Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-03 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose Wednesday as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran talks with the two countries launching fresh strikes Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran were ongoing.
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[2026-06-03 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Peace talks appear stalled, or even halted completely - despite President Trump's denials - and the US Department of Treasury is still swinging hard, as part of the ongoing effort to bring about economic collapse in Iran and 'solve' the Hormuz Strait shipping crisis.
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[2026-06-03 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-03 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said it targeted US military assets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for American attacks. US Central Command said its forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island.
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[2026-06-03 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors continue to grapple with volatile oil prices, while uncertainty over negotiations between Iran and the U.S. to end the Middle East conflict dents sentiment.
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[2026-06-03 09:36 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US military says it struck tanker and sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island and defended Kuwait and Bahrain from missile attacks
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[2026-06-03 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions were heard in the area of Iran's Qeshm Island early on Wednesday, Mehr news agency reported, citing local sources and residents.
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[2026-06-03 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran has mined "large segments" of the Strait of Hormuz, indicating that explosives in the strategic sea lane are more widespread than previoulsy acknowledged.
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[2026-06-03 08:06 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-03 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Financial Markets
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[2026-06-03 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US says it has struck and "disabled an unladen oil tanker" that was sailing towards Iran, as part of Washington's naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-03 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent Western sanctions.
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[2026-06-03 07:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict
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[2026-06-03 07:41 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict
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[2026-06-03 07:03 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
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[2026-06-03 07:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
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[2026-06-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La sede del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos en Washington, el 6 de junio del 2019. (AP foto/Patrick Semansky)
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[2026-06-03 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the US would not let Iranians with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "embed" themselves in the country's delegation to take part in the soccer World Cup that begins this month.
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[2026-06-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-06-03 06:41 UTC+10:00] [United States International Relations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Trump Says He Does Not Think About Economic Hardships Linked to Iran War1:49
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[2026-06-03 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Washington announced sanctions against Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to evade western sanctions.
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[2026-06-03 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire.
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[2026-06-03 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US announced sanctions on Nobitex, Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent western sanctions.
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[2026-06-03 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The mysterious leader of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has issued a new warning to the US and Israel. According to Iran’s IRNA state media, Brigadier-General Esmaeil Qaani “has warned the United States and Israel against further military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon, saying that new fronts could open and maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could mirror the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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[2026-06-03 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that is looking increasingly in doubt.
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[2026-06-03 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire.
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[2026-06-03 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-03 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appears to be taking a more active role as negotiations between the two countries continue following an April 8 truce.
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[2026-06-03 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Iran war, which began in February with a joint Israeli-US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine.
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[2026-06-03 03:35 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended
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[2026-06-03 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-03 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greek shipping mogul Evangelos Marinakis has said he is prepared to pay Iran a transit fee in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and that the fee would help compensate Iran for “damage” inflicted by the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-06-03 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States and Iran were speaking "continuously", denying reports that Tehran had broken off contact over Israel's attacks on Lebanon.
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[2026-06-03 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDRES (AP) — Una pareja británica encarcelada en Irán por acusaciones de espionaje ha perdido una apelación contra sus condenas, informaron el martes su familia y el gobierno del Reino Unido.
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[2026-06-03 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Manifestantes intentan interrumpir la audiencia de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado con el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio, en el Capitolio, en Washington, el 2 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-06-03 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — A British couple jailed in Iran on spying allegations have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family and the U.K. government said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said Iran must commit to negotiating “severe and long-term” limitations on its nuclear programme as part of a peace deal.
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[2026-06-03 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.
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[2026-06-03 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children, Unicef warned on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States is pushing Oman to break its ties with Iran, according to a Monday report by The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-06-03 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly engaged at some level and that Iran retains a large number of drones despite its "conventional shield" being substantially eroded by US-Israeli strikes.
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[2026-06-03 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces parade of Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, participate in a Quds Day march in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
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[2026-06-03 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
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[2026-06-03 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the U.S. is in talks with Iran and that Tehran has agreed to negotiate parts of its nuclear program it had previously refused to discuss, as lawmakers pressed the Trump administration for a strategy to end the war.
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[2026-06-03 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iranian officials have announced plans for a massive funeral procession for former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran.
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[2026-06-03 01:20 UTC+10:00] [US foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Angry phone call took place after Iran said it would suspend talks with US over Israel’s Lebanon campaign, Axios reports
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[2026-06-03 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A British couple jailed in Iran on espionage charges have lost an appeal against their 10-year sentence, according to their family.
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