiators are expected to continue talks in Oman on Saturday, with CBS News reporting that the US delegation includes Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
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[2026-07-11 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraq, Syria and the US plan to revive a historic 500-mile pipeline to Syria's Mediterranean coast as part of efforts to reduce Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, senior Iraqi and regional officials have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-07-11 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman on Saturday for talks on the Strait of Hormuz, as a fragile regional ceasefire hangs in the balance.
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[2026-07-11 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is set to issue a message in the coming hours regarding the funeral of his slain father and predecessor Ali Khamenei, state media has reported.
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[2026-07-11 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened to "decimate and destroy" Iran if Tehran acts on threats to assassinate him, as the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned an alleged Iranian financier.
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[2026-07-11 19:04 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-11 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An explosion heard in the eastern part of Tehran province was caused by the controlled disposal of ammunition remaining from the war, Iranian state media, citing a local official, said on Saturday.
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[2026-07-11 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fitch Ratings has maintained its credit view on Saudi Arabia, but sees the Arab world's biggest economy slowing down in 2026, amid lingering challenges presented by the US-Iran war.
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[2026-07-11 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has threatened Iran after the funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for Trump’s killing and Israel warned him that the regime in Tehran was working on a plan to assassinate him.
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[2026-07-11 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Iran insisted on Saturday it had "kept its word" on a ceasefire with the United States, after President Donald Trump insisted the truce was over but that he had agreed to further negotiations with the Islamic republic.
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[2026-07-11 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-11 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s vice president for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Hossein Afshin said knowledge-based companies also suffered heavy losses, Iranian media reported.
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[2026-07-11 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Esmaeil Baghaei hailed the country's armed forces for "keeping the enemy's movements under surveillance and safeguarding the security and tranquility of dear Iran". In a post on X, he wrote: "In these hot summer days, the valiant defenders of the noble homeland in the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the coasts, islands, borders, and other sensitive points of the country, with vigilant and watchful eyes, keep the enemy's movements
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