Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is weighing several options regarding Iran, including blowing the “entire nation up,” Fox News has reported. At the same time, Trump has reportedly signaled that he is open to talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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[2026-09-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is weighing several options regarding Iran, including blowing the “entire nation up,” Fox News has reported. At the same time, Trump has reportedly signaled that he is open to talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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[2026-09-22 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran would use new weapons and target locations not previously attacked if the United States launched a new offensive against it, Revolutionary Guards spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said on Monday, according to the Fars News Agency.
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[2026-09-22 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES (AP) — La justicia argentina formalizó el lunes las acusaciones contra siete iraníes y un libanés prófugos para avanzar en el primer juicio en ausencia en la historia del país por su responsabilidad en el atentado terrorista contra un centro judío en Buenos Aires en 1994 que causó la muerte de 85 personas.
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[2026-09-22 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday, a move that would step up its attack on the global tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide.
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[2026-09-22 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the Middle East needs a new "regional security framework" that includes Iran, adding that the war against the Islamic Republic should be a "wake up call" for the region.
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[2026-09-22 02:18 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iowa senator Chuck Grassley calls for embargo on diesel exports as tariffs and Iran war drive up costs for sector
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[2026-09-22 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the Middle East needs a new "regional security framework" that includes Iran, adding that the war against the Islamic Republic should be a "wake up call" for the region.
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[2026-09-22 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition as the Israeli-US war on Iran and Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis continue to disrupt the kingdom’s flagship international events.
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[2026-09-22 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday threatened to impose secondary sanctions on global air services providers who deal with Iranian airlines as part of its economic pressure campaign on Tehran.
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[2026-09-22 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday threatened to impose secondary sanctions on global air services providers who deal with Iranian airlines as part of its economic pressure campaign on Tehran.
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[2026-09-22 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday threatened to impose secondary sanctions on global air services providers who deal with Iranian airlines as part of its economic pressure campaign on Tehran.
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[2026-09-22 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition as the Israeli-US war on Iran and Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis continue to disrupt the kingdom’s flagship international events.
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[2026-09-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Sanctions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU countries are moving toward a new deal that could see two prominent Russian billionaires removed from its sanctions list, in exchange for maintaining restrictions on hundreds of others.
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[2026-09-22 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just as the Iranian delegation of President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to fly to New York City for this week's UN General Assembly, where it's expected that the Iranians could be engaged in some sideline diplomacy with the White House, another tanker incident has unfolded off in the Persian Gulf area.
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[2026-09-22 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-09-22 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-22 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration is preparing "sweeping" sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could be finalised as early as this week, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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[2026-09-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The world's biggest diplomatic gathering – the general debates of the 81st UN General Assembly – begins on Tuesday. Traffic comes to a halt across Midtown Manhattan New York for a week as foreign ministers, presidents, chief executives and activists swarm New York, each convinced their meeting matters more than the one down the hall.
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[2026-09-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices dropped to their lowest in 11 days on Monday, as investors hoped to see diplomatic progress on the Iran war with the UN meeting this week, as well as a partial recovery from shipments in Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-21 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a law expanding sanctions on Russia will hinder efforts to end the war in Ukraine and further damage relations between Moscow and Washington, the Kremlin said Monday.
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[2026-09-21 22:37 UTC+10:00] [Mining] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — EU countries are divided over whether to lift sanctions on a controversial billionaire listed among hundreds of businesspeople, politicians and traders accused of supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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[2026-09-21 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are higher driven by Trump / Xi optimism around AI, Middle East, and trade with Middle East kinetic headlines over the weekend reflecting a pause to escalation. Sentiment was lifted by signs of progress on geopolitical issues: it’s a big week for talks, with Trump set for a summit with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday and a possibility of talks with Iran’s president at the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-21 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Monday, where he was received by his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said.
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[2026-09-21 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Clérigos chiíes cargan fusiles durante el desfile militar titulado “Janfada” o “Sacrificio por Irán” en la plaza de la Revolución en Teherán, Irán, el viernes 18 de septiembre de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-09-21 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Amid the US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s economy has suffered a sharp contraction, with its crucial oil and gas sector taking the biggest hit as the United States tightens its economic and military pressure on Tehran.
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[2026-09-21 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's military says the US is preparing to attack the country again.
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[2026-09-21 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Yemen is back in the global spotlight after the Iran-aligned Houthi group earlier this month made military gains against the forces loyal to the internationally recognised government, tightening its grip over the Red Sea coast.
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[2026-09-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s mess has rekindled Yemen’s civil war and a years-long conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia
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[2026-09-21 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan's interior minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi left Islamabad for Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian officials, according to Mehr News Agency.
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[2026-09-21 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: France will summon the Iranian ambassador in response to Tehran closing a language school in a fresh diplomatic clash between the two countries.
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[2026-09-21 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Commodity vessel crossings in the Strait of Hormuz stood at less than half on Saturday and Sunday compared to the previous weekend amid continued tensions in Iran and the wider Middle East.
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[2026-09-21 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has shut down a French-language center in Tehran, accusing the embassy-affiliated institution of operating illegally and engaging in activities which threaten the country’s national security.Relations between Paris and Tehran have deteriorated despite France staying out of the war which the US and Israel launched against Iran in late February and denouncing the initial strikes as a breach of international law.In July, two French diplomats were detained by Iranian security services, which accused them of interfering in the country’s internal
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[2026-09-21 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has shut down a French-language center in Tehran, accusing the embassy-affiliated institution of operating illegally and engaging in activities which threaten the country’s national security.Relations between Paris and Tehran have deteriorated despite France staying out of the war which the US and Israel launched against Iran in late February and denouncing the initial strikes as a breach of international law.In July, two French diplomats were detained by Iranian security services, which accused them of interfering in the country’s internal
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[2026-09-21 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Iran has kept large numbers of army ground forces deployed along its borders since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 in response to potential threats, Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, commander of the army's ground forces said on Sunday.
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[2026-09-21 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced a recent report by a U.S.-led multilateral sanctions monitoring team as illegal, accusing it of distorting normal activities as illicit ones and insisting that its overseas labor program constitutes legitimate economic ties with other countries.
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[2026-09-21 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said that the US has "failed" in its war on Iran, calling it a "a historic and shameful defeat".
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[2026-09-21 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson warned of "significant changes" in Tehran's operations in the event of a new US attack.
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[2026-09-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump will meet Gulf and other Arab officials in New York during UN General Assembly Week, with Iran, its proxies and the future of the US-Iran conflict expected to be key issues.
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[2026-09-21 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s central military command says it has received information that the United States is preparing to resume strikes on the country.
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[2026-09-21 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that its new advanced aerospace defense system "intercepted and destroyed" another American MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-21 14:21 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In interviews and speeches, US President Donald Trump has maintained that midterm politics don’t affect his decisions on Iran, that the war has been worth the cost, and that he would do it all over again, despite Republicans bracing for defeat in November.
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[2026-09-21 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Francesca Albanese spoke to UNAPOLOGETIC on the Ed Sheeran-Macklemore debacle, UK sanctions on West Bank settlements, the changing discourse on Israel, and building allyship and solidarity to beat Apartheid in Israel.
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[2026-09-21 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's economy or eliminate its leadership if Tehran doesn't strike a deal, raising the stakes as Iranian officials head to New York for this week's gathering of world leaders at the UN.
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[2026-09-21 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia even after attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones on Saturday.
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[2026-09-21 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Trump administration is reportedly preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could disrupt the tribunal’s finances and day-to-day operations.
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[2026-09-21 09:51 UTC+10:00] [US & Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ICC. Exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on December 9, 2025.
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[2026-09-21 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Targeting the entire organisation directly could severely undermine the court’s work prosecuting war crimes and genocide worldwide
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[2026-09-21 08:22 UTC+10:00] [Marco Rubio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Targeting the entire organisation directly could severely undermine the court’s work prosecuting war crimes and genocide worldwide
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[2026-09-21 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: France will summon Iran’s ambassador and take “appropriate measures” after Iranian authorities closed a French-language centre linked to its embassy in Tehran, according to the French Foreign Ministry.
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