[2026-08-23 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Syria's aviation revival: How the end of Assad and the Iran war brought the industry back

Snippet: From the start of the 14-year civil war in Syria until the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, the country's airspace was essentially a no-fly zone for the vast majority of the world's airlines.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906314

[2026-08-23 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iraq PMF law risks entrenching Iran-backed militias as parallel force | The National

Snippet: A proposed law that would further legitimise Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces as a permanent national security institution raises concerns over the country's democratic future and state sovereignty, experts and officials told The National.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/23/iraq-pmf-law-risks-entrenching-iran-backed-militias-as-parallel-force/

[2026-08-23 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan invited Iran to join newly-established Mecca defense pact - report

Snippet: Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense, the new security alliance established by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan earlier this month, Al Mayadeen reported on Saturday, citing a senior Iranian official.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906316

[2026-08-23 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran president says nation is facing 'many problems' due to sanctions

Snippet: Topic:Economic Sanctions

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/iran-president-says-nation-facing-problems-from-us-sanctions/107069210

[2026-08-23 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran vows ‘not a single drop’ of oil will leave Gulf if region complies with US plan

Snippet: Iran has said that not “a single drop of oil” will leave the Persian Gulf and threatened to attack alternative export routes if neighboring states take part in the US economic pressure campaign against Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644547-iran-threatens-not-single-drop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-23 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran vows ‘not a single drop’ of oil will leave Gulf if region complies with US plan

Snippet: Iran has said that not “a single drop of oil” will leave the Persian Gulf and threatened to attack alternative export routes if neighboring states take part in the US economic pressure campaign against Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644547-iran-threatens-not-single-drop/

[2026-08-23 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pakistan army chief set to visit Tehran on Monday

Snippet: Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is set to visit Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pakistan-army-chief-set-visit-tehran-monday

[2026-08-23 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Presidente de Irán dice que memorando de EEUU es la mejor vía para poner fin a la guerra

Snippet: Una mujer pasa frente a un anuncio con la imagen del presidente de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian, el martes 23 de junio de 2026, en Islamabad, Pakistán. (AP Foto/Anjum Naveed)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/oriente-medio-iran-trump-guerra-teheran-estados-unidos-pezeshkian-7c236c96e7b34f30c565c59cf1c679f9

[2026-08-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran in continuation of mediation role between US, Iran

Snippet: Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday, according to a statement by the ministry.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906297

[2026-08-23 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran’s president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war

Snippet: President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media during a news conference in New York on Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-israel-west-bank-august-23-2026-a3fff9eba47a5510060e8014b82d794f

[2026-08-23 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Economic warfare: Bankrupting Iran will be more effective than bombing - opinion

Snippet: The US and Israel have demonstrated what military power can do to Iran. Bombs can destroy missile factories, military installations, drone warehouses, and command centers.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-906293

[2026-08-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran made billions of dollars, bypassed sanctions amid US blockade, top official Rezaee claims

Snippet: Iran has made billions of dollars despite sanctions and amid the United States blockade, Supreme National Security Council head Mohsen Rezaee claimed in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) station on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906287

[2026-08-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: DRC: Ex-president Kabila challenges US sanctions in court

Snippet: In a suit before a court in Washington, Joseph Kabila who led Congo from 2001 to 2019 wants his name removed from a US Treasury blacklist.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/23/drc-ex-president-kabila-challenges-us-sanctions-in-court/

[2026-08-23 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran executes man charged with aiding US, Israel in January protests

Snippet: Iran on Sunday executed a man accused of carrying a chainsaw during January anti-government protests who was charged with acting as an agent of Israel and the United States.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-executes-man-charged-aiding-us-israel-january-protests

[2026-08-23 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Pezeshkian says Iran’s 'power and unity has defied predictions of collapse'

Snippet: Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said that Iran was fighting a "full-scale economic, military and security war," but the nation's “power and cohesion had astonished the world".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pezeshkian-says-irans-power-and-unity-has-defied-predictions-collapse

[2026-08-23 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran condemns looming US sanctions as Hormuz standoff deepens | The National

Snippet: Iran has condemned looming US economic sanctions on the eve of Washington’s planned announcement on Monday, while threatening retaliation against countries that join the pressure campaign.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/08/23/iran-condemns-looming-us-sanctions-as-hormuz-standoff-deepens/

[2026-08-23 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Unprecedented' cyberattack on UK power plant caused by hackers linked to Iranian regime - report

Snippet: Iranian hackers affiliated with the regime in Tehran shut down a British power plant for four days in an "unprecedented" cyberattack in late July, the Telegraph reported on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-906279

[2026-08-23 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms as profits soar due to Iran war

Snippet: Six European Countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by AFP.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-eu-countries-urge-windfall-tax-energy-firms-profits-soar-due-iran

[2026-08-23 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions

Snippet: TRUMP. People walk near a banner depicting US President Donald Trump playing golf, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/iran-condemns-us-plans-to-announce-new-sanctions/

[2026-08-23 14:21 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions

Snippet: TRUMP. People walk near a banner depicting US President Donald Trump playing golf, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/iran-condemns-us-plans-announce-new-sanctions/

[2026-08-23 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Trump heads into midterms short on foreign policy wins

Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, US President Donald Trump's ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November's midterm elections.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10849049

[2026-08-23 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US judge blocks Trump visa pause

Snippet: A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the US.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10849048

[2026-08-23 13:34 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’

Snippet: Hardliner Mohsen Rezaei also threatens American economic interests in first interview since appointment to supreme national security council

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/23/iran-new-security-chief-trump-economic-war-enemies-mohsen-rezaei

[2026-08-23 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Escobar: How Trump Tried To Bribe The Head Of The IRGC

Snippet: Authored by Pepe Escobar,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-how-trump-tried-bribe-head-irgc

[2026-08-23 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Jordan caught in Iran-US-Israel war crossfire

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/jordan-caught-in-the-iran-us-israel-war-crossfire/107064774

[2026-08-23 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'

Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Saturday warned countries against participating in the United States' "economic war" against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemies.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/23/world/iran-warns-any-country-joining-us-sanctions-considered-enemy/2410439

[2026-08-23 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Gharibabadi says London, Paris ‘deliberately’ participating in Israeli crimes

Snippet: Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, said London and Paris were making a “deliberate choice” to participate and collaborate in crimes committed by Israel by “continuing to send” it weapons and “provide any kind of support”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gharibabadi-says-london-paris-deliberately-participating-israeli-crimes

[2026-08-23 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US Gen. Jack Keane said Iran could have been defeated - so why did Trump stop? - opinion

Snippet: One of the most respected political analysts from whom you can always expect to get the truth is Gen. Jack Keane, who served as US Army vice chief of staff from 1999 to 2003.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905970

[2026-08-23 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran warns nearby nations against joining US ‘economic war’ efforts

Snippet: Iran has threatened to treat nearby countries as enemies and target their interests if they join a United States campaign to cripple its economy.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/iran-warns-nearby-nations-against-joining-us-economic-war-efforts

[2026-08-23 09:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: EU nations push windfall tax on oil giants over Iran war profits – media

Snippet: Six EU nations want the bloc to introduce a windfall tax on oil companies’ “excessive profits” linked to price hikes caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, several media outlets reported on Saturday, citing a joint letter from the countries’ finance ministers.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644543-eu-oil-windfall-tax-supply/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-23 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Slain Ayatollah Khamenei wanted to end conflict with US through peace talks, Iranian president claims

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/world-news/slain-ayatollah-wanted-peace-talks-with-us-iranian-president-says/

[2026-08-23 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iranian state TV releases video of official in underground missile production facility - report

Snippet: Iranian state television released footage of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Ali Abdollahi, visiting an underground ballistic missile production facility, BBC reported on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906266

[2026-08-23 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran threatens to block Hormuz if neighbours join US sanctions

Snippet: Tehran would target the interests of countries that help the United States in its economic pressure campaign against Iran, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, stated on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-threatens-block-hormuz-if-neighbours-join-us-sanctions

[2026-08-23 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz skyrockets nearly 400%, as analysts say Iran’s grip on critical waterway weakens

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/world-news/traffic-through-strait-of-hormuz-skyrockets-nearly-400-in-2-weeks/

[2026-08-23 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Snippet: Iran ⁠has granted ⁠permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following ⁠repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, according to Iranian state media.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/iran-grants-permission-for-some-iraqi-oil-tankers-to-pass-through-hormuz

[2026-08-23 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US 'economic terrorism' will not break people's will: Iranian Vice President

Snippet: Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Saturday that the government will not allow what he called "America's economic terrorism" to undermine the country's economic stability and people's livelihoods.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-economic-terrorism-will-not-break-peoples-will-iranian-vice-president

[2026-08-23 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Tehran Says US Sanctions Are 'Declaration Of War' On All Nations, Urges Global Revolt

Snippet: Tehran has on Saturday further addressed the new Trump-Bessent plan of long-term economic 'strangulation' and isolation, which in the US Treasury Secretary's words seeks to "collapse" the Iranian government with the "toughest sanctions in history." This of course means that Washington will have to at the same time pressure other nations that do business with Tehran to immediately cease, which could prove a tall order - given already China and Russia are clearly not going to comply.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/tehran-says-us-sanctions-are-declaration-war-all-nations-urges-global-revolt

[2026-08-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran

Snippet: Two US tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria's defense minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906259

[2026-08-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: WATCH: Iran battle could reshape Middle East power map, analyst says

Snippet: In Pejman Bijan’s view, the battle over Iran is also a battle over the map of the Middle East—and the balance of power far beyond it. The stakes, as he sees them, stretch from the Strait of Hormuz to Europe, Washington, Beijing and Moscow.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906256

[2026-08-23 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bill Maher brings Hunter Biden back to reality over Iran war that ‘nobody asked for’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/bill-maher-checks-hunter-biden-maher-over-iran-war-nobody-asked-for-excuse-me/

[2026-08-23 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Oil prices up as Trump vows sanctions vs Iran partners

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/23/news/national/oil-prices-up-as-trump-vows-sanctions-vs-iran-partners/2410412

[2026-08-23 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran condemns US plans of new sanctions as Trump warns against countries providing Iran a lifeline

Snippet: Iran on Saturday denounced US plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners, including China.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906254

[2026-08-23 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Global oil inventories on the decline again amid Hormuz stalemate

Snippet: Japan's crude inventory has declined 18% since the start of the Iran war. © Kyodo

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/commodities/global-oil-inventories-on-the-decline-again-amid-hormuz-stalemate

[2026-08-23 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: ICC head decries US sanctions

Snippet: International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has warned of what she described as the erosion of international law after US authorities imposed sanctions on her and another senior ICC official.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/644525-icc-head-us-sanctions-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-23 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says repair of South Pars refinery 70 percent complete

Snippet: The repair of Iran's South Pars Phase 14 gas refinery, hit during an Israeli attack in June last year, is 70% complete, the Pars Oil and Gas Company's chief executive said, according to Iran's oil ministry news agency SHANA.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-repair-south-pars-refinery-70-percent-complete

[2026-08-23 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: What did war with the US reveal about Iran’s weapons capabilities?

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The Iranian military is looking at how to respond to the United States’s planned implementation of economic measures that are designed to “collapse” the government in Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/what-did-war-with-the-us-reveal-about-irans-weapons-capabilities

[2026-08-23 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: America In Focus: Fed officials eye higher rates; unemployment claims fall

Snippet: The logo of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is seen before a news conference with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-trump-iran-unemployment-76fdb13084501823927c98cb65bf56d6

[2026-08-22 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu, Seeks Interpol Red Notice

Snippet: Turkey has escalated its anti-Israel actions, after months of denunciations connected to its Gaza, Syria, and Iran policies - and is once again taking things to new levels.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkey-issues-arrest-warrant-netanyahu-seeks-interpol-red-notice

[2026-08-22 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Irán dice que el mundo acepta que derrotó a EEUU y otras noticias en Oriente Medio

Snippet: El presidente de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian, escucha preguntas de reporteros durante una conferencia de prensa, en Nueva York, el 26 de septiembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Angelina Katsanis, archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/oriente-medio-iran-israel-golan-eb939724a9788241bfdfd581e950fdc7

[2026-08-22 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran gives permission for Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz | The National

Snippet: Iraqi President Nizar Amidi on Saturday said Iran had granted permission for several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, after repeated requests from Baghdad as the waterway remained disrupted by the regional conflict.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/22/iran-gives-permission-for-iraqi-oil-tankers-to-pass-through-strait-of-hormuz/