Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Pupils and school staff spoke of their relief at exceeding expectations in this year's GCSE exams despite the impact of the US-Iran war.
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[2026-08-20 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran is currently exporting no oil, the country’s central bank chief has said, warning of tighter access to foreign exchange reserves that he said had been blocked by the US.
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[2026-08-20 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Retired Indian Maj.-Gen. Gagan Deep Bakshi warned that the growing alignment among Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could pose a strategic threat to India, while stressing that New Delhi would not sacrifice its ties with Iran to accommodate Israel’s security concerns.
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[2026-08-20 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US-Iran MoU expiry won't change Hormuz standoff: Analysis
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[2026-08-20 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The UK will prepare targeted sanctions against people involved in Israeli settlement expansion and other measures in response to the E1 project east of Jerusalem, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Somali pirates are back in business.
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[2026-08-20 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A former adviser to Iran's central bank pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the country is on the brink of economic collapse, but warned that the United Arab Emirates' decision to sever trade ties could deepen Iran's contraction to about 5% this year.
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[2026-08-20 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: “This is not Europe’s war,” declared EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas on 16 March, just over two weeks after the US and Israel began their assault on Iran in late February.
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[2026-08-20 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, says US President Donald Trump's 'economic D-day' on Iran will only bring 'further defeat' to the US in a post to X/Twiiter on Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia has become an international outlier by allowing fuel made from Russian crude oil to enter the country, a parliament inquiry has found, urging the federal government to close loopholes that allow Moscow to profit from imports through third countries.
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[2026-08-20 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded to threats made by Donald Trump to launch 'economic warfare' against Tehran, saying that this would be a diversion from America's economic problems.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In the past few days, the US has ordered its last aircraft carrier out of Asia and sent it to shore up its fleet in the Middle East, and President Donald Trump told his defence department to “substantially reduce” military exercises this week with South Korea. Despite the latter being a US treaty ally and home to about 29,000 American troops, Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social: “These exercises are not only costly, but send a signal that is totally
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[2026-08-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump announces what he calls the “most crushing economic operation ever taken” against any country after Iran failed to reach a deal with Washington. He also threatens economic consequences for countries that support Tehran, while saying alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz could reduce the waterway’s importance.
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[2026-08-20 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tehran is moving from retaliation to a more proactive strategy to break the deadlock and force US concessions over the naval blockade and energy trade
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[2026-08-20 14:58 UTC+10:00] [J.D. Vance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tehran is moving from retaliation to a more proactive strategy to break the deadlock and force US concessions over the naval blockade and energy trade
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[2026-08-20 14:53 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president pivots towards ‘crushing’ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the table
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[2026-08-20 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A man waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vehicles are parked for export at a Yokohama port, near Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP, File)
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump has announced he will hit Iran and other countries with “unprecedented” new sanctions aimed at crushing the regime’s economy after the two parties failed to strike a deal to end the war.
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Flydubai has started operating limited flights through eastern Iranian airspace this week.
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Not many people are comfortable discussing their personal finances with a stranger, let alone a reporter. However, many Iranians are speaking out as the struggle to make ends meet becomes intolerable.
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[2026-08-20 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Seoul, South Korea – The order arrived not through diplomatic channels but via a post on social media, just hours before the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States were set to begin.
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[2026-08-20 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that helps or does business with the Islamic republic.
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[2026-08-20 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict "TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences" on any country that helps or does business with Iran.
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[2026-08-20 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has vowed to target any country helping Iran’s economy, shifting from his previous focus on military threats.
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[2026-08-20 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has vowed to target any country helping Iran’s economy, shifting from his previous focus on military threats.
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[2026-08-20 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump announced that the US is launching the "MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY".
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[2026-08-20 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the "'most crushing economic operation ever taken” against any country, after Iran “tragically” failed to reach a deal with Washington.
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[2026-08-20 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says he is launching the ‘most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country’
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[2026-08-20 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president says he is launching the ‘most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country’
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[2026-08-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be targeting Iran with "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has announced the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country” on Iran, as talks to end the more than five-month conflict between the two nations remain deadlocked.
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[2026-08-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-08-20 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said the U.S. will launch what he called the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, threatening severe financial penalties on any nation that helps Tehran evade sanctions.
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[2026-08-20 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating at another low point, US President Donald Trump reverted to familiar territory on Wednesday, leading reporters on a tour of White House construction projects he hopes will cement his legacy.
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[2026-08-20 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – Poor planning or the harsh reality of war? Reported conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier during its record-breaking deployment have sparked the latest front of debate over how the administration of US President Donald Trump is handling the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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[2026-08-20 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Trump says US to reopen negotiations with Iran ‘at some point’In photos: Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Gaza19 August 2026 21:41 BST Displaced Palestinians carry victims away from the site of an Israeli strike on Gaza City, on 19 August 2026 (AFP) Palestinian emergency personnel carry a victim away from the site of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, on 19 August 2026 (AFP) Israeli air strikes have
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[2026-08-20 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Elected members of the UN Security Council and countries set to join it next year voiced alarm on Wednesday over an eight-month deadlock over leadership of its subsidiary bodies, led by a dispute over who should lead its Iran sanctions committee.
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[2026-08-20 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq is seeking to disarm Iranian-backed militias. Under Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, Baghdad says it wants the arms of the militias to be under state control. The militias know Baghdad has US backing to pressure the groups.
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[2026-08-20 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI— The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran on Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a move that will further isolate the Islamic Republic, which is suffering under U.S. sanctions and a blockade.
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[2026-08-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: France is to expel two Iranian diplomats from the embassy in Paris, amid a diplomatic row that demonstrates a rise in tension between the countries.
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[2026-08-20 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The scandal and controversy over the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier continues, despite the Trump administration and top military brass reiterating this week that the issues have been hugely overblown. It's long been reported that the supercarrier which is front line in the war against Iran has suffered resupply problems, low morale, sub-standard conditions, and mental health problems given the over-extended deployment.
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[2026-08-20 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament has approved the broad outlines of a plan presented as a means of combatting foreign “infiltration”, with a consequential focus on academia, media and the cultural sector.
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[2026-08-20 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Diesel prices in California hit $7 per gallon again Wednesday as the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East knock out refineries, triggering a fuel supply crunch around the world.
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[2026-08-20 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The International Criminal Court on Wednesday lashed out at the US after Washington slapped sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane, calling it a "flagrant attack" on the court's independence.
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[2026-08-20 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran’s armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the United States military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping.
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[2026-08-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-20 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned on Wednesday violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, and added that this justified France's recent sanctions against Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
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[2026-08-20 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than seven decades after the United States helped to overthrow Iran’s elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, in 1953, the two countries are again locking horns.
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