Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-14 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Residuos de petróleo cerca de botes pesqueros en la isla de Qeshm, Irán, el 13 de agosto de 2026, en medio de los continuos ataques contra embarcaciones e infraestructura en y alrededor del estrecho de Ormuz. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
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[2026-08-14 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices were up on Friday as tensions continued to simmer in the Middle East after the US threatened Iran with an “indefinite” blockade and financial sanctions, reigniting supply worries.
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[2026-08-14 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In January 2025, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich voted against the hostage deal, called the prisoners it released murderers with blood on their hands, and then did the one thing nobody in his camp expected. He stayed.
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[2026-08-14 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-08-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the rapid recovery of Iran’s military capabilities since the heavy bombardment by the US and Israel in the opening stages of the conflict, the Jerusalem Post has reported.
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[2026-08-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the rapid recovery of Iran’s military capabilities since the heavy bombardment by the US and Israel in the opening stages of the conflict, the Jerusalem Post has reported.
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[2026-08-14 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Donald Trump's administration is signalling the US is ready to push Iran’s economy to its limits, cementing a pivot to impose financial pressure and a naval blockade to force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-14 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Our view of the missing air-defense layer around data centers and other critical infrastructure emerged in late January, roughly one month before the US-Iran conflict, when we published "Explosion in AI Data Center Buildouts Will Demand Next-Gen Counter-Drone Security."
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[2026-08-14 17:39 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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[2026-08-14 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-14 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates is set to resume flights between Dubai and Bahrain from Saturday, August 15, after weeks of cancellations owing to regional tensions.
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[2026-08-14 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: China's exports of electric trucks to other Asian countries have spiked, adding to a surge in domestic sales as higher fuel costs as a result of the Iran war accelerate regional electrification.
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[2026-08-14 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz fell below the month average towards the end of the week due to volatile sentiment between the United States and Iran, with both countries making competing claims over its control.
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[2026-08-14 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said that keeping oil and gas prices low for Americans is now Washington's top priority in its war on Iran.
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[2026-08-14 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group reported an 86 per cent annual rise in its second quarter net profit as the company managed to diversify its trade routes away from the Strait of Hormuz that remains chocked amid the Iran war.
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[2026-08-14 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Sepang International Circuit is hosting the race for the first time since 2017 as the Bahrain leg was cancelled due to the Iran war
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[2026-08-14 15:54 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Sepang International Circuit is hosting the race for the first time since 2017 as the Bahrain leg was cancelled due to the Iran war
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[2026-08-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A screenshot from a video showing an oil slick in the water by a beach, with three men in overalls working to clean up the oil
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[2026-08-14 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Bessent threatened to subject Tehran to unprecedented economic sanctions
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[2026-08-14 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Bessent threatened to subject Tehran to unprecedented economic sanctions
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[2026-08-14 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq is trying to reach out to Syria and Saudi Arabia as it seeks to find a way out of a local crisis over Iranian-backed militias. Reports indicate that the powerful Iranian-backed Badr Organization in Iraq is now trying to prevent the militias being reined in. Iraq is pushing a new law to put militia arms under state control by the end of September.
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[2026-08-14 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during Operation Epic Fury, equaling 25% of its prewar fleet, the Washington Post reported Thursday evening citing three US officials familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-14 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey, that US intelligence officials could not independently verify, according to a current US official and two former officials.
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[2026-08-14 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington is using "diplomatic, military and economic" means to pressure Iran.
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[2026-08-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: This week’s push by Pakistan to broker a new understanding between the US and Iran comes with an increasingly familiar – and repetitive – sense of urgency. The 60-day framework for peace agreed by the two countries in June expires soon, and there is little certainty about what comes next.
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[2026-08-14 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.
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[2026-08-14 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Below we've detailed the immense strain placed on the long-deployed USS Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has been the main floating naval hub of operations amid the Iran war. The past weeks have seen growing US media coverage of the immense strain placed on the some 5000-member crew, and given the typical port calls have been nearly absent for the extended deployment and operation.
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[2026-08-14 12:05 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Two explosions kill six personnel in Sevastopol; drone-hit Russian refinery shuts down as sanctions block repairs. What we know on day 1,634
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Houthis had mostly stayed out of the Iran war. But in recent weeks they have started attacking ships in the Red Sea, as well as Saudi-linked targets inside Yemen and across the border.
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[2026-08-14 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. will be applying economic measures "that have never been seen on Iran," according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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[2026-08-14 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington is going to apply measures that have "never been seen" on Iran.
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[2026-08-14 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Compared to what Ukraine and Russia are learning in the context of their grinding years-long war, the Pentagon is a bit late in putting together comprehensive drone swarm battle plans and tactics, but it seems to be the clear direction of future conflict spaces.
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[2026-08-14 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has condemned Iran for attacking two ships linked to the UAE’s national oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-14 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States is going to apply measures that have "never been seen" on Iran.
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[2026-08-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 14 August 2026 2:24pm
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[2026-08-14 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Two Adnoc vessels have come under attack from Iran while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the company announced early on Friday.
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[2026-08-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reports have emerged about mental health and supply issues on the current ship after a long deployment in support of the Iran war
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[2026-08-14 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reports have emerged about mental health and supply issues on the current ship after a long deployment in support of the Iran war
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[2026-08-14 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sailors and marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego,, Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, File)
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[2026-08-14 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's parking operator has reported an increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2026 despite a decrease in transactions.
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[2026-08-14 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's parking operator has reported an increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2026 despite a decrease in transactions.
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[2026-08-14 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the speed of Iran’s recovery following the early 2026 war, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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[2026-08-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’
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[2026-08-14 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: About 150 kilometres west of Gwadar, the port city often described as the heart of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), lies Kuntani Hor, a small creek near the Iranian border on Balochistan’s remote and picturesque Makran coast.
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[2026-08-14 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Lawmakers in the United States have raised the alarm over reports of dire conditions on an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East amid the US-Israel war with Iran, including accounts of sailors trying to jump overboard.
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[2026-08-14 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Thousands of US military members who have been living aboard an aircraft carrier for more than 250 days are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing, exhaustion, and other hardships, leading lawmakers to demand answers from the Pentagon and putting pressure on the Trump administration over the Iran war.
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[2026-08-14 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remained under the control of the Islamic republic after President Donald Trump claimed the United States has control over the strategic waterway.
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[2026-08-14 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Four days before then-Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces on January 3, the United States Treasury announced sanctions against 10 Iranian and Venezuelan individuals and entities involved in the two countries' weapons trade.
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