Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-02 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said early Sunday he has canceled a planned attack on Iran following a request by Tehran and its regional neighbors.
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[2026-08-02 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Iranian regime “has to change,” claiming that Tehran must abandon its efforts to dominate the Middle East in an interview with Fox News on Saturday.
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[2026-08-02 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una doliente corea un lema mientras sostiene un cartel con un dibujo del líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Moytabá Jamenei, en un funeral por el fallecido líder supremo Alí Jamenei, en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini en Teherán, el martes 14 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-08-02 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Trump backs away from Iran attack and says 'perimeters of deal' agreed
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighbours
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[2026-08-02 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-08-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East even as the US announced a fresh diplomatic push aimed at ending weeks of regional hostilities.
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[2026-08-02 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mourner chants slogan as she holds a poster with graphic depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a ceremony commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-08-02 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump says the deal will include an end to Iran’s nuclear threat and ‘the Immediate, complete and total opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-08-02 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump says the deal will include an end to Iran’s nuclear threat and ‘the Immediate, complete and total opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-08-02 13:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the “perimeters of a deal” have been agreed upon.
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[2026-08-02 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — US President Donald Trump said in a Saturday evening social media post he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the five-month old war.
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[2026-08-02 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has halted planned attacks on Iran and will take part in talks with Tehran to create a new ceasefire, President Donald Trump has said.
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[2026-08-02 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, junto al príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudí, Mohammed bin Salman, en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 18 de noviembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein/Archivo)
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[2026-08-02 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 12:34 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-02 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump called for an immediate deal with Iran in a Truth Social post on Saturday night, claiming to have called off a massive attack against the country and to have Israel's support in his commitment.
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[2026-08-02 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had cancelled a military attack on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries requested "to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".
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[2026-08-02 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran subject to "rapidly" striking a deal with the country.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 2, 2026 12:00 | News
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[2026-08-02 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-08-02 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, from Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-02 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked US President Donald Trump to reconsider potential large military strikes on Iran during a phone call on Saturday, Axios reported on Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry said the country would use all means to “legitimately defend the nation’s rights and security”.
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[2026-08-02 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said Iran was confronting a different kind of US president under Donald Trump, adding Tehran can no longer rely on negotiations without consequences.
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[2026-08-02 10:12 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US State Department has issued new security alerts for Americans in 10 countries in the Middle East region to be “prepared to depart” due to the escalating tensions with Iran.
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[2026-08-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 2 August 2026 4:13pm
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[2026-08-02 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that its Aerospace Force targeted the US F-35 repair hangar and ramp at Al-Azraq Base in Jordan with multiple ballistic missiles on Sunday morning, IRNA reported.
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[2026-08-02 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russian and Malian troops fighting against a rebel offensive in northern Mali have been resupplied with a vast number of military vehicles that appear to have been delivered by a sanctioned cargo ship, BBC Verify has found.
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[2026-08-02 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Abbas Araqchi said Iran would retaliate if the US follows through on Trump’s threat of fresh attacks on the country
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[2026-08-02 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Abbas Araqchi said Iran would retaliate if the US follows through on Trump’s threat of fresh attacks on the country
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[2026-08-02 08:41 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Cairo – Iran warned this weekend against any “adventurous action” by the U.S. and said it would retaliate decisively if American forces follow through on President Donald Trump’s threats of fresh attacks on Iranian targets.
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[2026-08-02 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una torre de agua, el jueves 30 de julio de 2026, en Plymouth, Minnesota. Un ciberataque fue dirigido a principios de la semana contra la tecnología operativa de más de 30 sistemas de agua de Minnesota, incluido el de Plymouth, informaron autoridades. (AP Foto/Ellen Schmidt)
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[2026-08-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that he has informed his Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi counterparts that the Islamic Republic will act "decisively" in the event of any further US "aggression".
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[2026-08-02 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 2 Aug 2026 at 7:58am
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[2026-08-02 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry has warned Gulf states against allowing the US and Israel to use their territory to carry out attacks on Iran.
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[2026-08-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Esta fotografía aérea muestra el puerto de Umm Qasr sin barcos comerciales ni de carga, cerca de la ciudad de Basora, a 550 kilómetros (340 millas) al sureste de Bagdad, Irak, el martes 28 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/Ali Rahim)
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[2026-08-02 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 2 Aug 2026 at 4:56am
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[2026-08-02 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There were no Friday night into Saturday morning US attacks on Iran, after President Trump warned he has given an order to hit Iran 'hard' - though didn't disclose a timeline. Friday reports in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Axios strongly suggested that large US strikes would commence at some point this weekend, as the region remains on edge.
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[2026-08-02 04:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli officials have raised the alert over the possibility of a new escalation of the Iran conflict, with many estimating that the conflict is "on the verge of exploding," N12 News reported on Saturday.
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[2026-08-02 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The warning by embassies including those in the UAE, Qatar, Israel, Oman and Bahrain came after Trump threatened to hit Iran ‘very hard’
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[2026-08-02 02:57 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The warning by embassies including those in the UAE, Qatar, Israel, Oman and Bahrain came after Trump threatened to hit Iran ‘very hard’
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[2026-08-02 02:42 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A drone attack sent smoke billowing from a giant Saudi oil facility, the largest such plant in the world. Two gas tankers burst into flames at an Egyptian port near the Suez Canal, a crucial choke point in global trade. Fireballs erupted over Jordan as missiles flew toward a base housing U.S.
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[2026-08-02 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US embassies across the Middle East have issued security alerts urging American citizens to "consider departing" the region due to "the potential for an unforseen escalation" in the conflict between the US and Iran.
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[2026-08-02 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A series of diplomatic moves across the Middle East is raising the prospect of new regional arrangements even as the continuing confrontation between Washington and Tehran places governments under mounting military, economic and political pressure.
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[2026-08-02 00:24 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Does Congress Have the Power to Stop the Iran War?2:23
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[2026-08-02 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi’s plan to disarm militias outside state control will be “impossible” to carry out given Iran’s tight grip on Baghdad, experts and officials told The National.
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[2026-08-02 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A customer shops at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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