Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-08-20 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gente pasando el tiempo en la playa mientras se ven embarcaciones comerciales fondeadas en el estrecho de Ormuz ante Bandar Abbas, Irán, el miércoles 5 de agosto de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-08-20 00:31 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa threw their weight behind the International Criminal Court Wednesday, after Washington sanctioned its president and another senior court official.
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[2026-08-20 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank on Wednesday, saying it justified France's recent sanctions against National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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[2026-08-19 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest United States sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president.
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[2026-08-19 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Residents in some parts of the UAE received an emergency alert on Tuesday evening after authorities detected an aerial threat from Iran.
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[2026-08-19 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has lashed out at the United States after the Trump administration added its chief and one of its senior lawyers to a list of sanctioned individuals, calling the move a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence.
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[2026-08-19 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has warned Gulf states against aiding the US, hours after the UAE said it was cutting economic ties with Tehran.
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[2026-08-19 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has imposed sanctions on two senior International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, accusing The Hague-based institution of overstepping its authority.
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[2026-08-19 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has imposed sanctions on two senior International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, accusing The Hague-based institution of overstepping its authority.
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[2026-08-19 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks
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[2026-08-19 22:35 UTC+10:00] [International criminal court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration put sanctions on the international criminal court’s president and a senior trial lawyer
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[2026-08-19 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are flat but off their lows as Tech gets a boost from a huge Hynix buyback, which erased ~8% decline to trade up as much as 2% and reversed a 5.8% drop in the Nikkei; the ADRs are +5.6% pre-mkt boosting both Memory and Korea ETFs. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures are fractionally in the green, with Nasdaq futures down 0.1% even as momentum looks to retrace some of yesterday’s losses.
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[2026-08-19 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is visiting Baghdad while at the same time US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss the Hormuz situation and security. Except of course the two sides aren't talking with each other.
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[2026-08-19 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world.
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[2026-08-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente del Parlamento iraní, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, se dirige a los asistentes cerca del aeropuerto internacional de Bagdad, donde fue asesinado el comandante militar iraní Qassem Soleimani en un ataque de dron estadounidense, en Bagdad, Irak, el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Hadi Mizban)
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[2026-08-19 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has again praised the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea while rebuking key ally Seoul for failing to help Washington fight Iran, reigniting one of the most contentious diplomatic issues from his first term.
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[2026-08-19 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-08-19 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf addresses attendees at the site near Baghdad International Airport where Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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[2026-08-19 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic Republic is establishing a new prosecutor’s office for “moral security” in Tehran to handle “violations and crimes against public morality,” including hijab non-compliance and social media posts critical of the regime, according to recordings released by Iranian media of Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi speaking at a meeting of the judiciary’s High Council.
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[2026-08-19 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has suspended "all trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran" after the Islamic Republic attacked a number of UAE-owned tankers and rejected new talks with the United States, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry announced late on Monday night.
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[2026-08-19 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
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[2026-08-19 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has urged the European Union to seriously consider sanctioning Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his call for the nightly killing of Palestinian men, women and children in Gaza.
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[2026-08-19 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that Seoul received no warning of Donald Trump’s plan to slash joint military exercises, a move the U.S. president announced publicly and linked to South Korea’s refusal to help with his war in Iran.
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[2026-08-19 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-08-19 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran channelled $7.5bn in foreign currency earnings from oil sales to its central bank during the first four months of the year, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.
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[2026-08-19 18:12 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: France will expel two Iranian diplomats after Tehran’s security services detained and interrogated two French Embassy staffers last month, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced Tuesday evening.
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[2026-08-19 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has said it is suspending all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reporting an Iranian missile attack directed at its ships.
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[2026-08-19 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dr Anwar Gargash has criticised a series of articles and claims levelled against the UAE, as the country seeks to move beyond the Iran war crisis.
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[2026-08-19 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran has considered attacking U.S. military targets in Europe if the war escalates, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing two regime insiders.
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[2026-08-19 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Crude oil and natural gas supplies have been disrupted worldwide by the United States-Israel war on Iran, but one energy sector appears to be cashing in – coal.
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[2026-08-19 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for a three-day official visit during a sensitive time of escalating rhetoric between the Iraqi government and Iran-backed militias over disarmament.
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[2026-08-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond
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[2026-08-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Northern Territories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond
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[2026-08-19 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator said that Tehran's relationship with Iraq is a "historical bond that cannot be severed", after talks were held in Baghdad between the two countries.
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[2026-08-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Visits to Manila, Seoul and Tokyo seek to reassure, even as the Iran war drains assets and White House rhetoric rattles allies
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[2026-08-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Frank Bradley] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Visits to Manila, Seoul and Tokyo seek to reassure, even as the Iran war drains assets and White House rhetoric rattles allies
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[2026-08-19 13:48 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-08-19 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran after accusing Iranian forces of firing two ballistic missiles at the country, an allegation Tehran denies.
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[2026-08-19 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss how to better assess heat exposure at work, the accessibility of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry documents, and the US-Iran war
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[2026-08-19 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Observatory] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss how to better assess heat exposure at work, the accessibility of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry documents, and the US-Iran war
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[2026-08-19 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers from solar company Solva Energy install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, the Philippines, on July 06. © Getty Images
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[2026-08-19 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying 50% US tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal hours before the sanctions were to go into effect.
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[2026-08-19 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Domestic political heat and unhappiness over the sultanate’s negotiations with Tehran are behind the US president’s outburst
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[2026-08-19 12:37 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Domestic political heat and unhappiness over the sultanate’s negotiations with Tehran are behind the US president’s outburst
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[2026-08-19 12:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US imposed sanctions Tuesday on the International Criminal Court's president and a senior trial lawyer at the court, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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[2026-08-19 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-19 12:04 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-08-19 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has suspended negotiations with Iran and is seeking to gradually “strangle” the country, CNN reported on Tuesday, after its bombing campaign near the Strait of Hormuz failed to yield the desired results.
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[2026-08-19 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has suspended negotiations with Iran and is seeking to gradually “strangle” the country, CNN reported on Tuesday, after its bombing campaign near the Strait of Hormuz failed to yield the desired results.
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