Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week.
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[2026-05-28 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump stands with other World leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los índices de los mercados financieros de Japón, Corea del Sur y Australia se ven en una pantalla en la sala de operaciones de divisas de la sede central del Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el jueves 28 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-28 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States announced new Iran-related sanctions on Wednesday, adding the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, according to the Treasury website and Reuters.
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[2026-05-28 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up” Oman if it agreed to work with Iran to impose a fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as part of a settlement to end the war on Tehran.
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[2026-05-28 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Buques de carga en el estrecho de Ormuz el 2 de mayo de 2026, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
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[2026-05-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jose Maria A. Concepcion III, president and CEO of RFM Corp., tells Nikkei Asia that he doesn't expect the Iran war to severely disrupt his Philippine food and beverage company. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
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[2026-05-28 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they targeted a US air base at 4.50am local time (1.50am GMT) in response to Washington's attack near Bandar Abbas airport, the Tasnim news agency reported.
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[2026-05-28 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kuwait's air defenses were activated Thursday in response to "hostile missile and drone threats," according to a post from its armed forces on X. The post did not say where the attacks were from, but added any sounds of explosions heard were the result of air-defense systems intercepting the attacks.
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[2026-05-28 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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[2026-05-28 13:22 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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[2026-05-28 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian forces fired at four vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
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[2026-05-28 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict has New Delhi moving on US$10 billion plan to transform Great Nicobar Island
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[2026-05-28 13:10 UTC+10:00] [BJP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict has New Delhi moving on US$10 billion plan to transform Great Nicobar Island
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[2026-05-28 13:03 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US forces down attack drones in Bandar Abbas amid further military activity around the strait of Hormuz, with Iranian forces reportedly firing at four ships in the waterway
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[2026-05-28 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s offensive aimed at weakening the group complicates US-Iran peace efforts, analysts say
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[2026-05-28 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Joseph Aoun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel’s offensive aimed at weakening the group complicates US-Iran peace efforts, analysts say
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[2026-05-28 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading more than 1 percent lower late Thursday morning as foreign investors unloaded local shares following a recent tech-led rally and news that the United States launched new strikes against Iran.
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[2026-05-28 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-28 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-28 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US forces carried out new defensive strikes on Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump asserted that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November’s midterm elections in the United States won’t make him rush into a deal to end the nearly three-month-old conflict.
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[2026-05-28 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is making unacceptable demands during negotiations with Iran after failing to defeat the country militarily, Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has told RT.
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[2026-05-28 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is making unacceptable demands during negotiations with Iran after failing to defeat the country militarily, Ali Bagheri, the deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has told RT.
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[2026-05-28 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Energy inflation tied to the war in Iran has lasted longer than expected, creating a "stagflationary shock" for Asian economies, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 12:00pm
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[2026-05-28 11:53 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-28 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
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[2026-05-28 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States Treasury Department on Wednesday issued new Iran-related sanctions by adding the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to its Specially Designated Nationals list, according to the department's website.
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[2026-05-28 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Wednesday reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories who has harshly criticized Israel, after an appeals court overruled an earlier order prohibiting the action.
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[2026-05-28 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US military has launched another wave of airstrikes in Iran, actions it is calling "measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire".
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[2026-05-28 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, looks on. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-28 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has suggested the US would attack its ally Oman if the Gulf monarchy attempted to claim control over the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran in early February.
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[2026-05-28 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has suggested that the US would attack its ally Oman if it attempts to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran in February.
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[2026-05-28 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran on Wednesday said a return to war was unlikely but that its military was nonetheless "lying in wait", while US President Donald Trump threatened to "finish the job" if Tehran did not agree to deal.
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[2026-05-28 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with latest info; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-28 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices rose on Thursday after fresh U.S. strikes in Iran renewed concerns over disruptions to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-28 10:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as a rally led by artificial intelligence took a breather amid falling oil prices and conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over their peace deal negotiations.
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[2026-05-28 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.
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[2026-05-28 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as a rally led by artificial intelligence (AI) took a breather amid falling oil prices and conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over their peace deal negotiations.
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[2026-05-28 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States government has returned UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese to a list of sanctioned individuals after a judge had granted a temporary injunction against the designation.
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[2026-05-28 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-28 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed on Thursday, as investors continue to assess mixed signals from the ongoing Iran-U.S. negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire.
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[2026-05-28 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran will not back down from its red lines in negotiations with the US, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, Ebrahim Azizi, asserted in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Unmanned systems will present the greatest danger and structural growth opportunity over the next decade, former CIA director David Petraeus said, pointing to conflicts in Iran and Ukraine as evidence of how warfare is rapidly evolving.
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[2026-05-28 09:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed a report that Iran and Oman would manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a deal to end the war, in a sign that any agreement remained elusive.
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[2026-05-28 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Episode 21 of Facing the Middle East with Felice Friedson moves between war, repression, memory, and moral responsibility.
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[2026-05-28 08:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — A former truck and bus driver charged in an assassination plot against an Iranian American writer who authorities said was targeted for death by the Iranian government was given a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday by a federal judge.
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[2026-05-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 28 May 2026 at 8:00am
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[2026-05-28 07:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
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[2026-05-28 07:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026
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