Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The destruction of Hezbollah's underground tunnel network in the Beaufort area and additional infrastructure along the Ali al-Taher Ridge using hundreds of tons of explosives dealt a severe strategic blow to the terrorist organization, according to data presented to Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday.
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[2026-08-04 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File)
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[2026-08-04 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Britain's BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-08-04 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit, following a period of severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz amid the sprawling Middle East conflict.
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[2026-08-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil surged nearly 20 per cent in July, with Brent topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May amid Middle East conflict.
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[2026-08-04 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates airline and Etihad have extended cancellations on flights between the UAE and Bahrain and Kuwait, with travel disruptions now entering a third consecutive week owing to regional tensions.
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[2026-08-04 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates and Etihad Airways have extended cancellations on flights between the UAE and Bahrain and Kuwait, with travel disruption now entering a third consecutive week owing to regional tensions.
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[2026-08-04 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-04 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-04 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shipping traffic at the key Gulf waterways of Bab al-Mandab and Strait of Hormuz held largely unchanged at the start of the week, shipping data showed, as the progress of talks between the United States and Iran remained ambiguous.
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[2026-08-04 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Explosions were heard in Kuwait and Iraq on Tuesday morning, Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.
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[2026-08-04 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said on Monday that there are no negotiations ongoing between Tehran and Washington, nor any plans for meetings, as the talks over the management of the Hormuz Strait remain mediated by Oman.
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[2026-08-04 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-04 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF continues to maintain a high level of readiness for the possibility of an escalation with Iran, a senior security official told Walla on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are no ongoing talks between Iran and the United States and no upcoming meetings planned, despite claims by US President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei.
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[2026-08-04 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran was set to carry out attacks in Ukraine before Kyiv had issued an apology, a top military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran called off retaliatory strikes against Ukraine over last month’s attack on a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea after Kiev apologized, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said.
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[2026-08-04 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance before decapitation."
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[2026-08-04 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 07:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 4 August 2026 7:25am
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[2026-08-04 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president also says negotiations with Tehran are ‘going on right now’ despite Tehran’s insistence no direct talks were under way
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[2026-08-04 07:23 UTC+10:00] [Iranian Foreign Ministry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president also says negotiations with Tehran are ‘going on right now’ despite Tehran’s insistence no direct talks were under way
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[2026-08-04 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday scolded Chevron and Exxon for soaring profits in the second quarter, as oil prices have surged due to the Iran war.
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[2026-08-04 06:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-04 06:23 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-04 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Monday that talks with Iran are in progress, stressing that the two sides are discussing the reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz "literally" by the following day, although Tehran earlier denied any plans for negotiations with Washington.
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[2026-08-04 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said on Monday that Iran has an economic resilience plan for at least the next two years, according to Fars news.
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[2026-08-04 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president expects negotiations to begin in next day or two but Iran says it is not reviving talks with Washington
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[2026-08-04 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration seems to be struggling to figure out how to get out of its self-made Iran quagmire.
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[2026-08-04 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration seems to be struggling to figure out how to get out of its self-made Iran quagmire.
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[2026-08-04 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: During a press conference outside the Oval Office on Monday, Trump told reporters that he is not going to let Iran impose fees on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-04 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil and Chevron made too much money as crude oil prices rose due to the Iran war.
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[2026-08-04 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trump has said that talks with Iran are ongoing and said that it was Tehran’s “last chance” to make a deal, despite Iran earlier contradicting that discussions are taking place.
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[2026-08-04 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has described Iran’s leadership as “unbelievably duplicitous”, saying Tehran asked for talks to end the war and then announced that no discussions were being held.
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[2026-08-04 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mohammad Karami, ground forces commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said on Monday that fighters are standing ready in northwestern Iran to respond to any threats from “extra-regional enemies or terrorist groups”.
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[2026-08-04 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Trump pauses ‘massive attack’ on Iran, says new talks to begin
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[2026-08-04 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reportedly held phone conversations on Monday with his counterparts in Oman and Pakistan, to discuss the latest regional developments after Trump called off US strikes against the country.
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[2026-08-04 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump accused Iran of being “duplicitous” in their conduct with the US by agreeing to talks privately and then publicly saying they are only having discussions with Oman and not the US.
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[2026-08-04 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump criticized Iran’s leadership for being “unbelievably duplicitous” and accused them of being dishonest regarding the status of US-Iran negotiations in a post on Truth Social on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region.
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[2026-08-04 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: California is home to the highest fuel prices in the U.S. as well as the busiest containership port complex in the nation. So as the Iran war enters its sixth month and petroleum-product prices remain elevated, consumers across the U.S. could be hit with higher prices for a host of everyday products.
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[2026-08-04 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Crude oil futures fell over six percent after President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran would begin imminently to end the war, although Iran denies any such talks are taking place. The drop in oil prices boosted US stocks at the opening, with Dow Jones jumping 1.3 percent, Nasdaq up 1.2 percent, and the broader S&P 500 up 0.9 percent.
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[2026-08-04 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman, joined Bloomberg TV on Monday morning and warned that diesel sits at the epicenter of a worsening global fuel supply squeeze, as Ukrainian drone and missile strikes disrupt Russian refining and the US-Iran war disrupts tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-04 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mao Zhenhua says impact on China has been “small”, but it could focus policymakers’ minds on domestic economic woes
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