Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For months, US President Donald Trump has framed himself as the world leader who was willing to confront the Islamic Republic more aggressively than any Western leader before him.
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[2026-05-25 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life in prison for carrying out what authorities describe as “hostile and terrorist acts” in cooperation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-24 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Top U.S. and Iranian officials signaled they are inching closer to an initial peace deal to wind down the U.S.-Iran conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though major details remain murky, especially around the future of Iran's nuclear program.
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[2026-05-24 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: World Central Kitchen (WCK) has cut its hot meal distribution in Gaza by half, citing soaring food and fuel costs linked to the wider fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran in February.
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[2026-05-24 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Can Iran turn the Gulf into a long attrition arena without itself becoming the most attrited party?
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[2026-05-24 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out what it described as "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bahrain’s High Criminal Court has sentenced nine people to life in prison after convicting them of collaborating with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plan hostile acts against the kingdom, state media reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senior US Republicans have launched a rare public rebuke of President Donald Trump over the reported terms of the ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning they include major concessions that would strengthen Tehran and undermine Israel.
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[2026-05-24 21:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-24 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed took part in a phone call to discuss the Iran conflict with leaders of other countries including US President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-24 21:44 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: One or two clauses yet to be clarified, Iran officials tell Pakistani mediators, after US says deal ‘largely negotiated’
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[2026-05-24 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Iranian army downed an Israeli spying and surveillance drone in the Hormozgan province, Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Sunday, as expectations rose that a memorandum of understanding regarding a peace deal between Iran and the US could be imminent.
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[2026-05-24 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession
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[2026-05-24 21:12 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Israel’s leaders had little to say on Sunday about President Trump’s announcement of an emerging peace deal with Iran.
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[2026-05-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senior US Republicans have launched a rare public rebuke of President Donald Trump over the reported terms of the ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning they include major concessions that would strengthen Tehran and undermine Israel.
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[2026-05-24 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, habla en una conferencia de prensa con el ministro indio de Exteriores, S. Jaishankar, que no aparece en la imagen, tras su reunión en Nueva Delhi, India, el domingo 24 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-24 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that “significant progress, although not final progress, has been made” in negotiations over Iran as he met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a four-day visit to India.
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[2026-05-24 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says a memorandum of understanding on an agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil chokepoint closed since the US and Israel launched their war in February.
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[2026-05-24 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States continues to update Israel on negotiations over the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at solving the Iranian nuclear issue, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and launching talks toward a final agreement on remaining disputed issues, a diplomatic source stated on Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: I do not know whether it was a coincidence or fate that I began my work at the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting on the very first day of Iraq’s brutal invasion of Kuwait in 1990. I still remember it was a Thursday, and when I heard the news, I was on the street in central Doha buying breakfast.
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[2026-05-24 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “significant progress” has been made in talks to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump claimed that a memorandum of understanding to end the fighting was “largely negotiated”.
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[2026-05-24 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Republican lawmakers and former Trump administration officials sharply criticized reports of an emerging 60-day ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning that the proposed deal could hand Tehran a strategic victory and undermine the results of the US campaign against the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-05-24 19:44 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: President Trump said on Saturday that the United States was close to reaching an agreement with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He offered few details in a post on social media but said the preliminary agreement had been “largely negotiated.”
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[2026-05-24 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says a possible agreement between Washington and Tehran to end months of war is now “largely negotiated”, raising hopes that tensions in the region could ease after a flurry of diplomatic overtures involving multiple countries.
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[2026-05-24 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed reports of progress in talks for a potential agreement between Iran and the US.
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[2026-05-24 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio labelled Iran the top sponsor of "terrorism" across the world.
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[2026-05-24 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Over seventy days into the war against Iran, the Islamic Republic is neither defeated, decapitated, nor negotiating from weakness. The most consequential decisions about the next phase of this conflict are being made not in Tehran’s civil government but inside a military institution that neither the United States nor Israel had fully understood.
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[2026-05-24 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli media outlets have reported growing concern over an "imminent agreement" between Washington and Tehran, with several commentators suggesting the emerging framework may not align with Israel’s strategic objectives.
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[2026-05-24 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian officials said the country’s armed forces remain at the highest level of operational readiness across missile, air, naval, ground, space and cyber domains, warning that any renewed attack would trigger a forceful response.
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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[2026-05-24 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year's World Cup after soccer's world governing body FIFA approved a request to move the training camp from Arizona, the head of Iran's football federation said on Saturday.
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[2026-05-24 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-24 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone call with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Saturday to discuss diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing regional tensions and preventing further escalation.
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[2026-05-24 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Saturday a deal with Iran had been "largely negotiated," with the proposal including opening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, though the agreement was "subject to finalization."
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[2026-05-24 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A proposed agreement between Washington and Tehran would extend the current ceasefire by 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Axios, citing a US official.
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[2026-05-24 14:00 UTC+10:00] [International criminal court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US imposed sanctions on nine judges and a prosecutor after ICC issued arrest warrants for members of Israeli cabinet
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[2026-05-24 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: New details of the potential 60-day ceasefire extension and peace agreement between the United States and Iran were revealed by Axios on Sunday, including what elements of the agreement had been accepted by both parties and which are expected to remain under negotiation.
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[2026-05-24 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran are moving their World Cup training base to Mexico after football's world governing body FIFA approved a request to transfer it from Tucson, Arizona, the head of Iran's football federation said on Saturday.
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[2026-05-24 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-24 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that Pakistan hopes to host the next round of talks between Iran and the United States in the near future, as Islamabad continues its mediation efforts between the two countries.
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[2026-05-24 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-24 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said Tehran remains committed to what he described as “peace with power” and “diplomacy with dignity”, while defending the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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[2026-05-24 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-24 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After a very busy day in Washington and at the White House, given the Saturday flurry of diplomatic activity over the announcement of a tentative Iran peace deal, but which is still awaiting word and some details from Tehran, a deadly shooting erupted just outside the White House, resulting in a massive security and response and presence.
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[2026-05-24 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Twenty-seven countries have moved to activate emergency World Bank financing mechanisms since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, Reuters reported Friday.
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[2026-05-24 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A proposed agreement between Washington and Tehran would require Iran to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to a report by The New York Times citing US officials.
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[2026-05-24 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Former Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of turning Israel into a “banana republic” amid growing criticism of US-led efforts to reach an agreement with Iran.
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