Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-31 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Islamabad] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Another energy-price shock could mean renewed pressure on their currencies, subsidies and public finances
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[2026-07-31 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Analysts say the U.S.-Iran war is at a critical point with the potential for further escalation, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes resumes and hopes for a quick end to the five-month conflict fade.
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[2026-07-31 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war.
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[2026-07-31 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is suspected of being behind a cyberattack targeting over 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota this week, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officials.
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[2026-07-31 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The choreography surrounding the Netanyahu-Trump meeting has fueled speculation about a widening rift, but the more important question is whether Israel and the US remain coordinated on Iran
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[2026-07-31 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his criticism of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has said the Israeli leader could be arrested on war-crimes charges if he visits the city.
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[2026-07-31 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is suggesting that Wednesday's unprecedented drone attack on a US-owned gas-processing vessel moored at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta was a false flag.
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[2026-07-31 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The IMF approved $1.8 billion in funding to Egypt following a review of two reform programmes, bringing total disbursements to $7.3 billion.
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[2026-07-31 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran announced on Friday that it had targeted United States military assets at Kuwait’s Ahmad Al-Jaber airbase, describing the attack as retaliation for US strikes a day earlier.
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[2026-07-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October
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[2026-07-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October
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[2026-07-31 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A dual British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a British air base on the Mediterranean island and passing information to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, London police said on Friday.
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[2026-07-31 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the Oval Office on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump publicly questioned why the Israeli leader had announced that he was bringing new intelligence about an Iranian site known as Pickaxe Mountain.
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[2026-07-31 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A U-2 spy aircraft prepares for landing at the U.K.'s RAF Akrotiri air base near Limassol, Cyprus, on March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
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[2026-07-31 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore, filling in for Leonie.
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[2026-07-31 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Almost three years after October 7, Israel continues to face one of the most severe manpower shortages in its history. Yet after two years of unprecedented legal pressure, economic sanctions, mass draft orders, and repeated Supreme Court intervention directed at the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community, enlistment has not increased on the scale policymakers had hoped.
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[2026-07-31 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The world is bombarded with contradictory messages, and the messengers seem more confused by the day: Iran won, the US won, Israel lost, US President Donald Trump caved, Vice President JD Vance took over. Let’s ask a few simple questions: Who is in a better position today than on October 7, 2023?
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[2026-07-31 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Within only the first week of Operation Epic Fury there was concern that war spillover could reach all the way into the Mediterranean, after Iranian Shahed drones believed launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted UK airbases in Cyprus. On March 1-2, 2026, an Iranian-made drone struck a hangar and runway at the RAF Akrotiri military base in southern Cyprus.
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[2026-07-31 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's army said on Friday it had launched attacks on strategic U.S. assets and military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, following the latest wave of U.S. strikes against the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-07-31 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rashad Sultanov has been accused of carrying out spying on RAF Akrotiri
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[2026-07-31 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A sweeping package of new Russian sanctions has cleared its first hurdle in the United States Congress, and, if passed, could trigger huge tariffs for countries such as India and China which continue to buy oil from Moscow.
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[2026-07-31 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-07-31 15:42 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Response from Hamas and Israeli officials suggest Gaza deal still faces obstacles; Tehran launches drone strikes at Kuwait in retaliation for recent US attacks
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[2026-07-31 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US is rethinking its ties and footprint in Kuwait following the war on Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported citing American officials.
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[2026-07-31 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAIRO — The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict.
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[2026-07-31 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Families of Indian seafarers killed as a result of the U.S. war on Iran are demanding their government file a petition for compensation with the U.N. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-07-31 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) urged Hamas delegation members not to sign Thursday's disarmament deal, Axios reported on Friday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
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[2026-07-31 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a 10-hour A380 ordeal in China to a repaid 1947 wartime grain debt, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-07-31 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a 10-hour A380 ordeal in China to a repaid 1947 wartime grain debt, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-07-31 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell Friday as signs of a recovery in crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz eased supply concerns, after a resumption of hostilities between U.S. and Iran had sent them higher over the past few days.
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[2026-07-31 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A display shows $110.04 for gasoline on a fuel pump at a Mobil gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-07-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s warning on Wednesday that it is not an arena in which to “settle scores” following militia attacks from its territory and subsequent US and Saudi retaliation should resonate far beyond its borders. The exchange of fire is also a clear indication of the serious challenges facing Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi and his government.
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[2026-07-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-07-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: "This is a bombing campaign in search of a strategy," Joe Kent, a former Trump administration counterterrorism official who resigned in protest of launching the Iran war, recently said in a post on X.
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[2026-07-31 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It has been five months since the US and Israel launched their war with Iran, and the conflict has never really been contained. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan have all been hit by Iranian missiles and drones; Hezbollah drew Lebanon into a fight that is still going on; and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, with neither talks nor military action producing a lasting reopening.
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[2026-07-31 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China has given its response on Thursday to a prior Reuters investigation which strongly alleged that Beijing is preparing to transfer up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers MANPADS to Iran.
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[2026-07-31 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-07-31 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 9:57am
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[2026-07-31 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has slapped heavy sanctions on players and coaches of the Bacolod team amid game-fixing allegations.
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[2026-07-31 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
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[2026-07-31 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-31 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 31 July 2026 7:27am
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[2026-07-31 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Egypt's security is of "utmost importance" to the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-07-31 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS, France — World Boxing has lifted sanctions on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete under the country's flag and with its national anthem played, the sport's Olympic-recognized governing body announced Thursday.
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[2026-07-31 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-07-31 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Shanghai companies and a Chinese executive targeted as Washington expands pressure campaign from Iranian oil to aviation and cargo
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[2026-07-31 06:19 UTC+10:00] [Mahan Air] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Shanghai companies and a Chinese executive targeted as Washington expands pressure campaign from Iranian oil to aviation and cargo
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[2026-07-31 05:29 UTC+10:00] [US Senate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Measure fails 49-50 as US launches new retaliatory attacks in Iran and lawmakers question the prolonged conflict
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[2026-07-31 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia and Iran accused of supporting Iran’s Mahan Air, which Washington says has long facilitated the movement of IRGC-Quds Force personnel, weapons and military equipment.
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[2026-07-31 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US voter anger about the conflict in Iran and inflation continues to grow, causing President Donald Trump's approval numbers to drop.
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